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CA, NM offering financial support to social equity marijuana companies

California and New Mexico will be offering financial support to qualifying social equity marijuana businesses, government officials in…

News December 3
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New rash of California marijuana robberies threaten survival of businesses

A spate of violent robberies targeting marijuana businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area last month have thrown…

News December 3
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Arizona accepting applications for 26 social equity cannabis licenses

Regulators in Arizona are taking applications for social equity cannabis retail licenses despite ongoing lawsuits seeking to stop…

News December 2
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Schumer touts marijuana legalization bill for entrepreneurs, not ‘big boys’

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said his federal marijuana legalization bill is modeled in part after New…

News November 19
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Arizona suit aims to keep social equity permits away from marijuana MSOs

A lawsuit filed against the state of Arizona by a cohort of social equity advocates alleges that regulators…

News November 18
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More changes likely to L.A. marijuana licensing as topic becomes political hot potato

Los Angeles' marijuana licensing and social equity program might be in for another round of major changes, spurred…

News November 16
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South Carolina Republican reveals marijuana legalization bill she’ll introduce in Congress

A new Republican-led push to legalize marijuana in the United States was unveiled Monday by U.S. Rep. Nancy…

News November 15
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Connecticut set to launch recreational marijuana market before New York

Connecticut’s projected $750 million recreational marijuana market is unlikely to match the size of neighboring New York's, but…

News November 15
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Report: California’s marijuana social equity programs not meeting goals

A report issued by the California Cannabis Industry Association took a hard look at seven jurisdictions that have…

News November 8
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American Indian tribes turning to partnerships to cash in on marijuana business opportunities

American Indian communities are increasingly collaborating to get a piece of the explosive growth of the cannabis industry…

News November 3
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