A handful of states could pass significant medical marijuana reforms this year, providing for additional licensing opportunities and potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in new sales for existing operators and ancillary services. Here’s a …
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Massachusetts city drops onerous ‘impact fee’ on cannabis businesses
A Massachusetts municipality became the first in the state to stop assessing a controversial 3% “community impact fee” on licensed cannabis businesses. The move, if adopted by other Massachusetts communities, could ease some of the financial burden mar…
Boycott spurs Massachusetts cannabis trade group to withdraw delivery suit
A Massachusetts cannabis retail association is backing off its legal challenge to the state’s social equity-focused delivery licensing plan after a swift backlash from many of the group’s members. The Commonwealth Dispensary Association (CD…
Massachusetts cannabis retailers sue state over delivery regulations
Marijuana retailers in Massachusetts filed a lawsuit against the state’s Cannabis Control Commission’s rules that allow only social equity applicants to deliver cannabis for the program’s first three years.
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A marijuana pioneer changes course: Q&A with Harborside co-founder Steve DeAngelo
Steve DeAngelo is one of the marijuana industry’s most high-profile pioneers. But earlier this month, DeAngelo and the Oakland, California-based company he co-founded in 2006, Harborside, formally parted ways. Moreover, the role of chair emeritus…
All About Playboy’s Cannabis Law Reform Advocacy And Social Equity Grants
Famed publisher Playboy has been expanding into many other verticals in recent years, incorporating branded products, gaming and hospitality offerings into its portfolio. Most recently, the company entered the CBD market with the launch of a line of pr…
7 regulatory-related factors for marijuana companies to consider in a debt transaction
2020 saw several high-profile debt transactions in the cannabis industry, with major companies raising hundreds of millions of dollars through such financings.
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Massachusetts fills two open seats on state Cannabis Control Commission
The main body regulating legal marijuana in Massachusetts is gaining two more members.
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A dozen retail cannabis licenses could be up for grabs in Arizona
While most adult-use cannabis licenses in Arizona will go to the roughly 120 existing medical marijuana operators in the state, about a dozen will be available in underserved rural counties. That’s according to state regulators, who also said the…
Eaze’s Momentum business accelerator invites applicants
Leafly speaks with key players for the Momentum business accelerator – a grant and resource program for underrepresented cannabis businesses.
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