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US senators back medical marijuana protections in key spending bill

Members of a U.S. Senate subcommittee this week included key protections for medical marijuana businesses in a spending bill…

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Alaska eyes new tax tier for cannabis cultivators in face of black-market demand

Alaska’s Department of Revenue is mulling a third tax tier for cannabis cultivators in an apparent bid to…

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Boehner: Federal government shouldn’t meddle in state cannabis industries

Former House Speaker John Boehner, an Ohio Republican and one-time marijuana opponent, has stepped up his advocacy on…

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Medical marijuana shops in Michigan must heed wording restrictions in advertising

What’s in a name? A lot – at least in the case of Michigan. What you call your…

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California cannabis market transition period about to end; price spikes, shortages may occur

The end of the beginning is coming. The formal end of the six-month transition period for California’s newly regulated…

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New licenses open doors for Canadian marijuana entrepreneurs

Canada’s proposed licensing structure for recreational marijuana will create significant opportunities for additional players, and “hundreds” of businesses are…

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New mayors alliance aims to advocate nationally for state-legal marijuana programs

A group of mayors has formed a coalition to push for marijuana reform at the national level, including…

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Michigan medical marijuana license applicants must wait another month

Seventeen medical cannabis companies that were supposed to get news on Monday about their state license applications in…

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President Trump says he ‘probably’ would support states’ rights cannabis bill

President Donald Trump told reporters Friday he “probably” would support legislation that would allow states to decide for…

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Canada’s Senate passes cannabis bill; industry ‘deeply concerned’ with amendments

Canada’s marijuana industry hailed the passage of the recreational cannabis legalization bill by the Senate, but industry executives…

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