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[PRESS RELEASE] – WARWICK, R.I., Sept. 12, 2025 – The Cannabis Control Commission  (CCC) opened the application period for adult-use cannabis retail licenses, marking the beginning of the largest expansion to Rhode Island’s cannabis industry. The commission is authorized under the Rhode Island Cannabis Act to license up to 24 retail establishments statewide, divided equally across…

Members of the California Assembly and Senate have approved Assembly Bill 564, which halts a recently-enacted excise tax hike on commercially available cannabis products. The measure now awaits action from Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is anticipated to sign it into law. California NORML is among the advocacy organizations that spearheaded the bill. In March, it coordinated a lobby…

California lawmakers didn’t act quickly enough to halt the state’s cannabis excise tax rate from increasing to 19% on July 1, but industry stakeholders celebrated a better-late-than-never victory on Sept. 10.The California Senate voted, 39-1, on Wednesday to approve an Assembly-passed bill that will roll back the increase to 15% starting on Oct. 1 and…