Nevada regulators said Friday they suspended the cannabis cultivation license of Green Cross of America, effective immediately, calling the operation a "threat to public health and safety." According to a news release, inspectors from the...
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Colorado recreational marijuana prices may rise if voters OK tax hike
A ballot question is going before Colorado voters in November that, if successful, would raise the state taxes on recreational marijuana products and potentially create a new barrier for adult-use sales. The measure, Initiative 25 - also...
Colorado AG warns of marijuana market ‘disruption’ if US reform isn’t done right
In a wide-ranging letter to members of Congress, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser warned there could be "potential resulting disruption" to the existing state-legal marijuana markets if federal legalization isn't structured carefully. In particular, Weiser...
FBI investigating Nevada cannabis business licensing process, report says
Federal agents have been scrutinizing the Nevada cannabis licensing process to determine if any corruption was involved in the awarding of business permits. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, FBI agents have been speaking with Nevada marijuana industry...
Idaho high court overturns law that may have hindered marijuana measures
The Idaho Supreme Court overturned a new law that would have made it harder for independent campaigns to get their own ballot measures before voters, including a potential medical marijuana legalization question. According to the Associated Press, the state's high...
Judge orders New Mexico to lift medical cannabis purchase restrictions
A New Mexico state district court judge ordered that purchase limits for medical cannabis patients should be increased to conform with the new recreational marijuana law approved by lawmakers this year, a move that could result in a sales boom for dispensaries.
US Supreme Court passes – again – on hearing IRS marijuana lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court confirmed for a second time that it will not enter the legal fray between a number of marijuana businesses and the IRS. According to Law360, the nation's highest court again declined to hear appeals from Standing Akimbo and Eric Speidell, who...
More than 70% of New Jersey towns ban adult-use marijuana sales
The number of New Jersey communities opting out of the adult-use marijuana industry has increased dramatically in recent weeks, reaching almost three-quarters of the municipalities in the state.
How to sell an ancillary cannabis business: Q&A with Lbs Distribution CEO Ross Haley
When Ross Haley entered the cannabis industry 20 years ago, it was to sell the proverbial “picks and shovels” with Ag Natural, an ancillary company he founded to focus on gardening supplies for Northern California marijuana farmers.
Illinois marijuana lotteries over, but legal fights make future uncertain
The third and final lottery of the summer for Illinois’ quickly expanding adult-use marijuana market resulted in the awarding of 75 new retail permits.
Schumer’s marijuana reform bill would create industry winners and losers, experts say
Since Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer unveiled a draft of his federal marijuana legalization bill in July, questions have begun percolating about what cannabis businesses stand to win or lose should the groundbreaking legislation become law.
California county offers $10,000 grants to cannabis farmers
Officials in Humboldt County, California, launched a program to help bolster the community's struggling - but legal - cannabis farmers. According to the Eureka Times-Standard, county officials have authorized $2 million in grant monies for marijuana growers to be...
