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New York could issue first adult-use marijuana retail licenses Monday

New York cannabis regulators could issue the first adult-use marijuana retail licenses as soon as Monday.

News November 18
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Marijuana industry hopeful for federal reform during lame-duck Congress

Marijuana industry entrepreneurs and investors, exhausted and eager to catch a break after a difficult year of declining…

News November 17
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Cookies brand to start selling marijuana seeds for home grows, CEO Berner says

International marijuana brand Cookies will begin selling seeds for home cultivation, cannabis entrepreneur and rapper Berner said Wednesday…

News November 16
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GOP congressman compares marijuana industry to ‘slavery’

A Republican congressman notorious for blocking federal marijuana reform nearly derailed a “historic” Capitol Hill hearing on federal…

News November 16
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Illinois licenses first social equity adult-use marijuana retailers

Illinois regulators issued the state’s first social equity adult-use marijuana retail license to an ownership group comprised of…

News November 11
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Illinois offers forgivable loans to social equity marijuana businesses

Illinois is offering a total of $8.75 million in forgivable loans to conditionally approved social equity marijuana licensees…

News November 10
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Marijuana legalization wins in Maryland and Missouri, but industry loses elsewhere

Marijuana legalization’s yearslong winning streak finally stopped at a red wall in conservative states in the South and…

News November 9
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First social equity cannabis retailer opens in California’s capital city

The first cannabis store operated by a social equity licensee opened in Sacramento, California, roughly two years after…

News November 9
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New adult-use marijuana markets worth more than $1.5 billion on the ballot

Adult-use marijuana sales could grow by more than $1.5 billion a year if voters approve new recreational markets on…

News November 8
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Cannabis social equity applicants advance in Connecticut licensing process

Four social equity license applicants in Connecticutsare proceeding with their applications to serve the state’s upcoming $250 million…

News November 4
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