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Here’s how New York City’s weed dealers are preparing for legalization

Retail stores aren’t expected until 2023, so these street sellers have a year to strategize. Here are their plans.
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Delta-8 pirates are scamming consumers and legit brands—and the feds don’t care

When lab-tested brands are denied trademark protection, fraudsters have a field day. Here’s why the feds refuse to help.
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Is The US Cannabis Market Doomed To Fail Like Canada’s?

Is The US Cannabis Market Doomed To Fail Like Canada’s?
Let’s just say your neighborhood marijuana dealer isn’t likely going out of style anytime soon.
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Toronto spent over $300,000 to block illicit dispensaries with concrete

It cost the city more than $300,000 to repeatedly seal up CAFE and other illicit Toronto dispensaries, some of which continue to operate.
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Washington state lawmakers bring bill to ban most cannabis concentrates

The proposal would cap products at 10% THC, forcing thousands of legal consumers into the deadly illicit market.
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