Minnesota regulators are adding two conditions that qualify patients to receive recommendations for medical marijuana, making a total of 17 conditions, which should help boost the bottomline for cannabis businesses in the state.
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VA recreational marijuana market would need 5 years to mature, report says
A working group in Virginia is estimating it will take up to five years for a recreational marijuana program to get established in the state.
Proposed pesticide, heavy-metal testing rules in Washington state roil marijuana cultivators
A Washington state proposal to require growers to test their recreational marijuana for pesticides and heavy metals is encountering blowback from industry officials who argue it would drive up their costs and force them to offer fewer cannabis products.
Georgia taking applications to produce ‘low-THC’ marijuana oil
Georgia regulators are taking applications to process and manufacture medical marijuana oil in the state’s limited program.
Cannabis SPAC acquires Caliva and Left Coast Ventures, hires Jay-Z
New York-based Subversive Capital Acquisition Corp., a special-purpose acquisition company, said it has acquired two California cannabis companies and hired rapper and producer Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter in a role to foster social equity in the industry.
Best practices for getting the top price for extracted marijuana products
Once extraction is complete and finished products are made, there’s still one important step for cannabis-extraction companies to execute: Selling their manufactured goods to consumers.
Newly legal states offer marijuana growers fresh opportunities, but some greener than others
The legalization ballot measures that voters approved on Nov. 3 created cannabis markets in five U.S. states – Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota – and while the rules and regulations are still yet to be ironed out, some of the markets are clearly more appealing to cannabis cultivators.
Utah marijuana business licensing process biased, audit shows
An investigation into the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, which regulates the state’s medical marijuana program, turned up problems with the selection process of marijuana growers.
Three steps cannabis cultivators must take to create products that meet customer expectations
Consider the average cannabis purchasing experience in the last eight years. Legal options were limited, illegal options were unpredictable.
Michigan cannabis firm to expand footprint to four states after $45M raise
C3 Industries, a vertically integrated multistate cannabis company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, closed a funding round that will help the company launch operations in Massachusetts and Missouri.
WA regulators to hear public comment on cannabis pesticide testing rules
Washington state cannabis regulators are holding a digital public hearing at 10 a.m. Pacific on Wednesday to receive comments from stakeholders about proposed testing rules that would require the addition of pesticide and heavy metal testing for all marijuana products produced, processed, and sold in the state.
WV awards medical marijuana processor licenses; several go to MSOs
West Virginia regulators announced which medical cannabis processors will be receiving business licenses.
