Canadian cannabis company TerrAscend  is terminating its proposed $33.5 million purchase of Gravitas Nevada.
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Tribes in two states considering cannabis opportunities
An American Indian tribe in Oklahoma is exploring ways to become involved in the marijuana industry, while a South Dakota tribe will vote on whether to legalize medical and adult-use cannabis its reservation. The Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah,...
Missouri licenses 192 medical marijuana dispensaries
It took only two days for Missouri regulators to award all 192 medical cannabis store licenses in the state. Voters approved a constitutional amendment in 2018 that requires the state’s Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) to...
Alaska licenses state-approved social cannabis consumption
Marijuana stores in Alaska will be among the first in the United States where state-sanctioned on-site consumption is permitted. Alaska regulators approved licenses for the first retail stores where customers can smoke or consume marijuana...
9,000 vape cartridges recalled from Detroit medical cannabis store
Michigan regulators recalled 9,380 vaping cartridges containing vitamin E acetate sold by a licensed medical marijuana dispensary in Detroit. The vape cartridges recalled by the state's Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) came from Plan B...
First cannabis consumption site in Illinois gets nod
Illinois' capital city approved the first social consumption marijuana establishment in the state. Illinois Supply and Provisions plans to connect the consumption space to its recreational and medical marijuana store in downtown Springfield,...
Illinois adult-use cannabis stores might face more shortages
Recreational marijuana sales in Illinois could be hurt by a surge in medical cannabis applications with the Jan. 1 launch of adult-use sales. More than 2,570 people applied for medical marijuana cards Jan. 1-17, nearly a 34% jump from Dec....
Judge sides with Missouri medical cannabis store in zoning fight
Missouri regulators cannot deny an application for a medical marijuana dispensary license before a hearing challenging zoning rules is held later this month, a judge ruled. Healing Center of Kansas City filed a lawsuit against the Missouri...
California marijuana firm Falcon seeks $50 million from Harvest
California-based cannabis firm Falcon International wants a $50 million breakup fee from multistate operator Harvest Health & Recreation. Falcon is asking for a cash payment as part of a move to dismiss a complaint that Arizona-based Harvest filed Jan. 8....
Large Florida medical cannabis retailer stops most deliveries
Surterra Wellness, the second-largest owner of medical marijuana dispensaries in Florida, has eliminated its delivery services except to customers in the Florida Keys. The Atlanta-based company, whose corporate parent is now called Parallel,...
Price war erupts among Oklahoma medical marijuana dispensaries
Medical cannabis dispensaries in Oklahoma are engaged in a price war, fueled by an oversupply of retail stores and no qualifying medical conditions required for an MMJ card, according to a nonprofit journalism publication. There are 2,242...
Cannabis store burglaries on the rise in Denver
The number of break-ins at Denver marijuana stores hit a three-year high in 2019. Five robberies and 122 burglaries were reported to the Denver Police Department last year. In 2018, marijuana businesses reported one robbery and 120 burglaries,...
