The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission has launched a nationwide search for a new executive director to oversee the state’s marijuana program.
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Against the odds: Haitian emigrant taps his Boston neighborhood for cannabis success
How Jeffrey Simien evolved from an 11-year-old Haitian emigrant to a successful cannabis entrepreneur at 38 in his Boston neighborhood.
South Dakota adult-use marijuana measure moves closer to ballot
Cannabis advocates in South Dakota submitted roughly 29,000 signatures this week to get an adult-use marijuana legalization referendum on the state’s November ballot.
Florida Republicans officially oppose adult-use cannabis legalization
The executive board of the Republican Party of Florida voted to oppose the state’s ballot initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis.
Illinois issues 35 conditional social equity adult-use marijuana licenses
Illinois has issued 35 more conditional adult-use retail licenses to social equity applicants.
Teamsters unionize another Cresco marijuana store in Illinois
Teamsters Local 777 has unionized employees at another Sunnyside marijuana store in Illinois.
Cannabis staffing company Vangst acquires ‘largest competitor’
Vangst, a major cannabis industry staffing platform, acquired CannabizTemp in what is believed to be the first such move in the marijuana human resources sector.
Texas at center of hemp-derived cannabinoid market
Industry stakeholders looking for how federal regulation for hemp-derived cannabinoids could unfold might find a crystal ball in Texas.
THCA meets legal definition of hemp, operators say – but not everyone agrees
Intoxicating cannabis is being sold in accordance with state laws. But it’s not sold as marijuana – it’s labeled THCA, which is psychoactive when heated.
Wyoming joins states that ban hemp-derived THC
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon recently signed into law Senate File 32, which ban the sale of hemp-derived THC products.
Arizona sales of unlicensed delta-8 is illegal, state attorney general says
Arizona operators such as gas stations and smoke shops that are selling delta-8 and other hemp-derived THC products without marijuana business licenses are breaking the law, the state’s attorney general says.
Minnesota cracking down on illegal cannabis sales before adult-use launch
Cannabis retailers in Minnesota selling product before the state officially launches legal adult-use marijuana sales risk getting a $1 million fine and jeopardizing their chances of getting MJ business licenses when they become available later.
