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Overtime-pay issue leads CO marijuana security firm to US Supreme Court
A cannabis security company based in Colorado has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower-court decision requiring state-legal marijuana businesses to adhere to federal labor laws such as overtime pay.
Cost-cutting cannabis giant Acreage to take $80 million-$100 million charge
Marijuana multistate operator Acreage Holdings on Monday said it is still reducing overhead costs – including the sale of a North Dakota medical cannabis operation and undeveloped real estate in Nantucket, Massachusetts – as it seeks to improve its financial situation.
Oklahoma’s business-friendly medical cannabis program still has room to grow, experts say
Medical marijuana sales and patient numbers in Oklahoma continue to increase at a staggering rate, indicating the red-hot market has room to grow, although some sectors and parts of the state are saturated with businesses, industry officials say.
Missouri bans certain medical cannabis edible shapes
Missouri lawmakers passed a bill that forbids the sale of medical cannabis edibles that could attract children and also tightens criminal background checks for those who work in the state’s MMJ industry.
Marijuana firms aim to leverage ‘essential business’ status amid COVID-19 economic slide
Cannabis businesses declared essential during the coronavirus outbreak are hoping to leverage newly allowed flexibility such as curbside pickup and home delivery into permanent ways of doing business.
Missouri lawmakers push for more medical marijuana licenses
A group of Missouri lawmakers wants to substantially increase the number of medical cannabis business permits for the market, arguing the state imposed an arbitrary cap that resulted in a disastrous licensing round.