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Ohio adult-use cannabis retailers fined $212,000 for violating marketing rules

Ohio regulators issued more than $200,000 in fines to five cannabis retailers for violating marketing and promotional restrictions…

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Marijuana banking reform still needed if rescheduling occurs, report says

Rescheduling marijuana "is unlikely by itself" to solve the cannabis industry’s longstanding banking woes, according to a new…

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Missouri cannabis operators face Sept. 1 deadline to implement plain packaging

Missouri’s plain packaging requirements for recreational cannabis products take effect Sept. 1, more than a year after the…

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December marijuana rescheduling hearing prompts anger, stock sell-off

For the second year running, the $32.1 billion U.S. cannabis industry will head into the Labor Day holiday…

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Maryland cannabis regulator fines Curio $8,000 for advertising violations

Maryland fined two divisions of cannabis multistate operator Curio Wellness a total of $8,000 for violating state advertising…

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Marijuana MSO Ascend appoints new CEO, CFO in leadership shake-up

Two key executives are out at Ascend Wellness Holdings as the New York-based marijuana multistate operator struggles with…

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Value of a cannabis license varies with type, market age

A cannabis business license in one jurisdiction can be a golden ticket to substantial profits. In another, it's…

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DEA: Marijuana rescheduling hearing won’t happen until after general election

Marijuana won’t be downgraded from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3 of the Controlled Substances Act until December at…

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New York won’t process 2023 adult-use marijuana applications until 2025

New York regulators won’t finish reviewing applications for adult-use marijuana business licenses submitted late last year until 2025.

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Arkansas medical cannabis sales down 4% from last year

Medical marijuana sales in Arkansas are down nearly 4% this year compared to the same period in 2023.

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