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WA rec cannabis cultivator closed, plants destroyed over tax issue

Regulators closed one of Washington state's early marijuana businesses - cultivator Nine Point Growth Industries - for allegedly failing to…

News February 14
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Cannabis reform’s future + a farewell: Q&A with outgoing DPA chief Ethan Nadelmann

By John Schroyer Drug Policy Alliance czar Ethan Nadelmann shocked the cannabis community after announcing in late January…

News February 14
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Oregon mulls putting medical, rec cannabis under one regulator

Oregon lawmakers are considering putting the state’s medical and adult-use marijuana programs under the oversight of one regulatory…

News February 13
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Colorado marijuana sales hit $1.3B in 2016, up 30% from year earlier

Colorado’s marijuana dispensaries and recreational stores sold $1.3 billion in products last year, up 30% from 2015 and…

News February 10
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Nevada recreational marijuana sales could begin as early as July

Marijuana dispensaries in Nevada could have recreational product on the shelves as early as July, a development that would make…

News February 9
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Alaska’s marijuana regulator asks for additional staffers

Alaska’s acting head of cannabis regulation is asking for additional staff members to help to handle her agency’s workload,…

News February 9
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Breaking down borders: The rise of US-Canada cannabis partnerships

By Omar Sacirbey The Green Solution, a large retail marijuana chain in Colorado, wanted a foothold in Canada’s…

News February 8
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Colorado marijuana retail chain gets $7.5M loan for expansion

One of Colorado’s biggest cannabis retail chains wants to get even larger: The Green Solution, which has 13…

News February 7
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Hope remains for MJ consumption in Alaska rec shops

Despite the recent rejection of an onsite cannabis consumption proposal by Alaska’s Alcohol and Marijuana Control Board, recreational marijuana shops…

News February 7
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Alaska’s rec MJ rollout hampered by red tape, supply shortages

By John Schroyer Insiders in the United States' latest recreational cannabis market - Alaska, which has been up…

News February 1
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