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How a year of COVID-19 forced positive change for cannabis retailers

Despite challenges such as rapid regulatory change, shifting public-health demands and economic uncertainty, cannabis retailers say the first…

News March 17
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The three degrees of marijuana legalization in the United States

In America, well over nine out of 10 inhabitants live in a place where marijuana is legal to…

News March 17
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How ‘essential’ transformed the US cannabis industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic

During the tumultuous weeks and months of the past year, a nine-letter word emerged as a game changer…

News March 15
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Ohio high court orders state to act on medical marijuana cultivation expansion

The Ohio Supreme Court told state regulators they can’t just ignore applications to expand medical marijuana cultivation facilities.

News March 12
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New Rhode Island governor pitches adult-use cannabis legalization plan

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee wants to legalize adult-use cannabis, proposing a program that would issue 25 retail…

News March 12
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Hundreds in Arizona spend $25,000 each to enter cannabis license lottery

Nearly 400 hopeful cannabis entrepreneurs ponied up $25,000 apiece for a shot at an upcoming business license lottery,…

News March 11
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Efforts to stall South Dakota medical marijuana program fizzle

A voter-approved medical marijuana program likely will be implemented in South Dakota as scheduled after efforts to stymie…

News March 11
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Mississippi lawmakers kill bill to create alternative medical marijuana program

The Mississippi House killed a Senate bill that would have created a legislative alternative to the medical marijuana…

News March 10
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Garland’s confirmation as AG could change feds’ marijuana views

President Joe Biden's pick for U.S. attorney general, Merrick Garland, was confirmed easily by a 70-30 vote in…

News March 10
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Detroit sued over locals-preferred cannabis licensing rule

An aspiring cannabis business owner who says she has lived in or around Detroit most of her life…

News March 5
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