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Settlement reached in New York adult-use marijuana licensing lawsuit

New York regulators and a group of disabled military veterans who challenged the state’s adult-use marijuana licensing process…

News November 14
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Maryland starts accepting adult-use cannabis business license applications

Qualified cannabis entrepreneurs seeking one of Maryland’s first 179 adult-use marijuana business licenses have until Dec. 12 to…

News November 14
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Michigan regulator unveils litany of October marijuana disciplinary actions

Michigan imposed fines against a number of recreational and medical marijuana businesses in October, according to the state…

News November 14
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Japan prepares medical cannabinoids law similar to Korea’s

A draft law in Japan to legalize some pharmaceutically derived medical cannabinoid medicines, while bolstering criminal penalties for…

News November 14
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Progress not happening fast enough for marijuana social equity entrepreneurs

Despite state and local jurisdictions earmarking more licenses for marijuana social equity applicants, success stories in this segment…

News November 14
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Cannabis licensing delays in Connecticut affecting total sales

Nearly a year after Connecticut launched adult-use cannabis sales with only a handful of licensed operators, new entrants…

News November 13
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Texas receives 132 applications for medical marijuana dispensary licenses

Texas regulators have received 132 applications to open medical marijuana dispensaries, but it's not clear how many will…

News November 13
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Will rescheduling reroute the future of interstate commerce for cannabis?

Some cannabis executives are hopeful that if the federal government moves marijuana from Schedule 1 to 3 of…

News November 13
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Pennsylvania looking for new medical marijuana track-and-trace provider

Pennsylvania's Office of Medical Marijuana has started looking for a new track-and-trace software provider for the state's MMJ…

News November 10
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Ohio governor wants changes – quickly – to adult-use cannabis initiative

Ohio's Republican governor wants changes made to some aspects of the adult-use cannabis initiative that voters overwhelming approved…

News November 10
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