<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 06:45:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/ballotinitiatives/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[North Dakota Lawmakers to Study Legalization]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawmakers in North Dakota have moved to study the implications of recreational cannabis legalization as they expect advocates to move forward with another ballot initiative, the Williston Herald reports.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cannabis/@ganjapreneur/northdakotalawmakerstostudylegalization-ekkxx5fbbo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cannabis/@ganjapreneur/northdakotalawmakerstostudylegalization-ekkxx5fbbo</guid><category><![CDATA[cannabis]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ganjapreneur]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2019 15:00:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/ADdPNihJzmPcaitgziSfWWovqfCAVJrof7bZ9Fdgev2LAvmHcTbyi1LCF8bR1TtET7dkcnUSXubA3q7y2mAeor3vv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colorado Has Earned Nearly $1 Billion In Cannabis Taxes]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2012, voters in Colorado and Washington passed the states' landmark adult-use cannabis legalization initiatives; Colorado's marketplace launched first — to nationwide fanfare — on January 1, 2014. As]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cannabis/@ganjapreneur/coloradohasearnednearly1billionincannabistaxes-mvi1yhlbgy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cannabis/@ganjapreneur/coloradohasearnednearly1billionincannabistaxes-mvi1yhlbgy</guid><category><![CDATA[cannabis]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ganjapreneur]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2019 14:01:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHekBjEMprscwHf1rtj1rgRAb9YYmXko97wxABwG6pSTt5Uy2gPhVQzTGQo2T5xeKs3G563FJvqa2nfHAPt2thoZ82?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michigan Becomes Tenth State to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michigan voters have resoundingly approved Proposition 1 to legalize adult-use cannabis and establish a statewide taxed-and-regulated cannabis marketplace. 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