Alaska is the latest state to implement emergency rules allowing for drive-thru and curbside pickup of marijuana products, a move that is expected to bolster public health and potentially sales during the coronavirus outbreak. Business owners...
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Marijuana operator Medicine Man Technologies rebrands as Schwazze
Medicine Man Technologies, a Denver-based multistate cannabis operator, is now calling itself Schwazze, an offshoot of a proprietary marijuana pruning technique developed by the company.
Week in Review: Canopy Growth closes cannabis grows, COVID-19 reshaping MJ business models, MA rec shops take a hit & more
Canopy Growth's new CEO said the once high-flying marijuana giant is shuttering additional cannabis cultivation facilities in Africa, Canada, Colombia and the United States. MJBizDaily takeaway: The Canadian company’s retrenchment offers lessons for other cannabis...
Ruling backs MA gov’s closure of adult-use cannabis stores – but offers options
A Massachusetts judge has ruled that Gov. Charlie Baker was within his authority to shutter recreational cannabis stores during the current coronavirus crisis, disappointing an industry that is losing nearly $2 million a day because of the closures. [include_post...
Montana adult-use marijuana advocates sue to collect ballot signatures digitally
Backers of a recreational marijuana legalization campaign in Montana are taking the state to court for the right to collect signatures electronically during the coronavirus crisis. The group, New Approach Montana, also is requesting that the deadline for submitting...
Illinois cannabis license caps might bode well for new market entrants amid pandemic, economic downturn
The conventional wisdom might be that this is the worst time to launch a recreational marijuana operation from scratch.
But perhaps not in Illinois, the country’s newest rec market, where additional licensing is scheduled for May and July – provided it’s not delayed.
How COVID-19 is affecting marijuana legalization efforts across the US
The coronavirus crisis has hurt marijuana legalization efforts in the short term, with state legislatures pivoting to focus on more pressing issues and citizen groups struggling to collect enough signatures to place initiatives on November ballots.
Maine’s adult-use marijuana launch delayed until further notice
The start of Maine's long-awaited recreational marijuana market was officially postponed on Friday because of the coronavirus pandemic. A new timeline won't be announced until public health experts deem it appropriate to do so, state regulators said. The...
Marijuana companies mostly shut out of $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package
Many states have declared cannabis companies “essential businesses” during the COVID-19 pandemic and allowed them to maintain operations, but the U.S. Congress and President Donald Trump don’t appear to see the industry as fundamental.
Medical cannabis businesses eye potential new markets in southern US
Medical marijuana legalization efforts are advancing through several states in the southern U.S., and if successful, they promise tens of millions of dollars of opportunities for cannabis entrepreneurs searching for markets that potentially offer lower costs and fewer barriers to entry.
New York adult-use marijuana legalization appears stalled
Recreational cannabis legalization in New York likely will be shelved for now because of the coronavirus crisis, but experts expect the legislation to be back in play later this year. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday the state isn’t likely to legalize rec...
Coronavirus outbreak could delay marijuana legalization along East Coast, other states
The nationwide coronavirus outbreak could set back cannabis legalization efforts along the East Coast and elsewhere, raising further questions about the launch of lucrative new adult-use and medical markets in New York and other states.
