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Two California officials sentenced to two years in marijuana corruption case
Two former California city officials were each sentenced to two years in prison for accepting $35,000 in cash bribes in January 2020 in exchange for ensuring that a marijuana dispensary application would be successful.
Growing marijuana regulators group pressures Congress
The Cannabis Regulators Association, a recently formed but potentially influential marijuana industry group, welcomed an overseer of the country’s biggest MJ market into its fold while pushing Congress on six key reform demands.
Metrc sees new seed-to-sale tracking markets, welcomes cannabis industry’s ‘constructive criticism’
With five states voting in favor of new marijuana markets last month, Metrc sees fresh opportunities to extend its dominance in the seed-to-sale tracking business by winning new government contracts.
Premium-priced cannabis products take a larger share of overall flower sales
Even during tough economic times, marijuana consumers are turning to higher-priced flower products – a signal that cannabis users are increasingly willing to spend more money on such merchandise.