Ten biggest weed stories of 2021

No matter how much happens in canna-land it can seem like nothing ever changes. Federal illegality remains in place. Most businesses still lack access to the banking system.
Even so, the industry's progress is unmistakable. This year saw a new set of states markets begin to flourish, as an even bigger cohort makes preparations to open in the northeast. It's never clean or easy, but all the arrows still point in the same direction: eventual federal reform.
With that in mind, here are the biggest stories of 2021, and the ones that . . .