The Mississippi campaign attempting to get medical cannabis legalized in the state was sent a cease-and-desist order by President Donald Trump's reelection campaign, ordering it to stop telling voters that he backs their cause. According to the Associated Press, the...
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Harborside acquires San Francisco social equity marijuana retailer
Oakland, California-based Harborside said it acquired a majority stake in FGW Haight, a company that in June was awarded a conditional-use permit for a retail marijuana shop in San Francisco.
Cannabis delivery operator, trade groups sue L.A. over social equity rules
A marijuana businessman and two trade associations filed suit against Los Angeles, asking a judge to throw out a new city ordinance that devotes all MJ delivery business permits to social equity applicants until 2025. At issue are 20 delivery licenses that the city...
UFCW unionizes California marijuana delivery company
Employees at Stachs, a cannabis delivery operator in the Northern California towns of Clearlake and Cotati, ratified a three-year contract with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW).
Marijuana advocates seriously eye federal legalization after election
Federal marijuana legalization could be only months from becoming reality, spurring Washington DC-based MJ advocates to seriously consider a “post-prohibition” world as they map out political strategies for 2021.
Sacramento, California, opens 10 retail cannabis permits for social equity
The capital city of California is adding 10 more retail marijuana storefronts to its existing 30, yet another sign that the state’s legal market is continuing to grow over time.
San Francisco cannabis store workers OK union-negotiated pact
The United Food and Commercial Workers Union scored another victory in the legal marijuana market when workers at a San Francisco retail store voted in favor of a UFCW-negotiated contract.
US Supreme Court won’t hear marijuana legalization case
A three-year-long attempt to legalize marijuana at the federal level through a lawsuit appears to have come to a close, with the U.S. Supreme Court declining to hear the case. According to Law360, the case - filed in 2017 by former NFL player Marvin Washington and...
With eye on election and beyond, marijuana industry spends millions on lobbying
Lobbying for cannabis reform in the U.S. Congress has evolved from a fringe issue a decade ago to a political priority that, this year alone, has absorbed more than $3 million and scores of registered lobbyists in Washington DC. And depending on how the Nov. 3 general...
Week in Review: Vermont OKs adult-use marijuana, Maine sales begin, WHO plan questioned & more
Vermont became the 11th state in the U.S. to fully legalize marijuana for adult use when Republican Gov. Phil Scott let a bill to allow recreational sales become law without his signature, plus other key news in the industry.
Vermont becomes 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana market
The adult-use marijuana club of the United States just grew to 11 with the addition of Vermont on Wednesday.













