Greek cannabis operator Curity Pharma has been awarded a government operating license for a cultivation operation in the country.
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Legal California cannabis production increases by double digits, report says
Legal cannabis production in California increased by 11.8% to 1.4 million pounds in 2024, according to a new report.
DC authorities shutter 25 unlicensed marijuana stores during crackdown
Authorities in Washington, D.C., say they have shut down 25 unlicensed marijuana “gifting stores” over the past six months.
Virginia governor expected to veto recreational marijuana sales legislation
Virginia appears set to remain the only state in the country with recreational marijuana legalization but without legal sales.
Ohio GOP senators advance bill to kill marijuana social equity, limit industry
A Republican-led bill to “regulate the cannabis industry to death” passed the Ohio state Senate on a partisan vote.
Trump research cuts threaten cannabis studies, pose rescheduling questions
The Trump administration’s plan to cut federal research funding threatens 565 ongoing experiments involving cannabis, according to an MJBizDaily review and interviews with scientists and academics.
Arbitrator awards Cookies nearly $18M in dispute with marijuana retail partner
A company formed to open and operate Cookies-branded marijuana stores must pay the iconic San Francisco cannabis company almost $18 million in unpaid royalty fees and for unauthorized use of Cookies’ signature intellectual property.
California bill would derail planned marijuana tax increase of up to 25%
A California lawmaker wants to cancel a scheduled increase in the state’s marijuana excise tax of nearly 25% that many operators say would be ruinous.
Deal struck in bankruptcy of California marijuana operator Unrivaled Brands
Unrivaled Brands, a once-prominent subsidiary of California marijuana company Blüm Holdings, has reached a deal to settle litigation with creditors as part of bankruptcy proceedings.
New Jersey regulators adjust cannabis testing lab requirements
In the next few months, cannabis testing labs in New Jersey will be subject to new labeling requirements and must obey new action limits under recently approved rules.
Trump administration refusing to return seized New Mexico marijuana, suit says
The Trump administration is refusing to return more than $1 million of marijuana seized from state-licensed New Mexico cannabis companies at interior Border Patrol checkpoints over the past year, a lawsuit says.
Pro-marijuana rescheduling doctors ask court to intervene, force DEA redo
Dissatisfied with what they claim is an opaque and biased process that violates federal law, a group of pro-marijuana rescheduling doctors and researchers is asking a federal court to intervene and compel the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to redo key steps in the process.
