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Fourteen Years Later, Wanda James Sustains Simply Pure’s Mission

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Her Denver-based dispensary, Simply Pure , made history in 2010 as the first Black-owned and veteran-owned dispensary in the United States. James Opens First Ever Black-Owned Dispensary in 2010 From the start, Wanda James was already performing inspiring feats. James was the first in her family to earn a college degree.

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Maine Cannabis Regulator Unveils New Medical Marijuana Applications

Cannabis Law Report

Applications for medical marijuana dispensaries available for the first time since 2010, caregiver applications added to Office of Marijuana Policy’s electronic offerings. If appropriate for their business models, registered medical cannabis caregivers may choose to convert their registration type to dispensaries.

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Washington Social Equity In Cannabis Licensing Window Opens March 1

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The license application process will be completed electronically on the WA Department of Revenue’s business licensing system, though it is not currently available on the DOR’s website. Did you own or operate a medical cannabis dispensary or collective garden, licensed as a business, prior to July 1, 2016 (10 points)? 10 30 in DIA 9.

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Perfect Union’s New Community Fund Permanently Infuses Charity into Its 530 Grower Product Line

Cannabis Law Report

–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #california –California’s largest cannabis retailer, Perfect Union , announced the official launch of a charitable Community Fund tied to its in-house 530 Grower flower brand today, on 5/30/21. $1 Soft launch raised over $5,000 for cannabis criminal justice reform. SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS

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Alterman Opinion Suggests Cannabis Businesses Apply Double Diligence In Records Keeping

Cannabis Law Report

Alterman involved income tax deficiencies and penalties asserted by the IRS for 2010 and 2011 against individual taxpayers who owned and operated a small Colorado cannabis dispensary. The individual taxpayers had filed joint returns for 2010 and 2011 in which they reported the income from their cannabis dispensary. 1 IRC §6651(a)(1).

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Denver opens its first Social Equity Technical Assistance program for aspiring entrepreneurs in the cannabis industry

Cannabis Law Report

DENVER – June 23, 2022 – Denver Economic Development & Opportunity (DEDO) has launched a targeted entrepreneurial assistance program for aspiring cannabis business owners that is specifically designed to boost ownership among individuals disproportionately impacted by marijuana prohibition and enforcement. Hancock said.

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Colorado: Black market marijuana grows are popping up faster than law enforcement can take them down. But is legalization the cause? Asks The Denver post

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As he awaited sentencing in 2010, Fayin Deng sounded a contemplative, philosophic note. “I attorney for the District of Colorado in 2019 called the largest marijuana bust in state history. The source of his cash came from a different kind of green — marijuana. Authorities seized more than 80,000 marijuana plants and nearly $2.2

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