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Against the odds: Haitian emigrant taps his Boston neighborhood for cannabis success

How Jeffrey Simien evolved from an 11-year-old Haitian emigrant to a successful cannabis entrepreneur at 38 in his…

News May 10
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Delaware releases proposed regulations for adult-use marijuana sales

Marijuana operators, other stakeholders and the general public in Delaware have until June 3 to weigh in on…

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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.

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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…

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Connecticut advances bill to restrict hemp products

Connecticut's House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill that would restrict and regulate hemp products in…

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Missouri social equity marijuana applicants appeal license revocations

Two social equity marijuana applicants in Missouri are appealing regulators' decision to revoke their business licenses because of…

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North Carolina tribe begins state’s first medical cannabis sales on 4/20

Hundreds of customers flocked to the Great Smoky Cannabis Co. on 4/20 to celebrate the launch of medical…

News April 22
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Massachusetts’ marijuana social equity grant program awards $2.35M in launch

A long-delayed social equity fund intended to prop up small marijuana businesses in Massachusetts has launched.

News April 22
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You’ve always wanted to speak at MJBizCon? Now’s your chance

MJBiz is looking for movers and shakers in the cannabis industry to share their knowledge as speakers at…

News April 16
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Arizona cannabis social equity reform failure highlights broader struggle

Predatory investors hijacked the cannabis social equity program in Arizona, where only three of the original 26 license…

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