Washington DC lawmakers have two recreational marijuana legalization bills to consider after Mayor Muriel Bowser and City Council Chair Phil Mendelson introduced separate measures.
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Indoor marijuana grower keeps strict schedule to maximize output, avoid bottlenecks
Perhaps the most important tool that Chris Ball, owner of Ball Family Farms in Los Angeles, has in his cultivation toolshed is database software Microsoft Excel. “Our best friend is that computer program,” said Ball, explaining that he depends on Excel to plan and...
Planning, genetics, pot size, timing and ground transfer key to successful outdoor cannabis
Planning, genetics, pot size, timing and ground transfer are key to successful outdoor cannabis, cultivator says.
Cannabis businesses can shield against product-liability claims by managing supply chain
Product-liability cases are among the most damaging lawsuits a business can face. Yet many marijuana businesses don’t take this threat as seriously as they should, experts said.
Wrigley chewing gum heir to take cannabis MSO Parallel public via $1.9 billion deal
Chewing gum heir William “Beau” Wrigley Jr., the CEO of Atlanta-based Parallel, struck a mammoth deal with an entertainment mogul to take the cannabis multistate operator public through a transaction that values the company at $1.9 billion.
Growing marijuana regulators group pressures Congress
The Cannabis Regulators Association, a recently formed but potentially influential marijuana industry group, welcomed an overseer of the country’s biggest MJ market into its fold while pushing Congress on six key reform demands.
Maine recreational cannabis sales booming; new testing lab opens
A maturing recreational cannabis market in Maine is driving higher sales and lower prices – and consumers are spending more.
Delaware doubles number of medical cannabis licensees
Delaware increased the number of medical cannabis business licensees from three to six, a reflection on medical cannabis card registrations soaring nearly 40% last year over 2019. According to the Dover-based Delaware State News, the three...
Massachusetts medical cannabis patient numbers top 100,000
The number of medical cannabis cardholders in Massachusetts has soared by more than 30,000 in the past year and now is at its highest level since the state’s first dispensary opened in June 2015. There are currently 100,000 medical marijuana patients in Massachusetts,...
Washington DC could see long-delayed start to recreational cannabis sales, new medical opportunities
Washington DC’s long-stalled recreational cannabis market could get a new lease on life now that Democrats control both chambers of Congress, a development that could generate more than $200 million in annual sales for local marijuana retailers in a few years.
Cannabis topicals make big gains around Valentine’s Day; beverages, edibles see a bump, too
Topicals are a sliver of the overall cannabis market, but around Valentine’s Day, when many couples try to spice up their sex lives, the product category rides Cupid's arrow to higher sales. Edibles and beverages enjoy increased sales, too, according to Seattle-based...
Judge shoots down South Dakota’s adult-use cannabis amendment
In a major blow to South Dakota’s nascent legal marijuana industry, a circuit court judge ruled that a voter-approved constitutional amendment legalizing adult-use cannabis is unconstitutional.
