A working medical marijuana market in Mississippi is still on hold as the state’s governor pushes to limit the amount of cannabis that patients can buy.
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New Jersey dispensaries ready to start selling adult-use marijuana
Medical cannabis dispensaries in New Jersey have enough supply to start selling adult-use marijuana without disrupting access to MMJ patients, a state trade association says.
2 more Illinois companies sue state over cannabis licensing process
Two companies applying for marijuana business licenses in Illinois have filed a lawsuit against the state cannabis regulator, claiming the lottery system for awarding marijuana business permits is unconstitutional, biased and does not meet the state’s goal to promote social equity in the industry.
Company challenges seizure of marijuana cash proceeds in Kansas
A Pennsylvania cash management company is asking a federal court to give back nearly $166,000 after law enforcement seized the money in Kansas from medical marijuana sales in Missouri.
Illegal marijuana grows in Oregon linked to drug cartels, state police say
Many illegal marijuana grows in one Oregon county are operated by national and international criminal organizations, according to state law enforcement.
Don’t give up on market opportunities for minor cannabinoids
The inclusion of delta-8 THC in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s “orange book” of controlled substances in May 2021 left manufacturers, retailers, consumers and even attorneys scratching their heads.
PharmaCann marijuana workers in New York ratify union contract
Employees of the New York marijuana business Verilife, operated by multistate cannabis company PharmaCann, voted to ratify a three-year union contract with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) Local 338.
South Dakota bars medical marijuana companies from advertising
South Dakota lawmakers finalized rules prohibiting advertising of medical marijuana and eliminating a potency cap on smokable flower.
Time for the cannabis industry to build a sustainable model
As just one example of the ongoing threats cannabis growers experience in our changing climate, wildfires raged through Northern California in 2017.
Oregon marijuana processor fined $100,000 for skirting packaging rules
Oregon regulators fined a recreational marijuana processor $100,000 for allegedly sidestepping packaging and labeling rules.
MJBiz CEO sees at least 4 more states legalizing marijuana in 2022, big M&A deals
At least four more states will legalize cannabis in some form in 2022 and industry mergers and acquisitions will “noticeably accelerate,” MJBiz CEO Chris Walsh predicted Wednesday.
MJBizCon speaker highlights dangers of delta-8 THC, touts benefits
The cannabis industry should be concerned about the safety of delta-8 THC, but it might have a place in the market as a therapeutic or for recreational use, said Chris Hudalla, president and chief science officer for Massachusetts-based ProVerde Laboratories as part of his Tuesday presentation at MJBizCon.
