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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…

News April 16
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Ohio recreational marijuana sales could launch by mid-June

Recreational marijuana sales in Ohio could begin in two months, far ahead of previous estimates as regulators move…

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Judge clarifies New York adult-use marijuana ruling after creating chaos

A New York Supreme Court judge turned the state’s legal cannabis industry on its ear Thursday by striking…

News April 4
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Maryland licenses 174 adult-use marijuana social equity operators

Maryland regulators have awarded 174 adult-use marijuana social equity licenses.

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Want to shatter cannabis’ grass ceiling? Here’s how these women did it

What these women in cannabis say about raising capital, social equity and what they wish they had known…

News March 29
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Missouri revokes 9 out of 48 marijuana social equity licenses

Nine of the 48 marijuana social equity licenses issued by Missouri regulators last fall have been revoked because…

News March 29
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Minnesota lawmakers are mulling THC beverages on tap, marijuana license cap

Minnesota cannabis operators could sell low-THC beverages on tap if changes made this week to the state’s 2023…

News March 28
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