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With Harborside lawsuit in rearview mirror, end of difficult chapter for marijuana industry is near

California-based Harborside Health Center scored a major legal victory after the Justice Department dropped its civil forfeiture case.

News May 4
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In major victory, Harborside civil forfeiture case dropped

Federal prosecutors dropped a civil forfeiture case against Harborside Health Center, a marijuana dispensary in Oakland, California.

News May 3
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Colorado’s cannabis industry under attack on several fronts

By John Schroyer On the surface, it might appear that Colorado’s $1 billion marijuana industry has been unencumbered…

News May 3
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Colorado Credit Union Appeals Federal Judge’s Ruling

The Fourth Corner Credit Union in Colorado has appealed a federal judge’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit the upstart financial…

News May 2
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SEC halts trading in cannabis firm Pineapple Express

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has temporarily suspended trading in Pineapple Express, a cannabis consulting and investment…

News May 2
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IL Again Weighs Expanding MMJ Qualifying Conditions

Medical marijuana businesses in Illinois hope the third time’s a charm for expanding the state’s list of approved…

News April 29
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Oregon Issues First Batch of Rec Marijuana Grow Licenses

Oregon regulators awarded the first eight marijuana grower licenses under the state’s new recreational cannabis program. The winners include…

News April 29
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NE, OK again try to overturn CO rec marijuana law

The attorneys general of Nebraska and Oklahoma aren’t ready to throw in the towel in their bid to…

News April 29
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Week in Review: MMJ death sentence in Montana, Denver caps & cannabis patent wars

By John Schroyer and Omar Sacirbey Montana’s medical cannabis industry gets hit with a knockout punch, Denver approves…

News April 29
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Alaska Readies New Marijuana Lounge Rules

Alaska, the first state to officially sanction lounges where people can smoke or consume cannabis, has proposed new…

News April 28
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