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Arizona sets record with nearly $1.5B in marijuana sales in 2023

Arizona cannabis retailers sold nearly $1.5 billion worth of recreational and medical marijuana in 2023, a record since…

News March 28
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Florida bill aims to award medical cannabis licenses to 3 Black farmers

Florida lawmakers are again trying to expand the number of medical cannabis licenses reserved for Black farmers in…

News March 19
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New York governor orders exam of cannabis regulator, adult-use licensing

New York's governor has ordered examiners to assess the state’s cannabis regulator and processes related to adult-use licensing.

News March 18
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Hawaii Senate approves adult-use marijuana legalization bill

Hawaii’s Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill to legalize adult-use marijuana retail and cultivation.

News March 6
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Second round for Missouri cannabis microbusiness applications set for April

Missouri regulators will begin accepting the second round of adult-use cannabis microbusiness applications April 15-29.

News March 6
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Troy Datcher, pioneering Black marijuana executive, dead at 55

Troy Datcher, board chair of Gold Flora Corp. and one of the more prominent Black leaders in the…

News March 1
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Meta, Google must quit promoting illicit marijuana, New York governor says

New York's governor is demanding that social media sites and search engines such as Meta and Google stop…

News February 28
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Millions in fines unpaid by New York’s unlicensed cannabis retailers

The vast majority of fines levied against unlicensed cannabis retailers in New York have not been paid, underscoring…

News February 26
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Arizona bill targets ‘predatory tactics’ toward marijuana social equity licensees

Republican state Sen. Sonny Borrelli wants Arizona's marijuana social equity licensees to regain control of their licenses, alleging…

News February 26
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1,700-plus in Maryland apply for adult-use marijuana social equity licenses

Maryland’s opening application round for adult-use social equity marijuana business licenses got off to a belated but booming…

News February 13
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