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2023 Cannabis Legalization Roadmap: What, When and Where

A recent timeline of states that have legalized, those on the verge of legalization, and what’s ahead for the U.S. cannabis industry in 2023.

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Zach Mentz
December 31, 2022

Editor's Note: This story was last updated Jan. 6.

If you’ve been around the cannabis industry long enough, you’ve likely heard the saying that the cannabis industry ages in dog years. This is to say that one year in cannabis feels like seven (or more) in any other industry, due to the constant change and normalization of a newly legal industry.

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