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Senate Coalition Urges SBA to Support Small Cannabis Businesses

NORML

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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Colorado Launches State-Funded Loan Program for Cannabis Businesses

Cannabis Law Report

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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Province announces new sales programs to benefit cannabis producers, Indigenous businesses

Cannabis Life Network

On Sunday, September 20, 2020, A day before calling for an early election, the BC Government announced a new sales program in favor of BC Craft Cannabis. Said to be the result of input and recommendations from long-time cannabis growers, Indigenous leaders, and other stakeholders, this program will launch in 2022.

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Another California Cannabis Enforcement Program That Won’t Work

Canna Law Blog

Earlier this week, California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta announced yet another cannabis enforcement program: the Cannabis Administrative Prosecutor Program (CAPP). Will the new enforcement program make a dent in the illegal market? And it’ll probably cost a whole lot to boot. That’s not a joke.

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BC announces new cannabis sales programs to benefit cannabis producers, Indigenous businesses

Cannabis Life Network

On Sunday, September 20, 2020, A day before calling for an early election, the BC Government announced a new cannabis sales program in favour of BC Craft Cannabis.

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CJIA announces $30M grant opportunity for R3 Program

Illinois News Joint

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) today released a notice of funding opportunity to provide Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) programming in historically underserved Illinois communities. ICJIA actively recruits community-based application reviewers as they are primary stakeholders in the R3 program.

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Cannabis Workers, Unemployment Insurance, and the Small Business Administration: What You Need to Know

NORML

There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic is adversely impacting businesses around the world, and smaller businesses especially. According to a recent report by Leafy.com , the state-licensed cannabis industry employs more than 240,000 American workers. Why this clarification is important.

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