Massachusetts regulators on Thursday approved a business license for the first recreational cannabis store in Boston. The approval means Pure Oasis could open in about a month in Boston’s Dorcester neighborhood, co-owner Kobie Evans said. The...
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Washington state lifts ban on flavored cannabis vape products
Washington state stores can begin selling flavored vaping products as early as Friday, including those with THC vape products, after lawmakers amended legislation calling for a permanent ban.
Maine enlists Metrc as state’s marijuana traceability provider
Maine regulators on Thursday entered a six-year contract for Florida-based Metrc to provide the state with a marijuana seed-to-sale tracking system. Metrc replaces BioTrackTHC, a subsidiary of Colorado-based Helix, after BioTrackTHC agreed to...
Massachusetts advances bill to better regulate cannabis company fees
The oversight of payments that Massachusetts marijuana companies make to the municipalities in which they do business would be tightened under a bill approved Wednesday by the state’s House of Representatives. The measure now moves to the...
Portland, Oregon, marijuana program needs work, report says
Portland, Oregon’s cannabis program needs to improve a wide range of “management fundamentals” as well as continue to work on issues such as social equity and conservation, according to a city auditor's report. The findings in the 16-page report about the Community...
Missouri begins licensing medical cannabis tracking firms
Missouri regulators awarded six permits to medical marijuana seed-to-sale companies. The state's Department of Health and Senior Services also denied license certifications to two companies in the first round of the selection process. Those...
Dispensaries advance in New Jersey medical cannabis licensing process
Three medical marijuana dispensaries in New Jersey moved closer to opening their doors. Regulators awarded permits to grow medical marijuana to three more companies, the state health department said Tuesday: Columbia Care NJ. MPX NJ. Verano....
Colorado governor unveils marijuana banking guide
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis released a guide to help state-chartered financial companies better serve and expand banking services to marijuana companies as well as make MJ businesses safer by not forcing them to rely so heavily on cash transactions. Some areas of focus...
Illinois adult-use cannabis sales hit $40 million in first month
Recreational marijuana stores in Illinois sold almost $40 million worth of product during the state’s first month of legal sales.
Marijuana Ponzi scheme alleged in Washington state
A Washington state cannabis farm was the focus of a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, an illegal example of the sudden-riches mentality in the legal marijuana industry, according to federal officials.
New Mexico court allows medical cannabis business tax deductions
New Mexico medical marijuana providers can claim a tax deduction for prescription MMJ, the state’s Court of Appeals ruled, providing dispensary owners with a potential tax break that is unavailable in other states.
Green Thumb inks $7.2 million marijuana sale-leaseback in Ohio
Marijuana multistate Green Thumb Industries on Monday said it is selling and leasing back its Toledo, Ohio, processing facility in a deal valued at up to $7.2 million.
