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Cities in Illinois Can Now Collect More Taxes On Marijuana Purchases

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Municipalities in Illinois that have cannabis dispensaries will start seeing more money from recreational marijuana purchases. Cities, counties...

Cannabis Dispensaries Face Greater Scrutiny From New San Diego Bureau

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San Diego is creating a new Cannabis Permitting Bureau to step up enforcement of city regulations and potentially revoke permits of dispensaries...

DOJ Official: Attorney General Bill Barr Pushed Investigations of Cannabis Acquisitions

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A Department of Justice whistleblower is expected to testify on Wednesday that Attorney General Bill Barr improperly went after cannabis suppliers...

Humboldt County to consider halting cannabis tax increases

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The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors will have the option Tuesday of halting a regular increase to its tax on commercial cannabis, though...

Colorado Cops Are Still Overwhelming Persecuting Black Cannabis Users

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Colorado is often heralded as America’s model state for cannabis legalization. But even after years of legalization, with the state establishing...

How Federal Marijuana Policy Is Pushing Veterans into the Black Market

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Alex is 34 and lives outside of Sacramento. Like many Californians, he vapes marijuana concentrate for a variety of health problems such as...

Cannabis Banking Approved by the House with COVID Relief

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“A $3 trillion left-wing wish list” is the moniker that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell gave to the latest coronavirus stimulus package...

For Safety and Economic Recovery, Congress Must Prioritize Cannabis Banking

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As COVID-19 cases continue to climb, people are staying home, limiting trips outside the house except for essential business. For millions of...

After Being Deemed ‘Essential’ Humboldt’s Cannabis Industry Has Had Mixed Success

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California’s cannabis has been deemed an essential industry during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Humboldt’s No. 1 cash crop has been affected in a...

Milpitas City Council to again weigh cannabis sales tax ballot measure

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Despite voting in late 2018 to ban marijuana businesses in the city, the Milpitas City Council will discuss Tuesday whether it should put a...

Trump Picks Pro-Weed Business Leaders to Help Reopen the US Economy

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Hey, look, everyone: The Donald finally wants some cannabis advocates on his team. It only took, what, over three years and a worldwide crisis...

Cannabis Farmers Hope AB-1948 Leads to Tax Relief

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Ingrid Tsong’s family is one of several cannabis farming clans who currently call the Mayacamas Mountain Range of Mendocino home. While Tsong...

DEA Proceeds With Marijuana Grow Licensing Applications

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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is proposing to amend its regulations to comply with the requirements of the Controlled Substances Act...

Congress Tackles Medical Cannabis for Veterans

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On Thursday morning, the House Committee on Veterans Affairs discussed and passed two bills related to medical cannabis and veterans. The VA...

Oglala Sioux Tribe Legalizes Weed in A State Where Cannabis Remains Illegal

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Members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe passed a referendum to legalize medical and recreational marijuana on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South...

Boston’s first recreational marijuana store opens, more than 3 years after legalization

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Nearly four years after Massachusetts voters legalized recreational marijuana, Boston has its first adult-use cannabis store. Pure Oasis, which...

Pot entrepreneurs flocking to the Bible Belt for low taxes

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From their keen taste for sun-ripened pot to their first meeting at a pro-marijuana rally in college in the 1990s, everything about Chip and...

Utah’s cannabis czar is leaving his job

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Days after Utah fully launched its medical marijuana program, the state’s cannabis czar says he’s exiting his role. Andrew Rigby, Utah’s hemp and...
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