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Maryland lawmakers launch new recreational cannabis legalization push

Legislators in Maryland have launched another attempt to legalize recreational cannabis, including social equity measures.

News February 4
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Colorado offers business-development aid for budding marijuana entrepreneurs

Colorado's up-and-coming marijuana companies could get a hand from the state via a new technical assistance program designed…

News February 3
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Connecticut’s $3 million fee for social equity cannabis grower permits raises obstacles – and eyebrows

Connecticut opened the window Thursday to social equity applicants seeking to build and operate cannabis cultivation facilities totaling…

News February 3
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Arkansas suit accuses medical marijuana regulators of racist licensing practices

A Black-owned company in Arkansas filed suit against state medical marijuana regulators and other officials, alleging that it…

News February 2
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AZ judge dismisses marijuana social equity lawsuit, but plaintiffs vow to fight

A lawsuit that attempted to keep coveted social equity marijuana business licenses in Arizona out of the hands…

News February 1
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Virginia legislators propose changes to recreational marijuana law

Republican lawmakers in Virginia have filed a flurry of bills that would make critical changes to the recreational…

News January 31
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Illinois must quit awarding adult-use craft marijuana licenses, court rules

The Illinois high court threw another wrench into the rollout of the state's adult-use marijuana program.

News January 31
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Marijuana legalization push increasingly unites unlikely political bedfellows

Marijuana legalization has long been viewed by many as a left-wing cause, in part thanks to the political…

News January 31
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Delaware lawmakers take first step toward legalizing an adult-use cannabis market

A state House committee in Delaware advanced an adult-use cannabis bill that focuses in large part on social…

News January 27
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Provisional marijuana licenses ending in California, signaling higher barriers to market entry

The golden gates of California's legal cannabis industry are scheduled to slam shut in a few months with…

News January 27
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