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Vermont is one step from legalizing adult-use cannabis sales

A bill that would legalize a commercial adult-use marijuana program in Vermont has been sent to the governor’s…

News September 22
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Founder of cannabis firm CannaRegs sued for alleged securities fraud

A securities fraud lawsuit filed against the co-founder of the web-based marijuana rules monitoring firm CannaRegs underscores how…

News September 22
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US House vote delay likely won’t derail marijuana reform momentum

The postponement of a U.S. House vote until after the November election to remove marijuana from the federal…

News September 21
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Week in Review: Congress delays marijuana vote, more record cannabis sales, Brazil nears legalization & more

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives decided this week to hold off on a floor vote for…

News September 19
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Iowa awards two additional medical cannabis dispensary licenses

Iowa regulators awarded medical marijuana dispensary licenses to operators in Iowa City and Council Bluffs to replace two…

News September 18
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US House said to delay marijuana legalization vote until after election

A bill to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and thereby legalize the plant federally won’t be…

News September 17
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Memo alleges obstruction in Missouri medical marijuana licensing probe

The counsel for the Democratic legislative caucus in Missouri alleges that state medical marijuana regulators obstructed an investigation…

News September 16
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Vermont lawmakers set to legalize recreational cannabis sales, though governor a question mark

Vermont could become the second state in the nation to legalize adult-use marijuana sales through its legislature if…

News September 16
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Maine licenses first recreational marijuana manufacturing facility

Maine regulators licensed the state’s first recreational marijuana manufacturing facility along with two adult-use cannabis stores to begin…

News September 15
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Group to drop court challenge of Utah’s restrictive medical cannabis law

Activists in Utah plan to drop a lawsuit challenging the state Legislature’s action to replace a citizen ballot…

News September 14
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