Oklahoma suspends cannabis processor for health violations, evading tracking
Oklahoma regulators suspended a major medical cannabis processor in the state for public-health and safety violations, including failing to accurately track products. After a July 29 inspection at Graves Farm Organics operation in Manchester, the Oklahoma Medical...
Harris’ vice president pick, Tim Walz, means a pro-marijuana Democratic ticket
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her vice president on Tuesday is encouraging news for the $36 billion U.S. marijuana industry, advocates say. “For the first time, there will be a pro-legalization major party...
Casa Verde leads $2 million seed round for cannabis cultivation platform Growlink
Casa Verde Capital, a Los Angeles investment firm founded by entertainer Snoop Dogg, led a $2 million seed funding round for Growlink. Growlink said in a Tuesday news release that the funding will allow the company to expand AI capabilities and enhance software and...
Marijuana pioneers partner to expand Black-owned retail locations
(This story has been updated to clarify that ButACake is an edibles brand.) Tahir Johnson and Wanda James are in rare company in the U.S. marijuana industry. Johnson, who spent years building up operational skills and developing national social equity initiatives for...
Florida recreational cannabis legalization opponents get $12 million donation
The billionaire owner and CEO of a Miami-based hedge fund donated $12 million to opponents of a recreational cannabis legalization ballot measure that Floridians will vote on in the November election. Ken Griffin, who owns 80% of Citadel, announced the donation in an...
Leading Democratic senators call for marijuana to be ‘entirely’ descheduled
Marijuana should be removed from the Controlled Substances Act altogether, not just moved to a lower, lesser-policed classification, leading Democratic senators told federal law enforcement authorities in a letter. “Cannabis should be entirely de-scheduled,” seven...
Cannabis recalls too slow to recover possibly contaminated product
Most marijuana recalls are issued too late to recover cannabis products potentially containing unhealthy levels of mold or pesticides, according to analysis by MJBizDaily. Amid growing concerns over product safety – and allegations of labs allegedly tampering...
Missouri bans delta-8 and other hemp-derived products
Add Missouri to the growing list of states imposing bans on delta-8 and other intoxicating hemp-derived products. Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday issued an executive order prohibiting the sale of products containing psychoactive cannabis compounds at retail...
Ohio poised to begin recreational cannabis sales next week
Ohio recreational cannabis sales apparently could begin as soon as Aug. 6, eight months after the state’s voters approved an adult-use market. According to news outlets around the state, Ohio’s marijuana regulatory agency was informing existing medical...
North Carolina tribe to open adult-use marijuana sales to all on Sept. 7
Adult-use marijuana will be available to anyone 21 and older at a Native American-owned cannabis store in North Carolina starting Sept. 7. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) launched adult-use sales on July 4 on tribal land, but sales were limited to people...
Michigan cannabis operator charged with importing illegal THCA
New allegations levied against a Michigan marijuana operator underscore the industrywide challenges of verifying product composites, ensuring accurate lab test results and the murky business of converting raw cannabis into finished goods. Michigan regulators on...Featured
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