CANNABIS CULTURE – Vancouver City Councillor Rebecca Bligh introduced a motion to change the licensing fee to facilitate the opening of Cannabis retail stores. “The extremely high size of the municipal business license fee for cannabis retailers acts a…
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Maine marijuana testing lab closed over licensing issue
Massachusetts-based marijuana testing company ProVerde Laboratories shut down its Portland, Maine, location after municipal authorities said it was operating without the necessary local authorizations. The closure was first reported by the Portland Pre…
5 takeaways from New Jersey’s cannabis legalization bill
New Jersey legislators may vote on a contentious adult-use implementation bill this week. Here’s what’s in it.
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What To Expect When You’re Expecting Legal Marijuana
What To Expect When You’re Expecting Legal Marijuana
It’s time to give an overview, from a lawyer’s perspective, of what the first few years of legal marijuana generally look like in newly-legalized states.
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Illinois cannabis retail applicants get court hearing on license do-over
A group of Illinois cannabis retail license applicants will get to argue their case next week on a suit seeking to compel the state to award 75 new licenses. The case is potentially a key one in deciding how the state moves forward in a marijuana retai…
Boston’s first cannabis store set to open Monday
Pure Oasis in Dorchester is the first shop within the city limits—and the state’s first Economic Empowerment store.
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Ontario opens door for more cannabis stores in 2020
Finally!
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LA dispensary crime reports doubled since 2010, fueled by unlicensed stores
Legalization seems to have calmed the crime problem—but only at licensed stores.
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As licensing snafu drags on, Nevada cannabis industry braces for trial
An ongoing lawsuit has pressed pause on the state’s expansion of retail cannabis and thrown existing businesses into chaos.
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Indicted Ukrainians sought Nevada cannabis licenses in all the wrong ways
Two Ukrainian associates of Rudy Guilani have been indicted in a scheme to obtain cannabis licenses in Nevada illegally.
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