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Cannabis boards have a fiduciary duty to advocate for criminal justice reform

Legal interpretations of a cannabis board director’s fiduciary duty could require companies to fight for true criminal justice…

News June 21
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Minnesota cannabis social equity verification opens June 24

Minnesota social equity applicants can start the verification process next week to secure the first adult-use marijuana business…

News June 20
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Pennsylvania adult-use marijuana sales could top $2.8 billion, report says

Adult-use marijuana legalization in Pennsylvania could lead to $2.8 billion in legal sales within a year, a new…

News June 20
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Massachusetts watchdog urges receivership for Cannabis Commission

Massachusetts Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro asked state lawmakers to appoint a receiver to manage the Cannabis Control Commission.

News June 20
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Colorado sues business that allegedly marketed marijuana as hemp

Colorado's attorney general is suing Greeley-based cannabis product retailer Gee Distributors, which does business as CBDDY, as well…

News June 18
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Cannabis vape tech maker accused of illegal monopoly tactics

Illegal monopoly tactics and “abusive litigation” are how a Chinese company became the world’s largest maker of vaporizer…

News June 18
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Netherlands’ experiment with legal cannabis cultivation expands

The Netherlands' famous marijuana-selling “coffee shops” can acquire regulated cannabis from licensed growers in eight more cities as…

News June 17
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Cannabis banking protections removed from House budget bill

House Republicans have stripped language containing cannabis banking protections from a federal spending bill, only 10 days after…

News June 17
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New Hampshire adult-use cannabis legalization effort fails – again

New Hampshire will remain the lone New England market without a regulated adult-use cannabis program after state lawmakers…

News June 14
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Regulators OK transporting cannabis to Massachusetts islands by boat

The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission issued an administrative order to allow deliveries of regulated marijuana to Martha’s Vineyard…

News June 14
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