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The state Office of the Marijuana Commissioner announced that existing medical marijuana conversion licensees can begin selling adult-use cannabis on August 1, more than two years after the state legalized recreational weed for adults.
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A.j. Herrington, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The company plans to work with licensees of its brands to encourage them to remove the dyes.
—Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
The State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology regulates more than 560,000 licensees and 50,000 establishments.
—Tri Ta, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
For example, the most recent annual report of the Department of Agriculture’s inspections of the nation’s dog breeders found that 96% of licensees and registrants were in substantial compliance with the Animal Welfare Act, the guiding legislation that regulates the treatment of animals.
—Sheila Goffe, Boston Herald, 3 June 2025
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A.j. Herrington, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The company plans to work with licensees of its brands to encourage them to remove the dyes.
—Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
The State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology regulates more than 560,000 licensees and 50,000 establishments.
—Tri Ta, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
For example, the most recent annual report of the Department of Agriculture’s inspections of the nation’s dog breeders found that 96% of licensees and registrants were in substantial compliance with the Animal Welfare Act, the guiding legislation that regulates the treatment of animals.
—Sheila Goffe, Boston Herald, 3 June 2025
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“Licensee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/licensee. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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licensee
noun
li·cens·ee
ˌlīs-ᵊn-ˈsē 
: one to whom a license is given
a patent licensee
specifically
: one (as a firefighter in the course of his or her duty) who is on the property of another by authority of law or by the consent or invitation of the possessor see also bare licensee, social guest compare invitee, trespasser
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