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Campaign to criminalize Massachusetts cannabis sales heavily outspending opposition

The national anti-marijuana group behind the push to outlaw the $1.65 billion annual Massachusetts cannabis industry is outspending…

News September 9
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California law enforcement investigating worker death at licensed cannabis cultivator

California law enforcement officials are investigating a state-licensed cannabis cultivator in Lake County after the unexplained death of…

News September 3
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Oklahoma cannabis lab in deadly explosion had lost state permit

A man believed to be the operator of an Oklahoma cannabis extraction lab that exploded last week, killing…

News September 1
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Twice-ousted Massachusetts cannabis czar sues again, claiming corruption and public safety risks

Former Massachusetts cannabis czar Shannon O'Brien is once again suing a longtime state adversary, claiming she was ousted…

News August 24
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Insurance carrier sues major marijuana MSO to dodge class-action payout

A major cannabis MSO is being sued by its insurance carrier to avoid any payout in a separate…

News August 19
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New Jersey cannabis regulators appeal loss to Curaleaf in labor fight

In a case that could have implications for cannabis labor organizing nationwide, New Jersey state regulators are appealing…

News August 18
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Does federal marijuana rescheduling mean medical cannabis can be mailed? Georgia thinks so.

Georgia medical cannabis regulators believe federal marijuana rescheduling means cannabis can be shipped via the mail.

News August 17
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California county cuts cannabis taxes after short-lived automatic increase

San Luis Obispo County supervisors agreed to cut a cannabis tax, imposed on operators' gross receipts, back down…

News August 13
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How federal marijuana rescheduling rewrites the rules for cannabis business leases

Schedule 3 lets medical cannabis operators deduct rent for the first time.

News August 12
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California cannabis regulators’ fraud case against testing lab unravels

A prominent California cannabis testing lab remains shut despite a judge's finding that state regulators failed to provide…

News August 10
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