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US cannabis industry’s $100 billion economic impact varies by state

Medical and recreational cannabis markets continue to have a growing impact on the broader U.S. economy, but the…

News May 11
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CT seeks THC caps on unregulated marijuana products, synthetics ban

Connecticut legislators took the first step toward outlawing synthetic marijuana and imposing THC caps on sleep aids and…

News May 10
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Prospects seem rosier for Senate passage of cannabis banking reform – but no guarantee

The push to pass major federal cannabis banking reform resumes in earnest Thursday during a Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate…

News May 10
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Up to 52 new social equity cannabis licenses coming to Washington state

Washington state will issue up to 52 new cannabis retail licenses under its marijuana industry social equity program.

News May 4
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Marijuana MSO Greenlight’s dividend an apparent first for the industry – and last for now

Missouri-based multistate operator Greenlight Dispensary is believed to be the first big marijuana company to issue a dividend…

News May 3
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Missouri to issue 48 marijuana microbusiness licenses in October

Missouri plans to license an initial round of 48 cannabis microbusinesses, to be awarded via a lottery in…

News April 28
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Organigram takes Canadian government to court over cannabis lozenge dispute

Canadian marijuana operator Organigram Holdings is asking a federal court to quash a Health Canada decision that the…

News April 28
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Trulieve set to open Georgia’s first medical marijuana dispensary

Trulieve Cannabis Corp. plans to open the first medical marijuana dispensary in Georgia on Friday.

News April 27
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Twitter further eases US cannabis advertising rules, adds new markets

Twitter is further loosening its limits on cannabis industry advertising, letting vetted, state-legal businesses show packaged marijuana products…

News April 27
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Cannabis company Cookies faces lawsuits alleging kickbacks, personal enrichment

Cookies, among the most well-known American cannabis operators, is accused in separate lawsuits filed by current investors and…

News April 27
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