An early cold snap that swept through Colorado on Tuesday and into Wednesday drove temperatures below freezing and dumped inches of snow, potentially destroying millions of dollars worth of outdoor cannabis and hemp plants. The crop damage will likely disrupt the...
Washington state regulators are believed to be among the first in the nation to take a closer look at an issue that has bedeviled cannabis growers and sparked costly lawsuits targeting the marijuana industry: odor emanating from growers and processors. The state is...
As often happens after winners of state cannabis licenses are announced, losing applicants for retail licenses in Illinois are going to court to delay awarding the permits. Illinois announced finalists for 75 retail licenses last week, but only 21 total applicants...
The MORE Act, which would deschedule cannabis and thereby legalize it federally in the U.S., is scheduled to be considered by the full U.S. House of Representatives the week of Sept. 21.
Applicants for retail cannabis licenses in Illinois will be awarded in a lottery later this month, after all 17 regions saw only about 20 companies given perfect scores on their applications – meaning they tied for the permits.
Massachusetts is one of the only states in the nation to set aside marijuana delivery licenses exclusively for minority entrepreneurs, a move that could serve as a model for other programs aiming to make their cannabis industries more racially and economically diverse.
When the cannabis industry says growers should “protect their cannabis brand,” what does that really mean?
Denver-based Akerna, a marijuana compliance software company, parted ways with John Prentice, the founder of Canadian firm Ample Organics, only months after a $45 million acquisition deal closed. An Akerna spokesperson released a statement to Marijuana Business Daily...
Under a new proposal in Massachusetts, delivery license holders would be able to buy cannabis directly from wholesale growers and manufacturers, a move that could increase the profitability of the delivery sector and benefit social equity applicants. The Cannabis...
The Nebraska Supreme Court will decide whether to allow residents to vote in November on the legalization of medical marijuana – a move that would create business opportunities to cultivate and sell MMJ.
Nebraska voters will get the chance to decide whether to legalize the commercial cultivation and sale of medical marijuana in November, the state's top election official announced, although his decision is certain to face an immediate court challenge. Nebraska...
Rates of vaping-related lung illnesses were much lower in states with legal marijuana markets than in states without licensed marijuana, according to a new study. The vaping health crisis that arose in 2019 shook the cannabis industry, even causing some state programs...
