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Twice-ousted Massachusetts cannabis czar sues again, claiming corruption and public safety risks

Former Massachusetts cannabis czar Shannon O'Brien is once again suing a longtime state adversary, claiming she was ousted…

News August 24
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Insurance carrier sues major marijuana MSO to dodge class-action payout

A major cannabis MSO is being sued by its insurance carrier to avoid any payout in a separate…

News August 19
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Does federal marijuana rescheduling mean medical cannabis can be mailed? Georgia thinks so.

Georgia medical cannabis regulators believe federal marijuana rescheduling means cannabis can be shipped via the mail.

News August 17
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California county cuts cannabis taxes after short-lived automatic increase

San Luis Obispo County supervisors agreed to cut a cannabis tax, imposed on operators' gross receipts, back down…

News August 13
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How federal marijuana rescheduling rewrites the rules for cannabis business leases

Schedule 3 lets medical cannabis operators deduct rent for the first time.

News August 12
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California cannabis regulators’ fraud case against testing lab unravels

A prominent California cannabis testing lab remains shut despite a judge's finding that state regulators failed to provide…

News August 10
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Why a Massachusetts town owes the cannabis industry $2 million

A Massachusetts city must pay three cannabis stores more than $2 million to repay money it misspent on…

News August 7
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Congress barely understands hemp THC. Lawmakers should learn and regulate – not ban

A hemp entrepreneur tried to convince members of Congress to save the hemp industry. She discovered lawmakers barely…

News August 7
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Virginia hemp THC operators sue to block ban as North Carolina hemp THC ban looms

A hemp THC ban may be coming to North Carolina after authorities in Virginia informed hemp THC merchants…

News August 4
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Alabama may opt out of federal marijuana rescheduling. What happens next?

Alabama's objection to federal marijuana rescheduling isn't a full opt-out – what's the impact on 280E and interstate…

News August 3
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