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New York To Eliminate Cannabis Cultivator Licensing Fees For Two Years

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Unlicensed cultivators and dispensaries are running rampant, and many are complaining that the process for licensing is taking too long. The exemption applies to fees for dispensaries shifting to non-conditional license categories, such as cultivation businesses and micro businesses.

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Ohio Cultivator and Non-profit Organization Offer Education Program in Cultivation

SpeedWeed

An Ohio non-profit organization and a cannabis cultivator are working together to help individuals who have been incarcerated for cannabis-related charges to receive education in cannabis cultivation. The program will provide educational and job opportunities for those who have been convicted of cannabis crimes.

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Hawthorne Gardening Introduces Energy Advisory Program To Help Cultivators Meet Sustainability Goals – Cannabis Business Executive

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As growing cannabis industry faces demands for greener operations and stricter regulations, Hawthorne Gardening introduces energy advisory program. Many cannabis cultivators, seeking a greener, more cost-efficient approach to growing, are taking proactive steps to reduce their energy footprint.

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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? .” You would think that this would make enforcement easy, but you’d be wrong.

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New York approves its first rec cultivation licenses

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This week, New York took a huge step towards launching its recreational marijuana program. On Thursday, April 14, the state’s Cannabis Control Board (CCB) voted to award conditional cannabis cultivation licenses to 52 existing hemp farms within New York.

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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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Ohio Program Trains Cannabis Offenders for Industry Jobs

Cannabis Law Report

A licensed medical marijuana cultivator in Ohio has teamed up with a nonprofit serving formerly incarcerated people to provide an employment education program for past cannabis offenders. Dowdy added that she has already signed up two prior cannabis offenders for what she hopes will be an initial class of 10 students.

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