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California hemp bill could bring ‘clarity,’ squash intoxicating derivatives

As state governments nationwide grapple with how to regulate hemp-derived cannabinoids, California could integrate marijuana and hemp producers…

News June 11
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Slovenia voters OK nonbinding medical, personal cannabis cultivation, use

A majority of Slovenia voters sent a message to their newly elected government: Approve a medical cannabis program…

News June 10
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Most New York cannabis operators to save big without potency tax

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s push to replace the state’s potency tax on cannabis products with a flat…

News June 10
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Marijuana brand Stiiizy hit with lawsuit alleging marketing to youth

Marijuana brand Stiiizy has triggered a public health crisis among teens by “marketing dangerous, high potency marijuana vaporizers”…

News June 7
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NH lawmakers reach adult-use cannabis compromise, but passage uncertain

Negotiators from both chambers of the New Hampshire Legislature agreed on concessions to an adult-use cannabis bill, but…

News June 7
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Canopy Growth prepares to raise $250 million for marijuana investments

Days after exercising an option to acquire a U.S.-based marijuana multistate operator, onetime billion-dollar cannabis giant Canopy Growth…

News June 7
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Missouri picks 48 cannabis microbusiness applicants in second lottery round

Forty-eight applicants in Missouri have been chosen in the second round of a licensing lottery to receive cannabis…

News June 6
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North Carolina tribe could launch adult-use marijuana sales in 30-75 days

A Native American tribe in North Carolina that began medical marijuana sales less than two months ago now…

News June 6
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Is manufacturing the easiest way to enter the cannabis industry?

Building a cannabis brand through manufacturing partnerships is “the easiest route to get in” the marijuana industry, according…

News June 6
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House finance bill would create adult-use sales in DC, marijuana banking

Adult-use marijuana sales could finally begin in Washington, D.C., under a federal budget bill that a Republican-controlled House…

News June 5
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