The Virginia Senate again has approved a bill to establish an adult-use marijuana program, and the House advanced a companion measure.
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Marijuana finance company Safe Harbor pauses promissory note payments
Marijuana industry finance company SHF Holdings, doing business as Safe Harbor Financial, is seeking to modify its financial agreement with Partner Colorado Credit Union.
Ohio GOP lawmaker’s bill would upend voter-approved adult-use marijuana
A Republican lawmaker in Ohio has introduced a bill that would raise adult-use marijuana sales taxes, limit home grows and prohibit social equity licenses and job programs.
Aurora delivers its first medical cannabis crop in Germany
Canadian producer Aurora Cannabis has delivered its first flower product in Germany’s growing medical marijuana market.
Key Colorado city aims to overturn voter-approved recreational marijuana
Colorado’s second-most-populated city will hold a special election in April to overturn a recreational marijuana legalization measure that voters approved in November.
Metrc lands marijuana traceability contract with US Virgin Islands
Track-and-trace software maker Metrc has secured a contract with the U.S. Virgin Islands to support its medical and adult-use marijuana markets.
Maryland lawmakers introduce restrictive bills for cannabis consumption lounges
Maryland legislators have introduced two complementary bills to establish rules and regulations for cannabis consumption lounges.
Michigan cannabis operator faces more allegations involving raw materials
For the second time in five months, Michigan regulators are levying serious charges against cannabis processor Sky Labs for obtaining untracked raw materials from unlicensed suppliers, failing to properly account for them in Metrc and combining untested materials into a new product.
New California marijuana trade group aims to derail impending tax increase
A new marijuana trade group in California representing the state’s largest retailers aims to improve legislative policies for the industry, which is bracing for a potential tax hike in July.
MSO appeals ruling prohibiting medical marijuana stores at Florida Circle Ks
Green Thumb Industries is appealing a ruling by a Florida administrative law judge who rejected the multistate operator’s plan to open medical marijuana dispensaries near or adjacent to Circle K gas stations in the state.
Federal court upholds intoxicating hemp ban in Virginia
A federal appeals court has upheld a Virginia ban on intoxicating hemp products with any THC concentration above 0.3%.
Farming techniques could boost CBD, hemp study infers
A new study on hemp microorganisms could ultimately help researchers, scientists and growers boost production of CBD and other valuable compounds such as terpenes.
