Commissioners from a county in Southern Oregon are asking for help from the state’s National Guard in their fight against illegal cannabis grow sites.
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California authorities struggle to curb illicit marijuana operators who challenge legal firms
A recent $1 billion bust on the outskirts of Los Angeles County unearthed the vast scope of California’s underground marijuana market and the challenges of reining in illegal operators who are undercutting the state’s licensed cannabis businesses. The July raid in Antelope Valley was the largest enforcement operation in L.A. County history, costing taxpayers more […]
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Why 3 illicit marijuana operators decline to go legal in California
California is approaching its fourth year of legal recreational marijuana, yet the underground market is as strong as ever and is making it harder for licensed companies to eke out a profit. Saddled by steep regulatory and compliance costs, legal marijuana companies in California can’t compete with illicit operators on product prices. Administrative bottlenecks, substantial […]
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Report warns of Michigan’s illicit marijuana market, but some dubious
The Michigan Cannabis Manufacturers Association released a report this week which found that roughly 70% of cannabis sales in 2020 occurred outside of licensed retail shops.
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BC steers consumers to legal cannabis market, citing tainted illicit products
British Columbia is encouraging the public to buy government-regulated cannabis instead of illicit products after finding contaminants in samples of marijuana seized from illicit dispensaries. The provincial government announcement highlights the challenges of addressing unregulated cannabis sales in the West Coast province, which has a long history of illicit cannabis production. Vancouver, the province’s largest […]
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Canada’s legal cannabis market continues to erode illicit market’s share
The gap between Canada’s legal and illicit cannabis markets continues to widen, the latest Statistics Canada data suggests. Household spending on adult-use cannabis products in regulated channels grew to 918 million Canadian dollars ($800 million) in the final quarter of 2020, or CA$204 million more than the estimated amount spent on illicit cannabis in the […]
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British Columbia urges ‘rethink’ of Canada’s medical cannabis program, citing diversion to illicit market
British Columbia is pressing Canada’s federal government to revamp the country’s home medical cannabis cultivation program, calling some instances of authorized home production a significant source for the illegal market. “We know the program allows patients to produce their medicine at a lower cost than they can buy it, but we also know there is […]
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Oregon marijuana firms enjoy booming market fueled by pandemic, consumers shunning illicit suppliers
Oregon recreational marijuana companies are enjoyable favorable economics not seen in years, with demand outpacing supply spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic and more consumers moving away from the illicit market to the legal one.
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Legal recreational cannabis sales in Canada outstrip illicit spending for first time
Sales of regulated adult-use cannabis in Canada overtook illegal transactions for the first time in the third quarter of 2020, according to new Statistics Canada data. That development demonstrates the success of legalization in these early years, experts say, though more needs to be done regarding taxes and promotions rules to put the regulated industry […]
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California destroys 1.1 million illicit cannabis plants
California’s annual campaign against illegal marijuana cultivation eradicated more than 1.1 million plants at 455 grow sites. The 13-week effort by state, local and federal agencies in 29 counties went off despite difficulties stemming from coronavirus precautions and massive wildfires, officials said Thursday. Because of competition from illicit operators, California’s legal marijuana businesses haven’t been […]
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Week in Review: Wildfire smoke impact, cannabis market transitions, curbing illicit sales & more
Smoke and ash from the record wildfires in the western U.S. are slowing the growth of outdoor marijuana plants and forcing cultivators to rethink when to harvest their crop. MJBizDaily takeaway: Growers in California, Oregon and Washington state are struggling at how to best maximize the value of their grows and minimize their losses. They […]
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Ontario government cannabis prices beating illicit market, report says
Ontario’s government-operated Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) claims it is undercutting illicit marijuana prices with an average price of 7.05 Canadian dollars ($5.30) per gram of dried flower, taxes included, during its first fiscal quarter. In comparison, the average price for a gram of marijuana from illicit mail-order dispensaries was CA$7.98, the OCS said in a […]
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