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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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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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