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John Schroyer

A Sacramento-based journalist, John had focused on Colorado politics for most of his career, which included covering the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver. In 2012, he covered the Amendment 64 campaign to legalize recreational marijuana for The Colorado Springs Gazette. As then-video editor for The Gazette, he was on hand for the first-ever legal recreational marijuana sale in Denver on Jan. 1, 2014. He’s been writing about the cannabis industry since joining Marijuana Business Daily over the summer of 2014.

Lawsuit that could have delayed Illinois cannabis business licensing dropped

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A Michigan-based marijuana company withdrew a lawsuit it filed less than two weeks ago against Illinois’ governor, removing a potential delay for 185 pending cannabis business permits. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Michigan-based Sozo Illinois dropped the federal lawsuit it filed July 16 claiming that social equity rules for the marijuana permits are “fundamentally unfair” and […]

Massachusetts medical cannabis dispensary sued over $21 million debt

Published July 27, 2021

A medical cannabis dispensary in a Boston suburb has been sued by a creditor for more than $21 million in debt and interest the shop owes. According to the Boston Business Journal, Quincy-based Ermont is being sued for $21.8 million by Teneo Funds SPVi. Teneo requested in its lawsuit that the court halt any transfer of […]

Denver cannabis retailer asks Supreme Court again to review its IRS fight

Published July 26, 2021

After the U.S. Supreme Court in June declined to hear arguments in a case between a Denver-based cannabis retailer and the Internal Revenue Service, the company decided to ask the justices to reconsider. According to Bloomberg Tax, Standing Akimbo marijuana retailer submitted paperwork to the high court last week requesting again that the Supreme Court […]

Biden nominee for drug czar consulted for medical cannabis business

Published July 26, 2021

President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Dr. Rahul Gupta, consulted with a Massachusetts-based medical cannabis business for nine months in 2020. Ethics documents released this week by the White House confirmed Gupta’s work with marijuana multistate operator Holistic Industries, CNN reported. A Biden spokesperson told the cable-TV news […]

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California cannabis brands begin selling directly to consumers, bypassing retailers

Published July 9, 2021

A handful of California cannabis manufacturers and brands have begun selling their products directly to customers through their websites, effectively bypassing traditional brick-and-mortar retail shops and delivery companies that have long been the gatekeepers to marijuana consumers. The direct-to-consumer approach reportedly is being employed by some of the biggest marijuana brands in California, including Kiva […]

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Plaintiffs drop text-message suit against California marijuana courier Eaze

Published July 8, 2021

A consumer lawsuit filed against California marijuana delivery giant Eaze was formally dropped after the two sides reached a settlement agreement. According to Law360, the two plaintiffs who agreed to withdraw the suit they filed in 2018 are now “hashing out the details” of a settlement. The case had been on hold because both Eaze […]

California authorities seize $1 billion of illegal marijuana

Published July 7, 2021

Los Angeles County authorities announced the seizure of the largest illegal crop of marijuana in state history, worth an estimated $1 billion. According to The Associated Press, L.A. sheriff’s deputies seized 373,000 marijuana plants and 33,480 pounds of cannabis flower, which have a combined value of about $1.2 billion on the illicit market. The seizure […]

Saint Regis is first New York tribe to legalize recreational marijuana sales

Published July 6, 2021

A Native American tribe in New York state said it has legalized recreational marijuana and will “soon” begin legal sales. According to Watertown TV station WWTI, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, which has a reservation near the Canadian border in upstate New York, signed off on a new tribal ordinance allowing members of the tribe […]

Comprehensive cannabis licensing changes pass California Legislature

Published July 2, 2021

California lawmakers have given final approval and sent to the governor a sweeping budget bill that makes several major changes to the state’s cannabis regulatory system, including a much-needed extension of the provisional licensing program. Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign the so-called “governor’s trailer bill,” Assembly Bill 141. Despite the changes to the […]

Mississippi high court won’t rethink its overturn of medical marijuana vote

Published July 2, 2021

The Mississippi Supreme Court rejected a final appeal by medical marijuana advocates to reconsider a landmark ruling in which the court struck down a voter-approved MMJ bill because of a technicality. According to Mississippi Today, the high court on Thursday released a final decision in which it cited a time period last November when parties […]

Cannabis company Nabis completes $23 million funding round

Published July 2, 2021

California cannabis distributor Nabis said it raised $23 million in a Series B fundraising round in a quest to expand daily operations and the company’s online wholesaling platform. In a news release, the San Francisco-based company said the funds would be put toward expanding its Nabis Marketplace, a wholesale portal for retailers and brands. Investors in […]