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Illinois issues 35 conditional social equity adult-use marijuana licenses

Illinois has issued 35 more conditional adult-use retail licenses to social equity applicants.

News May 6
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New Mexico cannabis operator reports more seizures by Border Patrol

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized more than $90,000 worth of marijuana products from state-licensed cannabis operators…

News May 3
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Maine rolling out new marijuana retail, packaging regulations

Maine is ushering in new marijuana regulations that will make shopping at cannabis retailers more akin to liquor…

News May 3
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Arkansas revokes medical cannabis dispensary license for first time

The Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Division has revoked a medical cannabis dispensary license for the first time.

News May 3
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Opinion: Marijuana industry optimism fueled by operational upgrades

Caught up in the next big announcement, the cannabis industry has overlooked impressive work operators did in 2023…

News May 3
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Cannabis retailer High Tide appoints new CFO

Canadian adult-use cannabis retailer High Tide has appointed Mayank Mahajan as the company's new chief financial officer.

News May 2
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New lawsuit filed over New York marijuana business licensing

An applicant in upstate New York seeking a marijuana cultivation and processor license is suing regulators in the…

News May 2
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Florida Gov. DeSantis plans to help fight recreational marijuana ballot measure

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis indicated he will take a pronounced role in helping to defeat the state’s November…

News May 1
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Cookies to acquire ‘related’ cannabis assets in Florida

Marijuana brand Cookies plans to acquire "all operational cannabis assets related to the production and sale of Cookies-branded…

News May 1
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Cannabis retailer Schwazze settles $525,000 budtender wage-theft claim

A Denver-based cannabis multistate operator has settled a lawsuit in New Mexico with budtenders who claimed wage theft…

News April 30
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