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Illinois craft cannabis grower bill highlights tension between big companies, minority entrepreneurs 

Back in 2019, many marijuana industry experts trumpeted Illinois as setting a new bar for social equity: State lawmakers created a potential blueprint to provide greater opportunities for minority entrepreneurs in Illinois’… Continue reading Illinois craft cannabis grower bill highlights tension between big companies, minority entrepreneurs 

Cannabis industry provides possible lift for Lake County economy 

Cannabis buds are trimmed, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022 at Richard Derum's grow near Lower Lake. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat) 2022

As the greater Bay Area region has prospered through the 21st Century, Lake County has been largely left behind, a rural area that has lagged economically compared to nearby counties.… Continue reading Cannabis industry provides possible lift for Lake County economy 

N.J. weed workers moving full steam ahead to unionize despite delay in cannabis market 

Union fever is spreading like wildfire among the state’s cannabis workers even though the adult use recreational market has yet to open up. The workers prepping for that day say… Continue reading N.J. weed workers moving full steam ahead to unionize despite delay in cannabis market 

Illinois supercase holding up 185 dispensaries licenses approaches late spring resolution

Close to two hundred Illinois dispensary licenses edged closer to leaving legal limbo Friday as a Cook County Circuit Court judge set a late March date to begin planning for… Continue reading Illinois supercase holding up 185 dispensaries licenses approaches late spring resolution