The government of Ontario, Canada, pledged $31 million to an agency responsible for fighting the illicit cannabis market in the province.
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Cannabis pioneer Sundie Seefried looks at the evolving banking landscape
Sundie Seefried of Safe Harbor Financial discusses what the next decade holds for her company and cannabis banking overall.
Ohio recreational marijuana sales near $90 million in 7 weeks
Barely seven weeks since the launch of Ohio’s recreational marijuana market, sales have reached almost $90 million.
Arkansas high court breathes life into medical marijuana ballot initiative
A ballot initiative that would significantly expand Arkansas’ medical marijuana program is still alive after the state’s Supreme Court ordered a key government official to resume counting roughly 18,000 signatures that he allegedly declined to count.
Arkansas medical cannabis campaign sues state over rejected ballot initiative
Medical cannabis advocates in Arkansas filed a lawsuit challenging the secretary of state’s decision not to certify a ballot initiative that would expand the MMJ program.
‘Legalize it,’ Democratic presidential candidate Harris says of marijuana
If there was any uncertainty about where she stands on U.S. marijuana prohibition, Vice President Kamala Harris cleared the air by declaring that MJ should be federally legalized.
Kentucky’s first medical marijuana business license goes to a testing lab
A cannabis testing laboratory is Nicholasville, Kentucky, is the first business to receive a license under the state’s medical marijuana program, which is supposed to launch next year.
Marijuana advocates optimistic Florida will legalize adult-use sales
Marijuana companies operating in Florida are optimistic Amendment 3, the adult-use cannabis ballot referendum, will be successful with voters.
Massachusetts treasurer fires state’s top marijuana official
Shannon O’Brien, former chair of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC), was fired by state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg on Monday.
Kentucky gets landslide of medical marijuana business applications
More than 2,600 applications for medical marijuana business licenses in Kentucky were filed before Saturday’s deadline.
Nebraska medical marijuana legalization measures near ballot certification
Two proposed referendums in Nebraska that would legalize medical marijuana and protect MMJ patients from prosecution appear to have qualified for the state’s November ballot.
Maryland cannabis regulator fines Curio $8,000 for advertising violations
Maryland fined two divisions of cannabis multistate operator Curio Wellness a total of $8,000 for violating state advertising regulations.
