More than 60% of Ohio residents are dissatisfied with the state’s medical cannabis program, citing high prices as the No. 1 reason, according to a recent study. The study, conducted by Ohio State University Moritz College of Law's Drug Enforcement and Policy Center,...
Employees at a Massachusetts marijuana cultivation and processing facility ratified their initial collective bargaining agreement, 10 months after being the first cannabis workers in the state to vote to unionize. The three-year labor contract...
A business-friendly medical marijuana initiative with no license caps in the Deep South state of Mississippi faces a high hurdle in November, but even modest support could sway legislators in neighboring conservative states to be more open to legalizing MJ markets....
The number of financial institutions serving marijuana-related businesses declined slightly in the first six months of this year, according to federal data, likely because of COVID-19 and other factors.
An inquiry into Maryland’s 2019 medical marijuana licensing process found “no evidence of bias or undue influence,” according to a 40-page investigative report released last week. The licensing round, which was designed to expand minority participation in the state’s...
One of Pennsylvania’s top-ranking Republicans said lawmakers likely won’t legalize recreational marijuana this fall, despite Gov. Tom Wolf’s pleas.
A Nevada judge ruled the state's marijuana licensing process can resume, with some new retail marijuana stores allowed to open. The decision, issued Thursday, also means some applications for licenses will be reviewed again by state officials and some companies will...
Innovative Industrial Properties continues to gobble up cannabis properties, with the San Diego-based real estate investment trust (REIT) closing a potentially $25 million deal to acquire and lease back a marijuana facility in Michigan. The...
A Maryland-based investment management company said it is launching on Sept. 2 the first U.S.-listed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that will focus solely on American cannabis companies, including multistate operators.
Advocates for legalizing a commercial recreational marijuana program in Oklahoma gave up their bid for November's election because of the difficulty of collecting signatures during the coronavirus pandemic. “We have been put in a position of...
The MORE Act, a bill that would deschedule marijuana and thereby legalize it federally - with massive business implications - is scheduled to be considered by the full U.S. House of Representatives the week of Sept. 21, according to an email sent by House Majority...
The Democratic and Republican national conventions barely touched on federal marijuana reform.
The Republicans didn’t even write a new platform.
