Federal prosecutors dismissed a forfeiture case involving the transportation to Colorado of more than $165,000 in cash collected from medical cannabis dispensaries in Missouri.
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Cookies brand to start selling marijuana seeds for home grows, CEO Berner says
International marijuana brand Cookies will begin selling seeds for home cultivation, cannabis entrepreneur and rapper Berner said Wednesday on the Main Stage at MJBizCon.
Expect cannabis banking reform, market consolidation in 2023, MJBiz CEO says
Meaningful action in both marijuana banking reform and the federal scheduling of cannabis are both on the table in 2023, according to MJBiz CEO Chris Walsh.
Is SAFE Banking a threat to cannabis-specific finance companies?
Cannabis-focused finance, security and insurance company operators that emerged to fill gaps through federal prohibition have a strong message to the likely competition that will come should marijuana banking reform pass:
Bring it on!
Charlotte’s Web signs CBD distribution deal with European product importer
Colorado-based CBD and hemp company Charlotte’s Web Holdings signed a distribution deal with Stark Foods International, an importer and distributor of European specialty foods and beauty products.
New lawsuit will prevent New York from issuing some marijuana retail licenses
A federal judge ruled that New York regulators will have to wait to issue a number of adult-use marijuana retail licenses until a lawsuit filed by a Michigan-based applicant is resolved.
Federal court tosses delta-8 THC lawsuit against Kansas governor
A federal judge threw out a lawsuit against Kansas’ governor and attorney general that alleged $120,000 worth of delta-8 THC products destroyed by police were legal.
Maryland votes to legalize adult-use marijuana
Marylanders have overwhelmingly voted to legalize adult-use marijuana, according to major news outlets, laying the groundwork for a recreational cannabis market that is expected to generate sales approaching $1 billion within a few years after its launch.
Michigan’s Jars expands marijuana footprint to CO through acquisition
Michigan-based marijuana brand and retailer Jars Cannabis entered the Colorado market by agreeing to acquire the Euflora chain.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to buy Cresco, Columbia Care marijuana assets for up to $185 million
Business mogul and rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs agreed to buy marijuana retail and production assets owned by Columbia Care and Cresco Labs for up to $185 million to create what is being called the largest Black-owned cannabis company in the U.S.
How to build a successful cannabis brand: Q&A with craft alcohol pioneer Rhonda Kallman
Boston Beer Co. and Boston Harbor Distillery’s Rhonda Kallman shares what the cannabis industry can learn from craft beer and spirits.
St. Louis mayor opposes Missouri marijuana legalization amendment
The mayor of St. Louis said she opposes Missouri’s Amendment 3, which would legalize adult-use marijuana, signaling a deeper divide on the issue among Black officials and organizers in the state.
