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Minnesota awards 249 recreational marijuana licenses via lottery

Minnesota awarded 249 recreational marijuana business licenses during a Thursday lottery held roughly two years after the state…

News June 6
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Florida recreational marijuana legalization campaign advances, but there’s a catch

A campaign to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida have collected enough signatures to send the proposed ballot language…

News June 5
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California’s marijuana sales on decline as consumers buy less expensive products

California marijuana consumers aren’t buying less product at state-licensed stores, but they do appear to be buying cheaper…

News June 5
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Federal budget proposal would ban hemp-derived THC, THCA flower

U.S. hemp interests are sounding the alarm over a House Republican budget proposal that, if passed by Congress,…

News June 4
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Illinois halts adult-use marijuana retail licensing to boost social equity

State law allows for 500 marijuana stores, but the state will pause licensing non-social equity license holders while…

News June 4
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Is the golden era of THCA flower coming to an end?

With a wave of more states empowering law enforcement to recognize THCA as marijuana - and to seize…

News June 4
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Texas poised to expand medical marijuana as hemp-THC ban looms

Major changes to laws affecting cannabis are afoot in Texas, where lawmakers on Sunday sent a significant expansion…

News June 2
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Oregon ditches labor-friendly cannabis rule but will allow B2B samples at events

Oregon's cannabis regulator, falling in line with a recent federal judge's ruling, says it no longer will require…

News May 30
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Stop blaming Meta for failed cannabis marketing and get creative

It’s time to stop blaming social media for failed marketing campaigns and look at creative ways to innovate…

News May 30
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Judge upholds Alaska’s limitations on intoxicating hemp-derived THC products

Alaska can continue restricting the sale of intoxicating hemp-derived THC products to licensed marijuana stores after a federal…

News May 29
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