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Ohio’s adult-use marijuana sales launch gets off to ‘really special’ start

Dozens of medical cannabis dispensaries in Ohio on Tuesday began selling adult-use marijuana products, ushering in a new…

News August 7
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Harris’ vice president pick, Tim Walz, means a pro-marijuana Democratic ticket

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her vice president on Tuesday is…

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Casa Verde leads $2 million seed round for cannabis cultivation platform Growlink

Casa Verde Capital, a Los Angeles investment firm founded by entertainer Snoop Dogg, led a $2 million seed…

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Marijuana pioneers partner to expand Black-owned retail locations

Tahir Johnson and Wanda James joined forces to open Simply Pure Trenton, one of the few Black-owned adult-use…

News August 6
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Florida recreational cannabis legalization opponents get $12 million donation

The billionaire owner and CEO of a Miami-based hedge fund donated $12 million to opponents of a recreational…

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Leading Democratic senators call for marijuana to be ‘entirely’ descheduled

Marijuana should be removed from the Controlled Substances Act altogether, not just moved to a lower, lesser-policed classification,…

News August 5
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Missouri bans delta-8 and other hemp-derived products

Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday issued an executive order prohibiting the sale of products containing psychoactive cannabis…

News August 2
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Ohio poised to begin recreational cannabis sales next week

Ohio recreational cannabis sales apparently could begin as soon as Aug. 6, eight months after the state's voters…

News August 2
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North Carolina tribe to open adult-use marijuana sales to all on Sept. 7

Adult-use marijuana will be available to anyone 21 and older at a Native American-owned cannabis store in North…

News August 2
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Michigan cannabis operator charged with importing illegal THCA

Michigan regulators filed a complaint against a cannabis company for allegedly importing THCA concentrate from another state.

News August 2
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