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Rhode Island lawmakers introduce negotiated recreational marijuana bill

Legislators in Rhode Island introduced legislation to legalize recreational cannabis, a product of discussions and negotiations among top…

News March 3
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Small-scale cannabis social equity success stories emerge amid stumbles among big programs

While negative headlines pour in about cannabis social equity program delays, barriers and failures, success stories also are…

News March 1
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Illinois cannabis MSOs pushing back on social equity bill, report says

The largest cannabis trade association in Illinois, which includes multistate operators, reportedly is resisting proposed legislation that would…

News February 24
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Who’s who in federal marijuana reform and legalization

The movement to overhaul federal marijuana policy has gotten more crowded in recent years, with new trade associations,…

News February 24
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Minority marijuana companies need federal relief, advocate tells Congress

Small and minority-owned marijuana companies likely won't survive without some help from Congress, an industry insider testified before…

News February 18
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Arkansas fights to dismiss racial-bias marijuana dispensary suit

Arkansas state attorneys say that a medical marijuana lawsuit filed by a Black-owned company should be dismissed on…

News February 17
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Parallel CEO advocates for breaking down cannabis ‘protectionist policies’

The new chief executive of cannabis multistate operator Parallel took the unusual step this week of publishing an…

News February 17
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CA city’s marijuana equity residency requirement unconstitutional, suit says

A Michigan marijuana entrepreneur filed a federal lawsuit against Sacramento alleging that the California city's residency requirement for…

News February 17
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New York Senate OKs bill to allow hemp farmers to grow adult-use marijuana

The New York state Senate passed a bill that would provide hemp farmers a conditional license to grow,…

News February 16
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Los Angeles County moves to end ban on commercial marijuana companies

Los Angeles County supervisors gave initial approval to a plan that would create 90 new cannabis business licenses,…

News February 16
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