Licenses

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Shannon O’Brien surrounded by reporters at the Massachusetts State House after her reinstatement and suspension as Cannabis Control Commission Chair.

Massachusetts CCC Welcomes Back, Then Immediately Benches, Its Chair

After a court ruled her firing unlawful, Shannon O’Brien was reinstated as CCC Chair — only to be suspended again on appeal. Massachusetts cannabis regulation has officially turned into compliance theater with billion-dollar stakes.

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Frustrated cannabis license applicant holding relocation paperwork outside New York Office of Cannabis Management building, with zoning maps and temporary banner visible, captured in photojournalistic style during proximity correction rollout.

NY’s Proximity Correction Update Now Live: Press F to Relocate

New York’s cannabis regulators admitted they’ve been measuring the school buffer wrong for three years — now 152 operators face shutdowns, a $15M fund skips existing stores, and compliance has devolved into spreadsheets, lawsuits, and Form 6399-FU.

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NEW YORK’S SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSES JUST GOT DEPORTED

A federal court just ruled New York’s “social equity” weed licenses unconstitutional. Turns out, excluding 49 states isn’t reform — it’s just illegal.

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Tribal licensing office issuing cannabis permits while state officials wait outside

NEBRASKA AWARDS FIRST WEED LICENSE BY ACCIDENT — TRIBE LEGALIZES ITSELF

The Omaha Tribe legalized cannabis before Nebraska even picked a lane. They wrote the law, built the system, and started issuing licenses—proving that tribal sovereignty is faster than state bullshit.

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Montana bar interior with beer taps and cannabis jars mixed together, illustrating confusion after state agency merger

MONTANA BARS START SELLING WEED AFTER MISUNDERSTANDING GOVERNMENT MERGER

Montana merged its weed and booze regulators. Now bar owners think they can sell joints, dispensaries are advertising bourbon, and no one knows who's actually in charge. This isn’t reform — it’s a licensing disaster dressed up as efficiency.

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MISSOURI LAUNCHES “SURPRISE” CANNABIS INSPECTIONS TO COMBAT TRANSPARENCY, COMMON SENSE

JEFFERSON CITY, MO — In a groundbreaking move to confuse, entrap, and mildly inconvenience cannabis operators statewide, Missouri...

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MISSOURI PROPOSES THC CAP TO PROTECT SUBURBAN PARENTS FROM THEMSELVES

State regulators unveil bold new strategy to make legal weed just shitty enough to lose to the plug again. Welcome to “safety.” FOR...

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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC MORALITY AND MEDIOCRE POLICY

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Receives Prestigious “Accidental Cannabis Hero” Award After Vetoing THC Ban He Clearly Didn’t Understand In a...

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