Massachusetts cannabis regulators have lifted the roughly five-week suspension of marijuana cultivation license holder Nova Farms, but the operation remains under investigation. The state's Cannabis Control Commission said it withdrew the...
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Northeast governors take big step toward regional cannabis coordination
Democratic governors from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut took a landmark step Thursday toward coordinating recreational marijuana legalization efforts, agreeing on basic principles involving market regulation, taxation and social equity. They also...
California probes marijuana licenses of indicted man tied to Giuliani associates
The arrest of a Ukrainian-born businessman on charges of conspiring to violate federal campaign finance laws triggered a review of the California cannabis licenses he was granted. Lori Ajax, head of the California Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC), told the Los Angeles...
Northeast governors meet to create regional adult-use cannabis plan
Governors from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut are co-hosting a cannabis summit Thursday with legislative leaders and policymakers in an unprecedented move to coordinate recreational marijuana legalization efforts.
Recreational marijuana legalization in New Mexico set for push
New Mexico would use proceeds from recreational marijuana to provide low-interest loans to small cannabis businesses and eliminate taxes on medical cannabis under a legalization proposal from an expert panel appointed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. [include_post...
Chicago allows some adult-use cannabis sales downtown
Chicago's City Council approved a zoning ordinance that bans recreational marijuana stores from the central business district but allows them to locate in part of the popular River North area downtown. Mayor Lori Lightfoot initially had proposed a ban covering nearly...
FBI probing potential public corruption in California capital’s marijuana industry
The FBI is investigating suspected corruption involving Sacramento, California, cannabis businesses and public officials. The FBI interviewed marijuana industry officials in California's capital city over the past few months about potential bribes made in exchange for...
New California marijuana laws address social equity, labor and vapes
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several cannabis-related bills that, among other things, are designed to bolster minority participation in the industry, ensure labor peace and institute a vaporizer cartridge labeling requirement. Here are summaries of the...
Bloom Farms, Cura Partners settle marijuana lawsuit
California-based cannabis company Bloom Farms settled a defamation lawsuit filed by Oregon’s Cura Partners for an undisclosed sum.
Nevada governor forms marijuana task force to attack corruption
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak on Friday announced he is creating a multi-agency task force to “root out corruption or criminal influences” in the state’s legal cannabis market, spurred by federal charges filed against two businessmen with ties to President Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.
Arkansas medical marijuana sales brisk, total $12.3 million for five months
Sales of medical cannabis in Arkansas continue at a strong pace, totaling $12.35 million in the first five months of the program. At this rate, sales are on pace to reach the upper end if not exceed Marijuana Business Factbook projections of $15 million-$20 million...
Vireo agrees to milestone medical cannabis labor pact in Pennsylvania
Minnesota-based Vireo Health, a multistate marijuana operator, signed the first vertically integrated medical cannabis labor agreement in Pennsylvania, a deal that is being touted as a win for both the employees and the company.
