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Ohio releases proposed rules for recreational marijuana market

Ohio regulators have released proposed rules for the state’s pending recreational marijuana program.

News January 30
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DEA should deschedule marijuana, US senators suggest in letter

The Drug Enforcement Administration should go beyond health regulators' marijuana rescheduling recommendation and deschedule the drug entirely, top…

News January 30
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Lawsuit claims race, gender bias by New York’s marijuana regulator

New York's Office of Cannabis Management and its supervisory Cannabis Control Board are being sued by a microbusiness…

News January 29
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Minnesota needs to issue more than 375 adult-use cannabis licenses, study says

As they work to streamline the adult-use cannabis licensing approval process, Minnesota regulators indicated that the state’s developing…

News January 19
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Experts share their expectations for marijuana industry in 2024

From the next market to legalize adult-use marijuana to New York’s social equity licensing and low-dose THC, MJBizDaily…

News January 18
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Cannabis hiring firm, Colorado team up on social equity education program

Colorado's Cannabis Business Office (CBO) is launching an educational program designed to support marijuana social equity entrepreneurs in the…

News January 10
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Heavy outside influence in Missouri cannabis micro licensing, report says

A new state-issued report on Missouri’s cannabis industry provides new insights regarding the application process, approvals and disqualifications…

News January 4
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Oneida Indian Nation opens recreational marijuana sales in New York

The Oneida Indian Nation has launched recreational marijuana sales from its vertically integrated business in Verona, New York.

News January 4
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Largest cannabis MSOs lay out modest expansion plans for 2024

Several of the nation’s largest cannabis companies have already mapped out their retail expansion plans in 2024, a…

News January 4
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Expectations for Minnesota’s adult-use marijuana market: Q&A with women behind state’s legislation

Leili Fatehi and Laura Monn Ginsburg, who helped spearhead Minnesota's adult-use marijuana legislation, discuss how hemp-derived cannabinoids factor…

News December 26
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