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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont speaks to the media in Providence, R.I., Oct. 24, 2019.

Connecticut Recreational Marijuana Bill Signed into Law

Marijuana will become legal on July 1, but retail sales are not expected to begin until next summer at the earliest.

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Ensuring Minority-Owned Companies Aren’t Shut Out of Cannabis Trade

Amendments to the MORE Act would provide pathways to equitable regulation of a federally legal industry.

Jake Crisco, general manager of the Green Leaf Medical Cannibis facility, holds a mature bud of marijuana at the company's plant in Richmond, Va., June 17, 2021.

Virginia Legalization Timetable Has Many Confused

Advocacy groups have been flooded with calls from people trying to understand what will be allowed as of July 1.

Cannabis Consumer Mindset Permanently Changed by Pandemic

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Jill Ellsworth: Creating the Cannabis Kill Step

Andrew Lange: How to 'Do it Right' in Cannabis

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Jesse Elkins: The Henry Ford of the Cannabis Industry

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Springfield, Ill.

University of Illinois-Springfield Announces Cannabis Education Certificates

The programs will cover business, agriculture and horticulture, law and policy, and healthcare and medicine.

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Cannabis May Be Associated with Suicidality in Young Adults

NIH study suggests a link between cannabis use and higher levels of suicidal ideation, plan and attempt.

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Mail Carrier Indicted on Drug Distribution Charges

He allegedly received cash payments in exchange for helping to ship marijuana and cocaine through the mail.

California State Capitol, Sacramento.

California Approves $100M for Environmental Reviews

The state’s cannabis businesses face a deadline to complete the reviews and transition to permanent licenses.

Wyoming State Capitol, Cheyenne.

Wyoming Advocates Hopeful Despite Odds

Organizers are backing petitions that would decriminalize marijuana and legalize the drug for medical use.

Workers at MERJ farms unload hemp plants, Bristol, Tenn., Oct. 10, 2019.

Industrial Hemp Market Expected to Reach $19B by 2028

Growing awareness of hemp's benefits — and more countries legalizing its cultivation — will help the market grow in coming years.

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Cannabis Agricultural Workers Vote to Join Teamsters

The vote marks the first election victory for cannabis workers in Southern California.

Kadenwood Acquires Social CBD

The deal will create the largest retail CBD distribution network in the U.S.

San Diego Administration Building, San Diego, Calif., March 2011.

Dispensaries Could Be Forced to Close Under City's 2014 Law

The local cannabis industry is calling for changes.

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Cronos Group Announces Strategic Investment in PharmaCann

The deal positions Cronos to benefit from rapid growth in the U.S. cannabis market.

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States with Legal Marijuana See Reduced Workers’ Comp Claims

Researchers speculated that cannabis is allowing older workers to better manage chronic conditions.