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Marijuana sales-tax challenge heads to Missouri Supreme Court

A Missouri lawsuit challenging double taxation by local and county municipalities on marijuana sales will be heard by…

News March 6
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Texas senator pitches medical marijuana program expansion, hemp THC ban

A Texas lawmaker wants to end the state’s nation-leading, $3 billion hemp-derived THC market while also expanding its…

News March 6
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Native Roots co-founder sues former marijuana business partner again

A co-founder of Denver-based Native Roots Cannabis Co. has filed a 52-page lawsuit on top of the current…

News March 4
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Legal California cannabis production increases by double digits, report says

Legal cannabis production in California increased by 11.8% to 1.4 million pounds in 2024, according to a new…

News March 4
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DC authorities shutter 25 unlicensed marijuana stores during crackdown

Authorities in Washington, D.C., say they have shut down 25 unlicensed marijuana “gifting stores” over the past six…

News March 3
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Virginia governor expected to veto recreational marijuana sales legislation

Virginia appears set to remain the only state in the country with recreational marijuana legalization but without legal…

News February 28
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Massachusetts cannabis retailer owes more than $420,000 in state taxes

A Massachusetts cannabis retailer challenging the levy of millions of dollars in municipal "community impact fees" owes the…

News February 28
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Why cannabis operators can’t ignore insurance in the era of climate change

Insurance is mandatory for a cannabis business, but all too often it still slips through the cracks -…

News February 28
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Ohio GOP senators advance bill to kill marijuana social equity, limit industry

A Republican-led bill to "regulate the cannabis industry to death" passed the Ohio state Senate on a partisan…

News February 27
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Trump research cuts threaten cannabis studies, pose rescheduling questions

The Trump administration's plan to cut federal research funding threatens 565 ongoing experiments involving cannabis, according to an…

News February 27
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