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New York sets deadline for marijuana cultivation-sustainability plans

Marijuana cultivators in New York have until Aug. 31, 2025, to submit sustainability plans to regulators as part of an initiative to lessen the environmental impact of the state’s bourgeoning cannabis industry.
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Single-use plastics are a plague on Canada’s legal cannabis industry (and we should be ashamed)

The legal cannabis industry produces millions of pounds of plastics each year. These brands are trying to make a difference.
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Earth Day And Every Day: 3 Questions To Ask When Sizing Up A Product’s Sustainability

Earth Day And Every Day: 3 Questions To Ask When Sizing Up A Product’s Sustainability
We challenge you to become an advocate for sustainability by questioning brands and urging them to do better.
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“Entrenched in purpose: ” Founders of Viola and Gold Standard Farms live out their Black family legacies in the cannabis industry

Explore what it means for Al Harrington and Jarrel Howard to build on the idea of Black family in the cannabis industry.
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