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PA court: Medical cannabis regulators must handle application redactions

Pennsylvania medical cannabis regulators can’t turn over the responsibility of redacting sensitive information from license applications even if…

News July 22
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Amazon lobbies US government on cannabis, report says

In a first for the company, e-commerce behemoth Amazon lobbied the U.S. government on cannabis policy during the…

News July 21
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Virginia chooses marijuana regulatory board, now seeks MJ attorney

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam appointed the five members of the Cannabis Control Authority that will govern the state’s…

News July 21
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Marijuana MSOs given leg up for cultivation permits, Utah lawsuit alleges

A new lawsuit in Utah claims that out-of-state marijuana companies were given preference during the application process for one…

News July 21
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Illinois faces legal challenge to latest marijuana social equity licensing plan

A Michigan-based cannabis company is trying to stop Illinois' already long-delayed process for issuing additional retail recreational marijuana…

News July 20
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New Oregon law reduces regulatory burdens for cannabis businesses

Oregon relaxed some of its cannabis regulations that industry officials said were limiting business growth, hurting licensees and…

News July 16
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Delta-8 THC ban, raids in Kentucky spur hemp group lawsuit

The Kentucky Hemp Association claims that state police are illegally raiding legal hemp retail stores as they look…

News July 16
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Marijuana industry scores $5 billion worth of legalization wins in 2021 via state legislators

2021 is shaping up to be a record year for legislative-driven recreational marijuana legalization - and cannabis industry…

News July 16
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Lotteries for Illinois cannabis retail store licenses begin July 29

The drawing for 110 cannabis dispensary licenses for minority applicants in Illinois is slated for later this month.

News July 15
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Long-awaited US Senate marijuana reform bill unveiled, but measure faces long climb

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday unveiled the draft of a comprehensive marijuana reform bill that would…

News July 14
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