Now that the omicron variant of COVID-19 has found its way into the United States, marijuana businesses – particularly retailers – are contemplating how the shifting pandemic situation might affect their daily operations.
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Drivers for marijuana distributor Nabis vote to join Teamsters union
Organized labor has scored another victory in the marijuana industry, with drivers for California distributor Nabis saying Friday they have voted to join the Teamsters Local 630.
CA, NM offering financial support to social equity marijuana companies
California and New Mexico will be offering financial support to qualifying social equity marijuana businesses, government officials in both states said this week.
New rash of California marijuana robberies threaten survival of businesses
A spate of violent robberies targeting marijuana businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area last month have thrown into question the survival of several small businesses, with the combined losses of those operators estimated to be at least $5 million.
San Francisco delays marijuana tax a second time to combat illicit market
San Francisco authorities approved a second one-year suspension of the city’s marijuana business tax, a decision intended to help licensed cannabis businesses become more competitive with illegal dealers.
Vermont doctors push to lower cannabis potency cap
A coalition of Vermont doctors is urging state lawmakers to cap the amount of THC allowed in all cannabis products at 15%, a move that, if implemented could have major ramifications for marijuana companies in the state.
Cannabis acreage cap in key California region creates bottlenecks, headaches for growers
A cannabis cultivation cap in Santa Barbara County enacted more than two years ago was intended to prop up the legal market and appease industry critics in one of the state’s largest growing regions.
Cannabis reform group CPEAR adds two former Congress members
Two former members of Congress have signed on as co-chairs of a national cannabis reform group, further adding to the ranks of ex-lawmakers who are now advocating for federal marijuana legalization.
Colorado senators urge passage of marijuana banking via defense bill
Colorado’s two U.S. senators added their names to a growing list of members of Congress urging legislative leaders not to strip a marijuana banking bill out of an omnibus defense spending package that is likely to be renegotiated in December.
California rolls out plans to standardize cannabis testing statewide
California regulators have begun a new push to standardize cannabis testing with the aim of eliminating inconsistencies among the state’s 41 operational marijuana labs.
Michigan testing lab sues state over ‘unjustified’ cannabis product recall
A Michigan cannabis testing lab filed a lawsuit against state regulators over an immense product recall that the lab claims was “unjustified, prejudiced and retaliatory.”
5 senators urge panel to keep cannabis banking in defense spending bill
Five U.S. senators from both parties who serve on the Senate Armed Services Committee signed a letter urging the leaders of that panel to throw their support behind the SAFE Banking Act.
