Illinois lawmakers and a trade group representing state licensed marijuana companies are calling for a ban on intoxicating hemp products such as delta-8 and delta-10.
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Kentucky medical cannabis businesses can apply for licenses this summer
Kentucky medical cannabis operators can apply for business licenses as early as July, setting up an MMJ market launch in early 2025.
Marijuana operators aim to mitigate 4/20 online outages this year
As the marijuana industry gears up for the biggest sales day of the year, retailers, point-of-sale (POS) and e-commerce service providers are working to avert another online disaster.
Eaze reaches deal with California marijuana workers to avert 4/20 strike
Eaze Technologies and union negotiators said Wednesday they reached a settlement to avert a work stoppage across California on April 20, the biggest retail day of the year for the marijuana industry.
Wana CEO Whiteman exiting cannabis edibles company; Hodas will take reins
Nancy Whiteman, the co-founder and CEO of Wana Brands cannabis edibles company, in May will relinquish the top post to marketing chief Joe Hodas.
California task force seizes more than $53M of illicit cannabis in first quarter
A multiagency task force in California seized more than $53 million worth of illegal cannabis products in the first quarter of 2024.
New Hampshire adult-use cannabis bill heads to Senate for third straight year
The New Hampshire House passed another adult-use cannabis legalization bill, but getting it through the Senate has been a perennial challenge.
California Eaze cannabis workers ‘ready to strike’ on 4/20 over wages, mileage and benefits
Disgruntled California workers at Eaze Technologies and its cannabis delivery subsidiary, Stachs, reiterated plans to go on strike – just before the unofficial marijuana holiday of April 20 – for many of the reasons industry workers are unionizing nationwide.
Ohio recreational marijuana sales could launch by mid-June
Recreational marijuana sales in Ohio could begin in two months, far ahead of previous estimates as regulators move quickly to establish the newest adult-use market in the Midwest.
MariMed closes $5.3 million deal for shuttered Maryland marijuana store
Massachusetts-based marijuana multistate operator MariMed announced on Tuesday it closed a $5.3 million acquisition of Community Wellness & Compassionate Care Center, its second dispensary in Maryland.
California issues tips to improve local marijuana business licensing
A California auditor has released several recommendations for better marijuana business licensing processes and policies by local municipalities.
Florida’s recreational marijuana ballot measure will fail, governor says
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blasted the recreational marijuana initiative that will appear on the state’s November ballot, calling it “radical” and predicting its failure on Election Day.
