by Margaret Jackson | Nov 25, 2024 | News
A Mississippi appeals court ruled that medical cannabis businesses in the state don’t have the right to advertise on billboards or other places because marijuana is still illegal under federal law. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in...
by Kate Lavin | Nov 25, 2024 | Sponsored
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by Omar Sacirbey | Nov 25, 2024 | News
One of the oldest medical cannabis companies in the world is returning to Canada after exiting that market five years ago. Based in Veendam, Netherlands, Bedrocan International was founded in 1984 as an agricultural production company. ADVERTISEMENT Bedrocan got into...
by Kevin Huhn | Nov 22, 2024 | News
Two women are suing Minnesota’s cannabis regulator after being denied an opportunity to participate in the upcoming lottery for adult-use marijuana social equity business licenses. Cristina Aranguiz and Jodi Connolly allege in a lawsuit they filed Thursday...
by Margaret Jackson | Nov 22, 2024 | News
Michigan hemp farmers are operating under the U.S. Department of Agriculture now that the state has shut down its industrial hemp program. According to Hemp Today, the change means farmers are subject to stricter pre-harvest THC testing protocols that require all...
by Chris Roberts | Nov 22, 2024 | News
Pam Bondi, the second choice of President-elect Donald Trump to lead the U.S. Justice Department, was an opponent of marijuana reform while serving as Florida’s attorney general and later in the first Trump administration. But it’s too soon to tell how Bondi...
by Chris Casacchia | Nov 22, 2024 | News
The prospects of New Hampshire lawmakers approving an adult-use cannabis market look dim under newly elected Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte. Political watchers in the state expect the state’s House of Representatives to once again advance a bill legalizing...
by Kate Lavin | Nov 22, 2024 | News
(This is a contributed guest column. To be considered as an MJBizDaily guest columnist, please submit your request here.) In today’s marijuana retail environment, the lines between physical and digital shopping experiences are increasingly blurred. In fact, most...
by Chris Casacchia | Nov 21, 2024 | News
A brokerage firm has listed for sale the assets of California cannabis operator StateHouse Holdings in what could be the industry’s “largest receivership deal,” MJBizDaily has learned. The portfolio for San Diego-headquartered StateHouse includes several brands,...
by Chris Roberts | Nov 21, 2024 | News
A pending court challenge and separate ongoing investigations won’t stop Nebraska’s attorney general from certifying successful medical marijuana legalization votes. “I see no reason sitting here today to not certify,” Attorney General Mike Hilgers said Tuesday,...
by Kevin Huhn | Nov 21, 2024 | News
Canadian cannabis operators are preparing their businesses for a potential nationwide postal strike on Friday, which involves 55,000 workers. ADVERTISEMENT The Canadian Union of Postal Workers failed to reach a pay deal with Canada Post ahead of the holiday season,...
by Margaret Jackson | Nov 21, 2024 | News
Marijuana software company Distru raised $6 million in a Series A funding round led by Poseidon Investment Management. The funding will be used to expand Oakland, California-based Distru’s product offerings, enhance compliance inventory, integration and...