Two businessmen convicted in March of committing bank fraud related to payments made to California-based marijuana delivery giant Eaze were sentenced to prison by a New York district judge. According to Law360, Hamid Akhavan and Ruben Weigand were sentenced to 30...
A Santa Rosa marijuana testing lab became the first in California to join the ranks of unionized workers after employees voted unanimously to be represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW). According to a news release, Sonoma Lab Works employees...
An Oklahoma case involving a Black marijuana business owner charged with first-degree murder is focusing a spotlight on how both race and security protocols can be major issues and stumbling blocks for cannabis entrepreneurs.
Several Illinois-based marijuana facilities opted to unionize through votes by employees, both the Teamsters and the United Food and Commercial Workers announced.
The Florida Supreme Court torpedoed a second attempt by activists seeking to get an initiative to legalize recreational cannabis on the state's 2022 ballot, ruling that a proposed ballot measure was "misleading." According to the Miami Herald, the court ruled 5-2 that...
Employees at a California marijuana cultivation facility owned by Israel-based Tikun Olam voted to join the Teamsters, the union announced. According to a news release, 39 employees at the grow operation - located in Adelanto, California - are now part of the...
New York-based multistate operator Columbia Care said Tuesday it agreed to acquire Medicine Man, a vertically integrated marijuana grower and retailer in Denver, in a cash-and-stock deal worth $42 million.
A one-time $100 million grant to help California cities and counties streamline cannabis business licensing requested by California Gov. Gavin Newsom won approval in the state Legislature. According to the Los Angeles Times, lawmakers on Monday signed off on exactly...
Wildfire season is quickly approaching in California, and marijuana farmers all over the immense state are trying to bolster their defenses against a perennial threat that wreaked record-setting havoc in 2020.
A lawsuit filed against Sacramento, California, alleges that the local government has been charging licensed marijuana businesses illegal fees equal to roughly 1% of their gross receipts. According to a news release, the lawsuit was filed in Sacramento County Superior...
Legislation in Colorado to limit marijuana concentrate purchases, add more labeling requirements and crack down on underage medical cannabis relationships with physicians has made its way to the desk of Gov. Jared Polis. But it's unclear whether the governor will sign...
Iconic pop-culture magazine Rolling Stone said Tuesday it's going into business with Massachusetts-based Curaleaf, one of the largest cannabis multistate operators, to run a new marijuana product line and a retail store in Las Vegas. According to a news release, the...
