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Florida spent $4 million in opiate settlement to defeat marijuana legalization

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration never told a statewide advisory board that it would spend opiate-settlement money on…

News February 9
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Ohio attorney general sues marijuana MSOs, alleging price fixing ‘cannabis cartels’

Ohio's attorney general accused major publicly traded marijuana multistate operators of running a price-fixing "cartel" in a lawsuit…

News February 6
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Hawaii adult-use cannabis legalization is $1 billion opportunity

The state’s MMJ market generates about $5.3 million in monthly sales. Medical patients account for 25% of all…

News February 6
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Can legal California cannabis sales grow by $1 billion?

If even half the cannabis Californians use comes from the legal market, sales would grow by $1 billion.…

News February 5
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Experiment with city-owned marijuana retail begins in Minnesota

A Minnesota city opened one of a handful of government-run cannabis stores on Thursday.

News February 5
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Can Trump marijuana rescheduling break Pennsylvania’s legalization deadlock?

Gov. Josh Shapiro again called on lawmakers to legalize adult-use marijuana during his annual budget address. Will President…

News February 5
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Cannabis MSO Ayr cannabis cultivation facility in Ohio sells for $28.5 million

Ayr Wellness will continue to operate the facility, which was acquired by a New York-based real estate investment…

News February 4
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Will Florida ever legalize adult-use marijuana?

The recent setback suffered by an MSO-funded legalization effort at the hands of Florida elections and law enforcement…

News February 4
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Oklahoma governor wants to recriminalize $600 million medical cannabis industry

Oklahoma would be the first state to completely eliminate legal cannabis access if Gov. Kevin Stitt's call to…

News February 3
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Texas lawmakers signal shift from hemp THC ban to regulation in 2027

The focus for the 2027 legislative session will likely be on establishing a clear regulatory framework instead of…

News February 3
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