New Jersey picks Black male for cannabis panel after NAACP pushback
New Jersey’s commission to regulate recreational marijuana received its first Black male member after the NAACP raised concerns about…
News March 25
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Maryland adult-use marijuana legalization effort fails for this year
Adult-use marijuana legalization in Maryland must wait at least a year after bills failed to meet Monday's “crossover”…
News March 23
Colorado enacts law to support minority marijuana entrepreneurs
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a measure with initial funding of $4 million that will provide loans, grants…
News March 23
Women’s History Month: Q&A with cannabis industry pioneer Lakisha Jenkins
Lakisha Jenkins isn't one to seek the spotlight, though it's difficult to find another longtime cannabis industry insider…
News March 23
California awards $15 million more in cannabis social equity grants
California is handing out $15 million in grant money to 10 cities and counties that have adopted social equity…
News March 16
New Rhode Island governor pitches adult-use cannabis legalization plan
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee wants to legalize adult-use cannabis, proposing a program that would issue 25 retail…
News March 12
Cannabis companies share how they launched social equity funding, programs
Marijuana companies face mounting pressure from advocates, consumers and regulators to address the lack of diversity within the…
News March 7
NAACP: New Jersey cannabis panel illegal without a Black man as member
The New Jersey chapter of the NAACP is charging that the state’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission is technically illegal…
News March 2
Washington DC weighs competing recreational cannabis bills
Washington DC lawmakers have two recreational marijuana legalization bills to consider after Mayor Muriel Bowser and City Council…
News March 1
Virginia lawmakers approve recreational marijuana legalization
Virginia lawmakers on Saturday narrowly approved compromise legislation legalizing a commercial recreational marijuana program that could generate nearly…
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