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Walgreens joins CVS in sales of CBD topical products
The Walgreens pharmacy chain will sell CBD-infused creams, sprays and transdermal patches in 1,500 stores across nine states, but the company declined to identify the brands it plans to carry, CNBC reported. The move comes hot on the heels of an announcement last week...
WV gov vetoes cannabis bill that would tax vertically integrated firms at lower rate
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice vetoed a medical marijuana bill because he said it "favors wholly vertically integrated businesses" by taxing them at a lower rate than stand-alone cultivators, processors and retailers. Mike Pushkin, a...
Cannabis firm sues MD to block grower licenses meant for minority businesses
Curio Wellness, a vertically integrated medical marijuana company in Baltimore County, Maryland, filed a lawsuit against state regulators to stop them from awarding four new cultivation licenses that are intended to increase the number of...
Illinois Senate panel passes bill to protect banks serving cannabis businesses
An Illinois senate committee voted to advance a bill that would prohibit the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation from taking any action that would penalize or dissuade banks and credit unions from serving legal marijuana-related businesses....
Study: IL medical marijuana growers could meet 4 years of recreational MJ demand
Licensed medical marijuana growers in Illinois would be able to supply adult-use cannabis for four years after legalization, according to a report commissioned by licensed MMJ businesses. However, the study noted, a significant increase in the...
Despite risks, marijuana firms that make or distribute CBD products use e-commerce to build multistate brands
When President Donald Trump penned hemp legalization into law late last year via the Farm Bill, hemp companies obviously cheered. But marijuana entrepreneurs also took careful note, because that landmark decision could offer fresh business opportunities to diversify...
Is vertical integration the right approach for your cannabis business?
Kevin Currier has lost sleep over the prospect of vertically integrating his new marijuana business in Michigan.
A Michigan resident, Currier applied for a medical cannabis retail license in Grand Rapids while the state transitions to a recreational market.
But he often wonders whether vertical integration – having a cultivation and retail component to a company – would better position him for success.
IL treasurer: State medical cannabis firms may collapse without banking reform
Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs warned legislators the state's medical marijuana industry could collapse if the state doesn't take action to combat what he called a banking crisis for cannabis businesses. In a statement, Frerichs also...
Alaska’s lieutenant governor approves rules for on-site cannabis consumption
Alaska’s lieutenant governor signed into law rules to allow on-site consumption of marijuana at some licensed retailers, becoming the first state to legalize social cannabis consumption.
Michigan adds cerebral palsy to list of qualifying conditions for medical cannabis
Michigan regulators expanded the state's list of qualifying illnesses for medical marijuana use by adding cerebral palsy. The decision is expected to bring more patients into the state's medical cannabis program and thus broaden the number of...
Ohio grants cannabis firm permission to produce concentrates, edibles, topicals
Ohio awarded the state’s first certificate of operation to a medical marijuana processor, which will allow for manufacturing of cannabis edibles, tinctures, topicals and other products.
