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$50 million minority-owned cannabis facility breaks ground in Detroit

Former NBA All-Star Chris Webber broke ground on a $50 million cannabis operations and training center in Detroit’s…

News September 28
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Minority Cannabis Business Association launches in Maryland

In anticipation of the Maryland Legislature legalizing adult-use cannabis in the near future, two ex-politicians turned lobbyists formed…

News September 28
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Challenges abound in New Jersey’s hot cannabis real estate market

Cannabis businesses entering New Jersey are facing a sizzling market for retail and industrial cannabis real estate ahead…

News September 27
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Chided for diversity, Ohio gets female minority-led medical marijuana firm

A Black woman is believed to be the first minority female to open a vertically integrated medical marijuana…

News September 9
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Ohio lawmakers call out lack of diversity in medical marijuana market

Concerns about diversity are being raised in Ohio as state regulators prepare to issue 73 additional medical marijuana…

News September 3
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MI marijuana rules changes include new licenses, lower fees, social equity

The Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency released a set of proposed rules for cannabis business, including two new license…

News September 1
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Cannabis group drops suit against Los Angeles over social equity licensing

Three cannabis companies withdrew their year-old federal lawsuit against Los Angeles over the city’s controversial social equity licensing…

News August 23
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Schumer’s marijuana reform bill would create industry winners and losers, experts say

Since Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer unveiled a draft of his federal marijuana legalization bill in July, questions…

News August 20
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Illinois hit with another lawsuit over cannabis licensing

Another lawsuit has been filed against the state of Illinois over its cannabis licensing process, this time by…

News August 18
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Booming Massachusetts marijuana market offers select cultivation, retail opportunities

After a slow start in late 2018, recreational marijuana sales in Massachusetts are surging - and on pace…

News August 18
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