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Massachusetts marijuana operators are quickly ditching licenses

Massachusetts cannabis businesses are giving up their licenses at a higher rate than ever.

News July 11
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Massachusetts cannabis testing lab sues state to recover suspended license

A Massachusetts cannabis testing laboratory that lost its license after allegedly failing to report contaminated product is going…

News July 7
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Massachusetts on track to set cannabis consumption lounge regulations this fall

Massachusetts could have regulations for cannabis social consumption lounges in place by October.

News July 3
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Massachusetts revokes first cannabis testing laboratory license

In a first for the Massachusetts cannabis market, state regulators have suspended the business license for a commercial…

News July 2
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2 board members, including Kris Krane, resign from marijuana operator 4Front

Two board members of 4Front Ventures Corp. have resigned as the marijuana company wrestles with receivership and bankruptcy…

News June 30
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Cannabis company 4Front Ventures files for bankruptcy in Canada

Phoenix-based cannabis operator 4Front Ventures Corp. has initiated bankruptcy proceedings in Canada under that country's Bankruptcy and Insolvency…

News June 13
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US marijuana business licensing stable in early 2025

The U.S. marijuana licensing market remained stable in early 2025, with the total number of active licenses growing…

News June 12
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US Supreme Court is the next stop for challenge to federal marijuana prohibition

A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected a constitutional challenge to U.S. marijuana prohibition brought by a coalition…

News May 28
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Marijuana operator 4Front files for receivership

4Front Ventures Corp., a minor marijuana multistate operator, said its subsidiaries have filed for voluntary receivership in Massachusetts.

News May 23
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Cannabis operators using employee stock ownership plans as 280E work-around

Employee stock ownership plans are a financial tool that cannabis businesses in some states have been taking advantage…

News May 6
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