The first minority-owned cannabis company in Illinois has initiated a Cannabis Incubator Program, which seeks to aid community members applying for a social equity license. The 1937 Group, Ltd. Can...
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New York state officials are highlighting the first sale of legal, regulated adult-use cannabis in state history. "The first legal adult-use cannabis sales mark a historic milestone in New York's c...
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state's adult-use cannabis retail sales will begin on Dec. 29 at a dispensary in Manhattan. Sales will begin at a dispensary operated by Housing Works, the natio...
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Congress is slated to vote on the $1.7 trillion omnibus appropriations package this week to fund the federal government, but as it currently stands, the SAFE Banking Act won’t be part of it. The SA...
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New Jersey state officials are espousing the benefits of recreational and medicinal cannabis sales, noting 2022 third-quarter recreational cannabis sales totaled over $100 million. “New Jersey is...
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The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) maintains legislators and voters in more than 12 states enacted over 40 laws liberalizing cannabis policies this year. Per the NOR...
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NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger recently expressed the organization's support for lawmakers passing the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act via a CUInsight editorial. The legislation ...
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President Joe Biden recently signed into law the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act (H.R. 8454), which expands research into marijuana-derived medications. H.R. 8454, authored...
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The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) is urging Congress to pass a bill in this legislative session that would establish a cannabis banking safe harbor in states where cannabis is legal....
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Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education, and Regulation (CPEAR) poll results maintain that 59 percent of Republican South Carolina voters support federal cannabis reform. The cannabis legalization...
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