More than 15,000 cannabis plants were destroyed and six people were arrested during raids on illegal grows in Southern California, the state's latest move in its fight against a flourishing black market. Thirteen search warrants involving...
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Cannabis giant Curaleaf ‘upsizes’ debt offering to $300 million
Curaleaf Holdings, a multistate marijuana operator based in Massachusetts, said Wednesday it closed a debt offering after increasing its size to $300 million from $275 million. When the initial deal was announced last month, it was believed to be the largest amount of...
New Jersey court rules company must reimburse medical marijuana costs
In a ruling that could “fortify medical marijuana programs,” the appellate division of the Superior Court of New Jersey decided that workers’ compensation law requires an employer to reimburse MMJ costs to a worker suffering from chronic pain.
Cresco Lab cannabis growers in Illinois plan to join union
Employees at an Illinois marijuana cultivation facility owned by Chicago-based multistate operator Cresco Labs are the first cannabis workers in the state to unionize. Laborers at Cresco’s facility in Joliet voted 58-32 to be represented by...
Audit finds problems with Minnesota’s medical marijuana program
The two vertically integrated medical marijuana companies that serve the entire MMJ market in Minnesota lack formal contracts with a testing laboratory as well as other issues, according to a report from the state’s Office of the Legislative Auditor. [include_post...
Illinois probes marijuana retailers for sourcing violations
Illinois regulators are investigating apparent violations of a regulation intended to prevent marijuana stores from sourcing marijuana from a single cultivator. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation also reminded...
Maine lawmaker calls for cannabis banking, insurance reform
Maine legislator John Andrews plans to introduce a resolution in the state Legislature calling for the U.S. Congress to make banking and insurance services accessible to legalized marijuana businesses. Many licensed cannabis businesses operate...
Demand fierce for Missouri medical marijuana manufacturing licenses
The Missouri Department of Health and Seniors Services received 415 manufacturing license applications but granted only 86 permits to manufacturers of infused products such as edibles and vape cartridges.
San Diego restricts billboard cannabis advertising
The San Diego City Council unanimously approved a ban on marijuana billboard ads within 1,000 feet of schools, playgrounds, day care centers, youth centers and parks with playgrounds, a move supported by local marijuana businesses. Despite the...
Legalizing recreational marijuana won’t be on Florida ballot in 2020
Florida voters will not decide whether to legalize adult-use cannabis in the state this year. Make it Legal Florida on Monday ended its effort to get recreational marijuana on the 2020 ballot. The decision, first reported by the Tampa Bay...
Proposed Michigan cannabis union rule under fire
Marijuana regulators in Michigan are being criticized by some business groups for proposing an administrative rule that marijuana businesses must enter into labor peace agreements with unions as a condition for licensing to grow, sell or distribute cannabis....
MJBizDaily donates $425,000 through Industry Giveback Program
Marijuana Business Daily donated more than $425,000 in cash and in-kind donations through its Industry Giveback Program in 2019. The program, established in 2015, supports nonprofit organizations and professional associations focused on industry building in areas of...
