Some African-American aldermen in Chicago are concerned that the legalization of recreational marijuana in Illinois on Jan. 1 will give white retail store owners an advantage.
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Medical marijuana
Jushi Holdings, a Florida-based marijuana and hemp operator, said it received approval to begin trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) as JUSH.
Medical cannabis licensing
Minnesota is expanding the state’s medical cannabis program to include chronic pain, a move that is expected to substantially boost sales since the condition is typically the leading driver for MMJ recommendations.
Medical marijuana regulations
Rhode Island’s top medical cannabis regulator, hired in 2016 to help reform a decade-old but loosely regulated program, is resigning to accept a new position in New York.
Marijuana taxes
California regulators sent more than 400 warning letters to landlords telling them they have “information” their property is being used for illegal marijuana operations.
Recreational marijuana licensing
Michigan issued two more business licenses for adult-use cannabis retailers, and both stores are expected to open when recreational marijuana becomes legal Dec. 1.
Marijuana reform legislation
Two bills were introduced in the Florida legislature that would break up the state’s vertically-integrated medical cannabis regulatory structure, the Miami New Times reported.The bills come at a time that a drawn-out case challenging the constitutionality of the...
Marijuana layoffs continue
Michigan temporarily prohibited the sale of cannabis vaping products so they can be tested for the vitamin E acetate compound, which is linked to a nationwide vaping crisis that has led to 47 deaths and 2,290 lung illnesses.
Marijuana social equity
The Boston City Council approved an ordinance creating an independent Cannabis Board, in an effort to boost involvement of minority entrepreneurs in Massachusetts' growing pot industry. The move also creates the state’s first local fund supporting minority-owned...
Recreational marijuana licensing
Michigan issued the first adult-use marijuana licenses to Exclusive Brands, a business planning to grow and sell MJ for recreational use when it becomes legal in the state on Dec. 1. Licenses also were given to PSI Labs, which test marijuana, and Real Life Solutions,...
Washington state vape products ban
Washington state regulators banned the sale and distribution of any products containing vitamin E acetate, an additive in some cannabis vaping products identified as a likely culprit in the vaping health crisis.
Massachusetts marijuana criticism
New Jersey voters will decide a year from now whether to legalize adult-use marijuana sales in the state, lawmakers said Monday.
