Adult-use marijuana transactions in Michigan reached almost $6.5 million during the first month of legalized sales in the state. Recreational sales in Michigan, which kicked off on Dec.1. are expected to grow quickly in 2020 as dozens more...
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Marijuana businesses raise millions of dollars by cashing out of real estate through sale-leaseback deals
Large cannabis companies increasingly are selling their own cultivation, processing and storage facilities and immediately leasing them back as a way to instantly raise tens of millions of dollars at a time when outside financing is scarce.
Kansas governor supports legalizing medical cannabis
Legalizing medical marijuana in Kansas is one of the top priorities in 2020 for Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly.
Missouri medical marijuana grower at odds with state over license denial
A judge denied a request for a temporary restraining order against the state of Missouri that was sought by an applicant for a medical cannabis licensee. Paul Callicoat and his family sued the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services...
Michigan medical cannabis store wins mainstream design award
A medical marijuana dispensary in Michigan won a design award from the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). Flint-based Common Citizen won a Gold Award for retail design from the ICSC, a worldwide trade group for the shopping...
Former top marijuana regulator in Maryland joins MJ firm
Joy Strand, a former executive director of the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission, has joined Green Leaf Medical, a cannabis firm in the state. Green Leaf hired Strand, who resigned from the commission in September 2019, as executive vice...
MJardin selling Nevada marijuana grow facility for $35 million
MJardin Group, a cannabis production company with offices in Denver and Toronto, on Thursday said it has agreed to sell its GreenMart of Nevada cultivation facility in Cheyenne to a division of Phoenix-based Harvest Health & Recreation....
Michigan presses Weedmaps on illegal cannabis ads
Michigan regulators want California-based Weedmaps to honor its commitment to not run ads from illicit marijuana operations. Marijuana Regulatory Agency Director Andrew Brisbo said he’s been assured by Weedmaps that it won’t be entering...
Cannabis packaging
The Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board approved new regulations on packaging and labeling marijuana products that go into effect on Jan. 1 and are intended to keep them from children
Maine could get new cannabis traceability system
Florida-based Metrc is in talks to provide seed-to-sale tracking for medical and recreational cannabis in Maine. The state’s Office of Marijuana Policy is negotiating with Metrc after BioTrackTHC agreed to end its contract because it couldn't...
Washington state eases rules on marijuana packaging
New regulations for packaging and labeling infused marijuana edibles products in Washington favor the state's cannabis companies. The revised rules, recently approved by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board, extend from Jan. 1 until...
Missouri medical cannabis store closes, blames regulators
The Green Clinics, a medical marijuana store based in Kansas City, Missouri, shut down, blaming the state health department for its abrupt closure. "Due to other providers failing to follow (Missouri's medical marijuana constitutional...
