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New Legislation Introduced To Protect State-Legal Marijuana Programs

NORML

Representative Lou Correa (D-CA) has introduced HR 493 : The Sensible Enforcement Of Cannabis Act, which would codify the protections that were outlined in the now-rescinded Cole Memo. Tax revenues from states like Colorado, Oregon, and Washington now exceed initial projections. Send a message in support of HR 493 now!

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Green Rose files ‘1,500-Foot Rule’ lawsuit against IDFPR

Illinois News Joint

Green Rose Dispensary representatives Monday sent out a press release stating that GRI Holdings, operating under the Green Rose Dispensary name, filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Cook County to stop another social equity cannabis dispensary from opening in River North at the old Rainforest Café location.

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Becoming Human:  How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping the Cannabis Industry

NewsMunchies

Artificial intelligence is a powerful tool that can be applied in many aspects of the cannabis industry. The legalization of medicinal and recreational cannabis at the state level has created a growing desire to roll out more products to more consumers. AI can potentially solve that problem.

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House Members Pass Historic Legislation Legitimizing Retail Cannabis Sales

NORML

Today’s vote is a significant victory for the cannabis reform movement and here’s why: for the first time ever, a supermajority of the House voted affirmatively to recognize that the legalization and regulation of marijuana is a superior public policy to prohibition and criminalization.

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Article: General Counsel Share Why Cannabis M&A Deals Are Having Trouble

Cannabis Law Report

Law.com hear from a number of GC on the Cannabis M&A environment in the US. They write, “Experts in the field discuss the underlying causes of recent mergers and acquisitions in the cannabis space either being changed significantly or abandoned entirely.” ” They report. Read full report (Paywall).

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Cannabis Store Co-owned By Top Virginia Senator Sells Mislabeled Products With Illegal THC Content, Media Investigation Finds

Cannabis Law Report

Louise Lucas’s cannabis shop in Portsmouth feature a stoned cartoon leprechaun and a warning that it “contains cannabis, a Schedule 1 controlled substance.”. The products are not quality tested but consumers are trusting they are made in a sanitary environment and that the label is accurate.”. Marijuana Moment reports.

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CDFW Announcement: CDFW And Partners Conduct Cannabis Enforcement Operation In Monterey County

Cannabis Law Report

Wildlife officers with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) recently shut down an illegal cannabis operation in southern Monterey County. Like many other illicit grows in California, the operators were circumventing state laws that are designed protect native plants, fish and wildlife.