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# [Your Top 5 News Stories - June 29, 2021](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/in-sight-daily-6-29-21)

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| <https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/marijuana-supreme-court-clarence-thomas-dissent-1190201/>   | [**Justice Clarence Thomas Is the Unlikely Cannabis Supporter on the Supreme Court**](https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/marijuana-supreme-court-clarence-thomas-dissent-1190201/) The court’s decision not to hear a cannabis-related tax case opened a window for Thomas to question the “half-in, half-out” federal policy.  |
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| <https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/28/mexicos-high-court-strikes-down-laws-that-ban-use-of-recreational-marijuana>   | [**Mexico supreme court strikes down laws that ban use of recreational marijuana**](https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/28/mexicos-high-court-strikes-down-laws-that-ban-use-of-recreational-marijuana) The court rejected the prohibition of adult-use cannabis, compelling legalization even as the country’s lawmakers stall over regulations.  |
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| <https://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2021/dama-financial-cannabis-cash-fintech-electronic-payments/amp/>   | [**In The Push Against Cash, Cannabis FinTech Meets The Industry Where It Is**](https://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2021/dama-financial-cannabis-cash-fintech-electronic-payments/amp/) A rising faction of B2B solution providers are helping the cannabis industry to jump into a digital-first financial management strategy.  |
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| <https://www.sfchronicle.com/local/article/S-F-s-cannabis-industry-flourished-during-the-16279969.php>   | [**How the pandemic positioned S.F. to become 'the Napa Valley of cannabis'**](https://www.sfchronicle.com/local/article/S-F-s-cannabis-industry-flourished-during-the-16279969.php) Despite COVID-19 restrictions, the city retained 38 medical cannabis dispensaries and 75 other supply-side and delivery companies.  |
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| <https://uk.style.yahoo.com/style/business-booming-drugs-cannabis-profit-113350678.html>   | [**Business is booming for drugs such as cannabis – but it’s profit not health that motivates this new industry**](https://uk.style.yahoo.com/style/business-booming-drugs-cannabis-profit-113350678.html) A United Nations call for a global ban on cannabis advertising aims to help “public health interests prevail over business interests”. |
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