Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee wants to legalize adult-use cannabis, proposing a program that would issue 25 retail licenses a year with a market launch in April 2022. McKee, a Democrat who included the proposal as part of his fiscal-year 2022 budget, is …
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10 questions to ask before starting a cannabis business
Thinking about starting a cannabis business but don’t know where to begin? Good Tree Capital helps us learn how to open a legal weed business
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How to show up for women and minorities in cannabis
Women and minorities have similar problems in the cannabis space that need to be examined with a watchful eye.
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NAACP: New Jersey cannabis panel illegal without a Black man as member
The New Jersey chapter of the NAACP is charging that the state’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission is technically illegal since none of its five appointed members are Black men. The commission, which was completed Feb. 25, is made up of one Black wo…
Washington DC weighs competing recreational cannabis bills
Washington DC lawmakers have two recreational marijuana legalization bills to consider after Mayor Muriel Bowser and City Council Chair Phil Mendelson introduced separate measures. The move is significant because after District of Columbia residents vo…
Cannabis companies share how they launched social equity funding, programs
Marijuana companies face mounting pressure from advocates, consumers and regulators to address the lack of diversity within the cannabis industry.
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Virginia lawmakers approve recreational marijuana legalization, positioning state to be 16th to OK adult use
Virginia lawmakers on Saturday narrowly approved compromise legislation legalizing a commercial recreational marijuana program that could generate nearly $1.5 billion in annual sales within five years of the scheduled Jan. 1, 2024 start. But there̵…
Attorney general nominee Garland signals friendlier marijuana stance
The U.S. marijuana industry will likely have a friendlier attorney general if President Joe Biden’s pick, Merrick Garland, is confirmed as the head of the Department of Justice – based on comments the federal judge made Monday during his co…
A tale of two cannabis social equity programs: Los Angeles and Oakland
Social equity programs are a relatively new phenomenon in the U.S. cannabis industry, with the aim of getting more minorities and those with marijuana-related convictions involved in the legal sector. But so far, no city or state has come up with the p…
Growing marijuana regulators group pressures Congress
The Cannabis Regulators Association, a recently formed but potentially influential marijuana industry group, welcomed an overseer of the country’s biggest MJ market into its fold while pushing Congress on six key reform demands. California’s Bureau of …