Colleges and universities across the country are stepping up to meet the demand for workers skilled in the cannabis industry, and they’re connecting their graduates with potential employers.
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Why California’s third-largest county remains a marijuana industry desert
The vast majority of Orange County cities still maintain bans on medical and recreational marijuana businesses, despite solid support countywide for adult-use legalization when it was on the ballot in 2016.
Marijuana MSO Curaleaf aims to end talk of US sanctions for Russian ties
Curaleaf Holdings is taking steps to head off speculation on social media that the marijuana multistate operator will be subject to U.S. economic sanctions because of its ties to Russia.
California localities extend tax relief to marijuana companies in absence of state action
Since state lawmakers have been slow to lower marijuana taxes, local governments throughout California are scrambling to grant tax relief to cannabis businesses.
The tax rollbacks by cities and counties mainly reflect lobbying from industry organizations as well as local residents and businesses.
Maryland House passes legislation to put recreational marijuana on Nov. ballot
Maryland’s House of Delegates passed two bills Friday that would give state voters the opportunity to decide in November whether to legalize recreational marijuana possession and use for those 21 and older.
New York hemp farmers given priority to grow recreational marijuana
New York is giving licensed hemp cultivators an early opportunity to grow adult-use marijuana this spring in order to supply the state’s adult-use market next year.
California wholesale cannabis prices rebound from slump
A bear run in California’s volatile wholesale cannabis market appears to be over.
The price of bulk flower is starting to rebound amid an uptick in sales, according to several operators who told MJBizDaily they closed the books last month on a high note.
California localities detail plans to spend $100 million to fix marijuana licensing logjam
California’s Department of Cannabis Control has started to disperse $100 million to 17 municipalities and counties to help them transition thousands of marijuana businesses holding temporary licenses over to annual permits.
Should marijuana extractors consider the mushroom market?
Growing decriminalization and interest in psilocybin have kept the potential future shroom boom on the marijuana industry’s radar.
Once-high-flying Flow Cannabis Co. falls to earth amid woes, offering lesson for others
The once-lofty future of Flow Cannabis Co. and its Flow Kana Brand is now uncertain given layoffs, executive departures and tight funding.
2022 brings new markets, opportunities for California marijuana firms
More than a dozen California cities are opening new recreational cannabis licensing opportunities this year, either by embracing the legal marijuana industry for the first time or by increasing the number of available business permits.
Supply-chain crunch hits California marijuana companies
California marijuana companies – already facing labor shortages, high taxes and regulatory red tape – are now contending with supply-chain gridlock, forcing many to reassess and revamp procurement strategies as margins shrink.
