Illinois-based PharmaCann has taken Virginia to court over a medical cannabis business license that the company claims is rightfully theirs, even though state officials have solicited new bids for the permit.
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California’s provisional marijuana licensing crisis resurfaces, possibly disrupting thousands of MJ companies
For the third time in less than four years, California lawmakers are revisiting the state's marijuana licensing program, ostensibly to give businesses and regulators more time to get permits processed while allowing the industry to keep functioning without major...
California awards $15 million more in cannabis social equity grants
California is handing out $15 million in grant money to 10 cities and counties that have adopted social equity programs to help get minorities and those harmed by the war on drugs involved in the legal marijuana market. The new allotment, awarded by Gov. Gavin...
California marijuana delivery company Eaze to enter Michigan market
Eaze, a California-headquartered marijuana delivery giant, said Friday it will be entering the Michigan marijuana market. According to a news release, Eaze will get much of its marijuana flower inventory through partnerships with Michigan...
New marijuana group, including tobacco and alcohol firms, pushes for reform
The major stakeholders pushing Congress to enact sweeping federal marijuana reform just got bigger with the formation of a new band of businesses and industry experts who believe legalization is a foregone conclusion and that the real prize will be shaping a nationwide MJ regulatory framework.
Hundreds in Arizona spend $25,000 each to enter cannabis license lottery
Nearly 400 hopeful cannabis entrepreneurs ponied up $25,000 apiece for a shot at an upcoming business license lottery, which will determine the winners of 13 new permits.
Garland’s confirmation as AG could change feds’ marijuana views
President Joe Biden’s pick for U.S. attorney general, Merrick Garland, was confirmed easily by a 70-30 vote in the Senate on Wednesday, a development that was cautiously hailed by two marijuana advocacy groups.
Curaleaf enters European cannabis market with $286 million acquisition of Emmac Life Sciences
Curaleaf Holdings said Tuesday it signed a $286 million definitive agreement to acquire London-based medical marijuana company Emmac Life Sciences, giving the Massachusetts-based multistate operator a major foothold in the European cannabis market and a leg up on rival businesses.
Verano accused in lawsuit of illegal interstate marijuana trafficking
Illinois-based multistate operator Verano Holdings is accused in a lawsuit of illegally shuttling marijuana from its home state to Arkansas. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the allegations of illegal interstate marijuana shipments stem from cannabis MSO Harvest...
Harborside enters $5 million ‘strategic investment’ with CA marijuana firm
Harborside said Monday that it has thrown $5 million in investment capital behind Loudpack, another well-known California marijuana business. According to a news release, Oakland-based Harborside provided the funding for the "strategic...
Women’s History Month: Q&A with marijuana industry pioneer Greta Carter
"Everything I dreamt and hoped to have accomplished in this industry has come to fruition. I am truly living the dream." That's how marijuana-industry pioneer Greta Carter began a conversation with Marijuana Business Daily for an interview to mark March's Women's...
California judge rules shuttered marijuana testing lab can reopen
A California Superior Court judge ruled that a marijuana testing lab can reopen immediately after having to close in January because regulators revoked its license. Judge Frank Roesch wrote in his ruling late Thursday that the state Bureau of Cannabis Control was...
