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New Mexico set to launch $400 million adult-use marijuana market likely to attract Texans

New Mexico is set to roll out the nation's newest adult-use marijuana market on April 1, with a…

News March 22
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White males top Nevada’s marijuana industry, but women make gains

Males, especially white males, continue to control the upper echelons of Nevada’s marijuana industry, but females made some…

News March 18
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‘Diamonds in the rough’: How to hire cannabis workers with criminal records

"Social equity" is the legal cannabis industry's biggest buzzword these days, with governments and companies of all sizes…

News March 18
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New Jersey opens recreational marijuana retail license application window

New Jersey regulators began accepting applications for recreational marijuana retail licenses this week and received almost 200 submissions…

News March 17
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Illinois pitches simplified approach to remove marijuana retail equity barriers

Illinois' governor is proposing a simplified retail recreational marijuana application process with a low $250 fee in efforts…

News March 16
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New Jersey prepares to launch $2 billion recreational cannabis market

New Jersey’s recreational cannabis market is gearing up to launch within weeks and is poised to become one…

News March 14
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New York to issue first retail licenses to those with marijuana convictions

New York’s initial round of 100 to 200 recreational cannabis retail licenses will be focused on applicants with…

News March 10
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For some, US marijuana industry becoming a David-versus-Goliath battle

Is the U.S. marijuana industry evolving into a David-versus-Goliath confrontation? A number of marijuana business officials and advocates…

News March 10
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Opinion: 4 ways to empower women in the marijuana industry

Numbers, as they say, don’t lie. But they don’t tell a full story, either. The number of women working…

News March 8
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Illinois craft cannabis grower bill highlights tension between big companies, minority entrepreneurs

Back in 2019, many marijuana industry experts trumpeted Illinois as setting a new bar for social equity; State…

News March 8
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