Jeremy Berke 

@jeremyberke
I write Cultivated, a newsletter bringing you everything you need to know about cannabis. Student at Columbia Business School. Formerly built the cannabis beat at Business Insider.
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Law firm Boies Schiller Flexner is suing Attorney General Merrick Garland in the district court in Massachusetts to enjoin the federal government from enforcing the Controlled Substances Act as it relates to state-legal cannabis sales.

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More information on applying for a cannabis microbusiness in New York:

Here’s the long-awaited letter from the HHS recommending that the DEA move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III.

Chock full of useful, relevant information. Thank you US Government.

Curaleaf lays off another round of employees

Cannabis company Curaleaf laid off a number of employees today.

Here’s the company’s statement:

We can confirm that some positions have been eliminated as a part of a continued effort to identify synergies and further business optimization and integration. While it’s never an easy decision to lose team members, this process is a normal course of business as we continue to balance our needs and resources to drive the business forward.

Trulieve's recent legal spat highlights the trouble with cannabis social equity programs

Payments issues continue in cannabis…

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