Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced amendments to the state law legalizing recreational cannabis that would bump up aspects of the timeline for legal marijuana, but not start sales or cultivation any sooner than 2024.
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There are indications of a thaw in glacial federal prohibition of marijuana
With New York’s governor signing adult-use marijuana into law this week, that state joins the growing ranks of U.S. markets legalizing first-degree marijuana usage.
How to cut costs and make your cannabis extraction operation more efficient
For cannabis extraction companies, becoming more efficient and more productive goes hand in hand with expansion and scaling up.
New Jersey picks Black male for cannabis panel after NAACP pushback
New Jersey's commission to regulate recreational marijuana received its first Black male member after the NAACP raised concerns about the panel's makeup. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday appointed Charles Barker, who is Black, to the state's Cannabis...
Where in America is marijuana still entirely illegal?
Fewer than 7 million of America’s 335 million inhabitants live in places without some degree of marijuana legalization.
West Virginia licenses medical cannabis testing lab
West Virginia regulators awarded a business license to a medical marijuana testing laboratory.
Marijuana real estate merger creates firm worth $435 million in assets, cash
Chicago-based NewLake Capital Partners and GreenAcreage Real Estate, a real estate investment trust (REIT) in New York have announced the closing of a merger that creates a massive cannabis real estate company.
South Dakota trade group forms to aid prospective marijuana businesses
As South Dakota works to implement medical and recreational marijuana programs passed by voters in 2020, a new trade group seeks to assist cannabis companies in the state.
Cannabis companies anticipate added sales bump with new round of stimulus checks
Cannabis companies should expect a bump in sales from the newest round of federal stimulus payments.
The three degrees of marijuana legalization in the United States
In America, well over nine out of 10 inhabitants live in a place where marijuana is legal to some degree.
Metrc outages in California ‘causing a lot of heartburn’ for marijuana companies
Problems with the state-contracted traceability system in California is causing cannabis companies to spend thousands of dollars in extra time and money to remain in compliance.
Mississippi lawmakers kill bill to create alternative medical marijuana program
The Mississippi House killed a Senate bill that would have created a legislative alternative to the medical marijuana program the state’s voters resoundingly approved in November.
