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Michigan lawmakers propose pause on 24% cannabis wholesale tax

Michigan's 24% wholesale cannabis tax is trailing revenue projections. A new bill would suspend it for one year.

News October 30
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California social equity cannabis licenses top nonequity active rates

A review of 1,653 California retail licenses finds 81% of social equity holders are active versus 76% for…

News October 26
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New York to open first adult-use cannabis nursery license applications

New York's first adult-use nursery license window opens Nov. 5, creating a wholesale-only tier for seeds, clones and…

News October 22
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Marijuana social equity challenge appealed to US Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to decide on a thorny question that's upended cannabis social equity…

News September 16
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Diversity is not the same as equity in US cannabis industry

Repair must follow harm, and power must include the people who built the road to legalization.

News August 28
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San Francisco legalizes ‘Amsterdam-style’ cannabis cafes

San Francisco will allow cannabis cafes to serve food and nonalcoholic drinks alongside on-site consumption of marijuana.

News July 16
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New York promised marijuana social equity. Entrepreneurs got stuck with the bill.

New York still has the chance to make good on the promises it made to cannabis social equity…

News May 15
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How cannabis MSO TerrAscend is responding to federal marijuana rescheduling

TerrAscend will leverage federal rescheduling of medical cannabis to drive growth, shape policy with a focus on compliance…

News April 30
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Illinois grants $32 million to marijuana social-equity businesses

The loans support craft growers, dispensaries, infusers and transporters in overcoming financial barriers to starting operations.

News April 22
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Delaware cannabis social equity program latest to be hijacked by ‘predatory’ investors

Delaware is the latest state to see its cannabis social equity program subverted by allegedly unscrupulous out-of-state investors.

News April 21
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