Maine’s potential $300 million a year recreational marijuana program now is expected to launch sales by the end of the year, according to state officials. That would be more than four years after Mainers legalized adult use, with recent delays stemming from the...
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Massachusetts recreational cannabis social equity-boosting measures fail
Efforts to increase social equity funding for adult-use marijuana applicants in Massachusetts and diversify the industry have stalled in this year's state legislative session. Massachusetts lawmakers declined to endorse a number of last-minute amendments designed to...
Illinois recreational marijuana licensing delays lengthen
The next round of adult-use cannabis licensing in Illinois remains up in the air thanks to a delay in the application scoring process caused by the coronavirus crisis.
Union to appeal after workers at MA marijuana store reject unionization
Cannabis workers at New England Treatment Access (NETA), a medical and recreational retailer in Brookline, Massachusetts, voted to reject unionizing the company. The union said it will appeal, charging the company with coercive anti-bargaining tactics. [include_post...
Final medical marijuana dispensary opens in Connecticut
Connecticut's 18th and final medical cannabis dispensary opened its doors in a steadily growing market that exceeds $125 million in annual sales. Herbology opened Thursday in Groton, according to The Day in New London. The dispensary’s owner,...
As Maryland’s medical marijuana market ascends, diversity issues linger
The medical cannabis market in Maryland is flourishing, with sales rapidly moving toward half a billion dollars a year.
Investment firm sues for $11.7 million in connection to marijuana merger
A California investment firm claims it is owed $11.7 million in consulting fees for introducing the predecessor of Massachusetts marijuana multistate operator Curaleaf to an Oregon vape oil company. Beverly Hills, California-based Arcadian Capital argues in a federal...
Marijuana-infused drinks create stir in Oklahoma
THC-infused slushies have emerged at some Oklahoma medical cannabis dispensaries as a popular summer drink, despite guidance suggesting the beverages run afoul of the state’s regulations and statutes. "It's definitely been a go-to right after work just to cool down,”...
Cannabis platform LeafLink raises $250M in debt financing
LeafLink, a marijuana industry wholesale inventory and ordering platform, raised $250 million in a credit financing deal to help provide liquidity to the cannabis supply chain.
Curaleaf finalizes Grassroots deal, grows marijuana footprint to 23 states
Marijuana multistate operator Curaleaf Holdings said Thursday it has completed its acquisition of privately held Grassroots Cannabis, expanding Curaleaf’s presence to 135 dispensary locations and licenses in 23 states.
Massachusetts eyes end of medical marijuana vertical integration
Regulators in Massachusetts are considering eliminating the vertical-integration requirement for medical cannabis operators, a move that would open up the industry to stand-alone operations that would cost less to launch. Dispensaries in the state currently are...
Oklahoma fines medical cannabis processor $500,000 for pesticide use
Oklahoma regulators levied a $541,000 fine on a medical marijuana business and ordered it to cease operations after allegedly exceeding pesticide limits and committing other violations. The Edmond-based processor of concentrates and extracts, Moon Mix, was the subject...











