Colorado’s attorney general is suing Greeley-based cannabis product retailer Gee Distributors, which does business as CBDDY, as well as owner Christopher Landon Eoff for allegedly selling marijuana marketed as industrial hemp.
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Cannabis banking protections removed from House budget bill
House Republicans have stripped language containing cannabis banking protections from a federal spending bill, only 10 days after it passed a House of Representatives subcommittee.
Regulators OK transporting cannabis to Massachusetts islands by boat
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission issued an administrative order to allow deliveries of regulated marijuana to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket.
Do medical marijuana companies need to comply with HIPAA?
The intersection between cannabis retailers and federal laws restricting the release of medical information, such as HIPAA, is complicated.
Is manufacturing the easiest way to enter the cannabis industry?
Building a cannabis brand through manufacturing partnerships is “the easiest route to get in” the marijuana industry, according to Demitri Downing, founder of Marijuana Industry Trade Association USA and producer of the MITA Unshackled podcast.
Wana’s Nancy Whiteman shares 14 years of cannabis business lessons
There are no hard and fast rules in cannabis; Every market, partner and situation is so different, one must keep an open mind and be flexible.
A decade later, is Colorado’s regulated marijuana model still a national leader?
Some emerging adult-use marijuana markets are working to improve on the initial weak points of Colorado’s model, such as its lack of social equity.
Marijuana lab testing accuracy improving, study in new science journal finds
Marijuana testing labs’ ability to detect pesticides on plant material improved over the course of a four-year study.
Marijuana rescheduling could usher in greener cultivation practices
Could rescheduling marijuana bring about changes that help reduce the energy that commercial cannabis cultivators use and improve the environmental impact of the industry overall?
House committee votes to include intoxicating hemp ban in draft Farm Bill
An amendment seeking to ban intoxicating hemp-based cannabinoids nationwide is now part of the U.S. House of Representatives’ draft Farm Bill.
Tribally owned marijuana store numbers up 25% since 2023
As of May 2024, there are 57 tribally owned marijuana stores in nine states, roughly 25% more than in January 2023.
Some cannabis cultivars resistant to hop latent viroid symptoms, research shows
Hop latent viroid, already infecting most cannabis grows across the United States and Europe, is coming under greater scrutiny as researchers scramble for options to control the spread of the parasite, including making the plant resistant to the viroid.
