Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg named Bruce Stebbins acting chair of the Cannabis Control Commission on Thursday.
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Cannabis MSO Green Thumb Industries refinances via $150 million credit facility
Chicago-based Green Thumb Industries plans to use the proceeds and existing cash to retire its $225 million senior secured debt due April 30.
NJ governor signs bill to remove intoxicating hemp from stores
Products containing intoxicating levels of hemp-derived THC must be removed from store shelves in New Jersey – for now.
Psilocybin among contaminants found in intoxicating Delaware hemp products
Secret shoppers in Delaware purchased potentially dangerous — and illegal — hemp-derived products containing contaminants and even psilocybin.
Hytn secures deal to supply medical marijuana to UK
British Columbia-based Hytn Innovations is teaming up with 4C Labs, a Canadian cannabis distribution and product-development company, to produce medical marijuana for distribution in the United Kingdom and, potentially, other global markets.
Ohio retailers sell more than $50 million in recreational cannabis in first month
Ohio’s recreational marijuana sales topped $50 million in the first month adult-use cannabis products were available.
Rhode Island regulators support lottery for cannabis retail licenses
The winning applicants for Rhode Island’s next two dozen cannabis retail licenses could be selected through a lottery under a proposal approved by the state’s Cannabis Control Commission.
Cannabis staffing platform Vangst acquires GreenForce
Colorado-based hiring platform Vangst is buying GreenForce, a cannabis temporary staffing agency operating in Arizona and Oregon.
Ayr Wellness awarded medical cannabis license in Virginia
Miami-based multistate cannabis operator Ayr Wellness was awarded the last of five medical cannabis licenses to be issued in Virginia.
Kentucky receives nearly 5,000 medical marijuana license applications
Kentucky’s Office of Medical Cannabis received 4,998 applications for medical marijuana business licenses and collected more than $27 million in fees in July and August.
Alabama judge pondering lifting some medical marijuana licensing restrictions
The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC), handcuffed by the judicial system, could at least vet some marijuana license awards if a state judge follows through and lifts some restrictions.
Missouri governor orders intoxicating hemp products removed from stores
Missouri’s governor ordered the state’s Department of Health & Senior Services to remove products containing intoxicating hemp substances from the market.
