The contentious issue of how to buy or sell marijuana social equity licenses is being pressed by a specific instance in Illinois involving Cookies-branded cannabis stores.
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Nebraska cuts medical marijuana plant counts to satisfy governor
Nebraska medical cannabis cultivators would be limited to no more than 1,250 plants at any one time under new rules introduced Monday to satisfy Gov. Jim Pillen.
Following surprise deal, New York delays cannabis track and trace until 2026
New York marijuana regulators delayed the launch of a long-awaited track-and-trace system until 2026.
Whoopi Goldberg’s marijuana company and convicted ex-mayor in court
Whoopi Goldberg’s cannabis company and a nonprofit run by a convicted ex-mayor of Paterson, N.J., are trading legal claims over a failed bid to open a cannabis store in the city.
$5.5 billion reprieve as Texas hemp THC ban fails
A push to ban all hemp-derived cannabinoid products in Texas, a market worth an estimated $5.5 billion, failed on Wednesday night.
Massachusetts must rehire embattled cannabis czar as employee payouts soar
Ousted Massachusetts cannabis czar Shannon O’Brien won her job back even as employees who accused her of wrongdoing earn payouts of their own.
Branding rules: Vic Mensa to share marketing insights at MJBizCon
Vic Mensa entered the cannabis industry equipped with real-life experience as well as knowledge gleaned from books.
Nebraska moves to ban cannabis flowers and edibles, limit business licenses
Nebraska medical cannabis patients will have limited products available at limited dispensaries under rules approved Tuesday.
House Democrats introduce longshot federal marijuana legalization bill
Federal marijuana legalization seems unlikely to be considered by a Republican-controlled Congress that’s blocked other cannabis bills.
Did California’s biggest marijuana cultivator fool state regulators?
California’s largest legal cannabis cultivator appears to have renewed dozens of state permits despite falling out of compliance with a labor-friendly licensing requirement, records show. Glass House Brands, which operates massive cultivation operations in Santa...
Cookies cannabis stores close as part of TerrAscend Michigan exit
Cookies’ presence in Michigan will decrease significantly as a result of marijuana MSO TerrAscend’s exit from the state’s “saturated” market.
Marijuana MSO sues to stop hemp-derived THC in Pennsylvania
Subsidiaries of marijuana MSO Jushi Holdings sued hemp companies in Pennsylvania to halt unlicensed hemp-derived THC competition.
