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Senate Coalition Urges SBA to Support Small Cannabis Businesses

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The Senators write: Over the last decade, there has been a clear shift in public opinion toward supporting the legalization of cannabis in the United States. billion in tax revenue from legal cannabis sales in 2018. States collected an estimated $1.3

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Scottsdale Community College Starts Marijuana Business Course

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Editors Note: This story has been updated to include information about other marijuana industry training programs. You won’t have to skip class to learn about the weed business. Read More

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New Legislation Introduced To Protect State-Legal Marijuana Programs

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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HR 493 : The Sensible Enforcement Of Cannabis Act, which would codify the protections that were outlined in the now-rescinded Cole Memo. To date, these statewide regulatory programs are operating largely as voters and politicians intended. Send a message in support of HR 493 now!

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Colorado Launches State-Funded Loan Program for Cannabis Businesses

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Westword reports Colorado is launching a state-funded loan program for marijuana business owners, one of the first of its kind in the country, according to Governor Jared Polis.

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Over 40 Members of Congress Request SBA Access For Small Marijuana Businesses

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“Many of these establishments are small-to-medium size operators, with their employees keeping their doors open without access to the support systems in place for other businesses, thus depriving them of potentially lifesaving protections.” The majority of these businesses are small-to-medium in size.

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Louisiana Expands State Medical Marijuana Program

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New laws expanding the medical marijuana program in Louisiana went into effect on August 1. The state’s medical marijuana program has been criticized for being too limited and too restrictive since the program was established in 2016, but the three laws that went into effect on Saturday aim to improve the situation.

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NORML Joins Civil Rights and Criminal Justice Groups To Support Small Cannabis Businesses

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The Coalition letter focuses on the need for small business access to the SBA relief funds as an avenue to protect the progress that has been made by minority entrepreneurs in the emerging legal cannabis marketplaces. RE: Protect Minority-Owned Marijuana Businesses and their Workers. You can read the full letter below.

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