Massachusetts’ marijuana regulatory agency will have an interim chair as the state’s treasurer office searches for a more permanent leader.
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Connecticut receives more than 15,000 retail marijuana license applications
Connecticut marijuana regulators were inundated with more than 15,600 applications for retail recreational marijuana stores before last week’s deadline.
Tornado ravages $95,000 in plants at Oklahoma medical marijuana farm
A medical marijuana cultivation facility in Maud, Oklahoma, had an estimated $95,000 worth of marijuana plants destroyed when a tornado tore through the facility on Thursday.
New York OKs 36 more recreational cannabis cultivation permits
New York marijuana regulators approved 36 more conditional licenses to grow recreational marijuana, adding to the list of hemp growers approved to kickstart the new adult-use program.
New York hemp growers prep to cash in on recreational marijuana market
New York hemp growers hit hard by an oversaturated market and low prices are jumping at another chance to grow the same species of plant, just a different variety: marijuana.
SD advocates submit signatures to put recreational marijuana on ballot
Proponents of legalizing adult-use marijuana in South Dakota have turned in thousands of signatures to the state secretary’s office, which could be enough to put the issue on the November ballot.
Opinion: 5 tips to prepare your cannabis company for a sale
Despite being great at cultivation, production, extraction or brand-building, many cannabis business owners are green when it comes to the nuts and bolts of preparing a multi-million dollar business for an exit.
Connecticut moves to restrict cannabis advertising on border
Connecticut lawmakers are looking to place stricter restrictions on marijuana advertising, including barring billboard ads from marijuana retail stores along the Massachusetts border.
Connecticut sees rush of applications for recreational marijuana business licenses
As a deadline looms in Connecticut for businesses to apply for recreational marijuana licenses, regulators say applications are flooding in.
New Jersey shoppers spend $1.9 million on first day of adult-use marijuana sales
Customers who stood in long lines for the start of adult-use marijuana sales in New Jersey on April 21 bought about $1.9 million worth of cannabis and related products.
Denver marijuana company’s dispute with union highlights PR pitfalls
A new Colorado law that allows agricultural workers, including cannabis grow employees, to unionize has led to a public relations crisis for one Denver marijuana company, with staffers and union organizers making headlines by alleging unsafe working conditions and poor treatment.
NY recreational marijuana sales likely will begin by fall, state regulator says
Recreational marijuana should be for sale in New York by this fall, according to the head of the state’s Cannabis Control Board (CCB).
