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\n<\/span>Oklahoma<\/span><\/a> Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed medical cannabis compliance enforcement legislation.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The <\/span>Oakland, California<\/span><\/a> City Council is considering placing a measure on the ballot to direct cannabis tax revenue from the general fund and toward mental health services, housing support and community and economic development to aid victims of the war on drugs.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.<\/span><\/a> acquired a Massachusetts property and entered into a lease agreement for it with a subsidiary of TILT Holdings Inc.\u00a0<\/span>
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