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Washington state cannabis trade group proposes capital equity fund

A cannabis industry trade group in Washington state on Monday proposed legislation to fund a social equity program that…

News September 9
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12 Utah medical marijuana dispensaries not enough, advocates say

Medical marijuana advocates in Utah say 12 dispensaries won’t be sufficient to meet demand when the state’s MMJ…

News September 9
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Jamaica readies rules for commercial medical cannabis exports

Jamaica is engaging stakeholders over highly anticipated regulations to govern the export of commercial-scale medical cannabis, and the rules…

News September 9
Arizona adult-use marijuana

Arizona group modifying recreational marijuana legalization measure

A group pushing to legalize adult-use cannabis in Arizona plans to refile its proposed voter initiative with some…

News September 9
Mississipians for Compassionate Care Mississippi medical cannabis

Business-friendly medical cannabis initiative moves forward in Mississippi

A Mississippi group advocating for medical marijuana legalization in the Deep Southern state turned in more than 105,000…

News September 6
Gov. Gary Herbert Utah medical cannabis

Utah governor moves to scrap state-run medical marijuana system

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is calling a special legislative session to scratch an unusual plan for a state-run…

News September 6
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Deaths, illnesses related to vaping cannabis on the rise, health authorities say

Concerns over marijuana vaping-related illnesses continue to mount, as U.S. health officials on Friday again urged people to stop…

News September 6
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Oklahoma green lights 7,000-plus medical marijuana licenses in first year

Oklahoma regulators approved more than 7,300 business licenses in the first year of the state’s high-flying medical cannabis…

News September 5
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Marijuana racketeering suit in Oregon allowed to proceed

A federal judge in Oregon ruled that a vineyard suffered “plausibly alleged harm” from a neighboring cannabis operation and…

News September 5
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Curaleaf, Surterra among big spenders on federal marijuana lobbying

The marijuana industry has spent about $2 million so far this year lobbying for federal cannabis reform in…

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