The Associated Press

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Over1,500 applications filed for social equity pot licenses

Over 1,500 applications have been filed for the 26 social equity dispensary licenses....

Company weeds out competition, bakes 850-pound pot brownie

A Massachusetts cannabis company is celebrating National Brownie Day on Wednesday with what it believes is the “largest THC−infused brownie ever made....

New Mexico approves public financing for cannabis businesses

New Mexico will provide business loans of up to $250,00 toward small−scale cannabis businesses...

South Dakota Supreme Court rules against pot legalization

The South Dakota Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s ruling that nullified a voter−passed amendment to the state constitution that would...

Thai chain's cannabis pizza: trendy but won't get you high

One of Thailand’s major fast food chains has been promoting its “Crazy Happy Pizza” this month....

GOP Rep. Mace's bill would federally decriminalize marijuana

Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina introduced legislation Monday to federally decriminalize marijuana....

No joke: Comedians, cannabis companies push pot legalization

NEW YORK (AP) — Big cannabis companies are backing a new, celebrity-infused campaign to enlist marijuana users to pressure members of Congress to lega...

Colombian leader sees opportunity in cannabis, but not coca

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Colombian President Iván Duque has high hopes for the medical marijuana industry in a country that has been waging a costly wa...

Officials acknowledge lax oversight of medical marijuana

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine's top marijuana regulator said the state has few tools to prevent medical marijuana from being sold on the black market....