--- title: Your Top 5 News Stories - July 1, 2021 description: "New Mexico: Governor pledges equity in budding cannabis industry, What Would Federal Cannabis Legalization Look Like, and more!" image: https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hubfs/Canabis-Insight-Daily4.jpg --- [![](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo-ondark.png?width=431&height=233&name=logo-ondark.png "logo-ondark.png")](https://newfrontierdata.com/) # Your Top 5 News Stories - July 1, 2021 July 01, 2021 [In Sight Daily](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/topic/in-sight-daily) [![4f528f28-606e-4754-a619-23c8a915e165](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/4f528f28-606e-4754-a619-23c8a915e165.jpg?width=1025&name=4f528f28-606e-4754-a619-23c8a915e165.jpg)](http://newfrontierdata.com) [![Best-in-class-Equio782x90-1](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Best-in-class-Equio782x90-1.gif?width=720&name=Best-in-class-Equio782x90-1.gif)](https://newfrontierdata.com/equio-features/) --- 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