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Minnesota targets farmers growing cannabis in $2 million grant program

Minnesota is launching a $2 million grant program to help farmers succeed in the state’s impending recreational cannabis…

News April 24
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2 California municipalities approve cannabis business tax cuts

Two California jurisdictions have approved cutting cannabis business taxes as the industry lobbies for more relief from local…

News April 17
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Missouri revokes 25 more marijuana social equity licenses

Missouri regulators on Monday revoked another 25 marijuana microbusiness licenses earmarked for social equity applicants.

News April 15
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Rhode Island closer to licensing 24 new recreational marijuana stores

Rhode Island regulators might soon license 24 new recreational marijuana stores now that the state has signed off…

News April 15
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Minnesota posts recreational marijuana rules; politico predicts no sales till 2026

The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management on Monday published the rules for the impending recreational marijuana market in…

News April 14
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Connecticut creates new division to oversee state’s marijuana industry

Oversight of Connecticut’s marijuana industry is shifting from the state's Department of Consumer Protection to a newly created…

News April 10
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Lack of track-and-trace system at heart of marijuana ‘inversion’ in New York

An unknown but significant amount of the $1 billion worth of adult-use marijuana sold at licensed stores in…

News April 9
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Judge OKs Minnesota adult-use cannabis rules, setting stage for sales to begin

Adult-use cannabis sales in Minnesota moved a step closer to fruition when an administrative law judge signed off…

News April 8
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Minnesota judge reinstates lottery for adult-use cannabis social equity licenses

A Minnesota judge has ordered the state's cannabis regulators to hold a lottery to issue business licenses to…

News April 7
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Medical marijuana sales stumble in Illinois as overall market cools

On the heels of a record year, slumping medical marijuana sales in Illinois in early 2025 are dragging…

News April 3
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