Cannabis growers in California, Oregon and Washington state say they are enjoying a robust outdoor harvest, with strong crop yields, high-quality flower and market prices well above last year's depressed levels. Growers in the western United States have been reporting...
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Cannabis vaporizer company Pax Labs cuts 25% of workers after missing revenue projections
California-based Pax Labs, one of the leading vape pen companies in the cannabis industry, disclosed Monday it laid off 65 workers, or 25% of its workforce, after missing its revenue projections.
Montana judge blocks temporary ban of flavored marijuana vapes, e-cigarettes
A judge in Montana halted a temporary ban on flavored vaping products, including medical cannabis, which was scheduled to go into effect Oct. 22. Ravalli County District Judge Jennifer Lint signed a temporary restraining order Friday that...
There are tricks to getting a cannabis crop safely to harvest
Cannabis growers need to maintain solid cultivation practices through the entire harvest process to ensure the tough job of raising a good crop doesn’t go for naught.
Over 50% of Wisconsin vape products linked to illnesses contain cannabis
More than half the vape products the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tested in its investigation into vaping illnesses in Wisconsin contained THC, the agency reported.
Cannabis advertising firm Weedmaps cuts 100-plus jobs in response to slow adult-use market rollouts
California marijuana advertising giant Weedmaps announced Wednesday it laid off 25% of its workforce, blaming the slow rollout of recreational MJ markets in California and Massachusetts and a dwindling pool of outside funding. The job cuts - disclosed by Weedmaps CEO...
Colorado’s largest cannabis grower loses millions of dollars in early freeze; supply disruption expected
The largest marijuana grower in Colorado - Pueblo-based Los Sueños Farms - disclosed it lost millions of dollars during an early winter storm after half the company's plants froze before harvest could be completed. The crop loss in Southern Colorado is expected to...
Colorado proposes rules to ban additives in cannabis vape products
Colorado regulators are finalizing rules to ban certain ingredients from marijuana vaping products, following the lead of other states with legal cannabis programs in the wake of a health crisis that has sickened more than a thousand and killed over two dozen people.
New California laws allow some marijuana firms to deduct expenses on state returns, help normalize MJ as ag commodity
Cannabis-related bills signed into law by California Gov. Gavin Newsom are significant steps in both providing marijuana businesses with the ability to write off business costs on state tax returns as well as normalizing cannabis as an agriculture commodity for...
Oregon bans flavored marijuana vaping products for six months
Oregon became the third state to impose some form of temporary ban on marijuana vaporizers, ordering a six-month halt to the sale of flavored cannabis and tobacco vape products.
Washington state temporarily bans flavored marijuana vaping products, targeting a third of top-selling MJ vapes
Washington state health regulators voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to impose a temporary halt on the sale of flavored tobacco and marijuana vaporizer products, making it the second state after Massachusetts to ban cannabis vapes in some form. The Washington Board of...
CA vape maker Kushy Punch in spotlight amid allegations of illegal cannabis products; firm says goods not for sale
Questions are swirling around a well-known California marijuana vaporizer manufacturer after its facility was raided by state authorities for allegedly manufacturing illegal cannabis vape cartridges. The case involving licensed manufacturer Kushy Punch - which...













