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The latest piece in our 2023 Cannabis Industry Predictions series features experts in cannabis data collection and analysis, operations management, technology, employment, industry events, and tourism.

New York’s first licensed adult-use cannabis shop — operated by Housing Works, a charitable nonprofit in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood — is officially set to open next week.

According to statistics from car insurance companies, cannabis law reforms have made no statistically significant impact on the rate of vehicular accidents in Canada and the U.S.

The Washington D.C. City Council unanimously approved a medical cannabis reforms package this week which contains tax relief for licensed companies, the removal of cannabis industry license caps, and more.

Cannabis multistate operator Trulieve has contributed $15 million towards the Smart & Safe Florida campaign, which is seeking to put a cannabis legalization constitutional amendment before voters in 2024.

Florida health officials have begun the process of licensing additional medical cannabis companies but the fees for industry applications and license renewals have been significantly increased.

Language to expand cannabis banking and expungement was ultimately excluded from the annual federal spending bill following GOP pushback, and Congress will continue to block the full implementation of Washington D.C.’s voter-approved cannabis reforms.

California state Sen. Scott Wiener is set to propose a bill that would decriminalize the possession of psilocybin mushrooms and DMT statewide.

Cannabis shops in New Jersey reported $116,572,533 in third-quarter cannabis sales and more than $177 million if medical sales are included.

Following nearly a decade of sales growth capped by a significant pandemic-related surge, regulated cannabis sales in Washington have slowed this year for the first time.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is attempting one last-ditch effort this weekend to attach cannabis banking reforms to the annual omnibus funding package.

The Washington state Liquor and Cannabis Board announced it is suspending the license of Port Angeles-based Dank Inc., claiming to have discovered “untagged” plants, evidence of potential cannabis product diversion, and other violations of state law.

Brothers Ross and Zach Lipson, the co-founders of cannabis e-commerce company Dutchie, claim in a lawsuit that they were wrongfully forced out of the company earlier this month.

The international industrial hemp market is expected to reach $18.1 billion by 2027, according to a new market report.

In the second installment of our 2023 predictions series, we asked experts in cannabis science, cultivation, and agricultural technology — as well as industrial hemp and psychedelics — to weigh in with their industry expectations for the next year.

Amid a significant and ongoing decline in consumer cannabis prices, Massachusetts this week witnessed the first closure of an adult-use dispensary since the state’s legal cannabis market launched in 2018.

Canadian prosecutors have moved to withdraw all charges against three former executives for CannTrust, the beleaguered cannabis giant that was sunk by accusations of unlicensed cannabis cultivation.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed into law a bill encouraging the incorporation of hemp products in construction, packaging, and other mainstream industries.

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Cherokee medical cannabis company Qualla Enterprises LLC will receive $63 million to increase staffing and build new facilities following a recent Tribal Council vote.

Kansas state Sen. Rob Olsen said he will introduce a medical cannabis legalization proposal at the start of the next legislative session.

The Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation has selected 100 social equity applicants for an opportunity to apply for retail cannabis licenses.

Transportation officials in Massachusetts are adding cannabis impairment lessons to the state’s driver’s ed curriculum for next year.

Bipartisan lawmakers in New Hampshire’s House of Representatives are set to propose another cannabis legalization bill but the proposal could face opposition in the Senate and from Republican Gov. Chris Sununu.