Rhode Island legislative leaders said Wednesday they're seeking to undo a change to how medical marijuana stores are regulated. The action comes in response to a lawsuit by Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo. A provision in the state budget...
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New York governor pledges to legalize adult-use marijuana
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday promised to legalize recreational cannabis in the state as part of his 2020 agenda. The governor made his promise to legalize adult-use marijuana during his annual State of the State address. The state...
Cannabis giant Harvest Health seeks to terminate acquisition
Harvest Health & Recreation, an Arizona-based multistate marijuana operator, on Wednesday said it has filed a federal lawsuit against Falcon International seeking to terminate its merger agreement with the California-based company. As part...
Massachusetts vaping death linked to marijuana
A man in his 70s who had reported vaping THC died from a vaping-related illness. The unidentified man is the fourth person in the state whose death has been linked to vaping, The Boston Globe reported. Many of the confirmed and probable vaping...
Vireo’s Maryland medical marijuana workers ratify union pact
Multistate cannabis operator Vireo Health on Tuesday announced that employees at its wholly owned subsidiary in Maryland, MaryMed, overwhelmingly voted to ratify a collective-bargaining agreement with United Food and Commercial Workers Local 27. [include_post...
New Mexico medical cannabis firm wins $69,000 in lawsuit settlement
Officials of events company Expo New Mexico agreed to drop a pending appeal and pay $69,600 to medical marijuana company Ultra Health as part of a lawsuit settlement.
South Dakota to vote on adult use, medical marijuana
Voters in South Dakota will decide this year whether to legalize recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older.
Illinois’ recreational marijuana sales near $11 million
Adult-use cannabis retailers in Illinois have sold almost $11 million of recreational marijuana since sales began Jan. 1. According to state Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the 37 licensed recreational marijuana stores...
Some Illinois marijuana stores run out of product in first days of sales
A few adult-use cannabis retailers around Illinois stopped selling over the weekend and plan to remain closed for at least part of this week as they deal with product shortages. Recreational marijuana sales began in the state on Jan. 1, and...
NM medical marijuana growers use too much water, agencies fear
Medical marijuana growers in New Mexico might be straining some local water supplies. The Peña Blanca Water and Sanitation District and Sile Mutual Domestic Water and Sewer Association wrote to state agencies and legislators saying they are...
Cannabis giant Harvest Health plans $87.5 million purchase
Harvest Health & Recreation, an Arizona-based multistate cannabis company, said Monday it is negotiating to pay $87.5 million in stock and debt assumption for Interurban Capital Group in Seattle.
Utah to award medical marijuana dispensary licenses
Utah health officials plan to award pharmacy licenses to 10 companies to dispense medical marijuana at 14 sites across the state.
