Using customized AI, marijuana retailers can analyze sales data in minutes
(This story is part of the cover package in the May-June issue of MJBizMagazine.) For years, cannabis retailers have taken cues from more established industries, applying their best practices, systems and business processes. However, in one increasingly important...
New Hampshire adult-use cannabis legalization effort fails – again
New Hampshire will remain the lone New England market without a regulated adult-use cannabis program after state lawmakers refused to compromise on a controversial legalization bill. As expected, Republican Gov. Chris Sununu’s vision for a unique state-run sales model...
Unlicensed marijuana stores file lawsuit against New York City
A group of unlicensed dispensary operators in New York filed a class action lawsuit against the city, claiming the ongoing closures of their businesses are unconstitutional. Dozens of business have joined the lawsuit in response to a citywide crackdown on rampant...
Regulators OK transporting cannabis to Massachusetts islands by boat
Facing a lawsuit and pressure to ensure residents have access to medical marijuana, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission on Thursday issued an administrative order to allow deliveries of regulated marijuana to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket by boat. Cannabis...
Do medical marijuana companies need to comply with HIPAA?
(This is a contributed guest column. To be considered as an MJBizDaily guest columnist, please submit your request here.) It’s no secret that the federal government’s original decision to make marijuana a Schedule 1 controlled substance was motivated by politics...
Trulieve fined $350K over Massachusetts cannabis worker’s death
(This story was updated at 7:25 p.m. ET to include quotes from Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Acting Chair Ava Callender Concepcion.) Massachusetts regulators on Thursday levied a $350,000 fine on Trulieve Cannabis in connection with the death of an...
$100 million award restored in Colorado marijuana retail chain dispute
In what’s believed to be one of the largest judgments in a cannabis industry dispute, a Colorado appeals court has restored an $100 million award in a long-running dispute involving one of the state’s biggest chains of marijuana stores. An arbitrator had awarded $140...
Canadian cannabis edibles maker Indiva enters creditor protection
Canada’s leading producer of cannabis edibles is restructuring its business under the nation’s bankruptcy protection laws as it seeks to sell assets to repay creditors. Indiva and its subsidiaries under Indiva Group have been granted relief by the Ontario...
Arkansas upholds revocation of medical marijuana dispensary’s license
Arkansas’ medical marijuana licensing board upheld a decision to revoke a medical marijuana dispensary’s permit. The Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) vote on Wednesday left in place a May ruling to take away the license of Green Springs Medical Marijuana...
Florida adult-use cannabis legalization might face well-funded opposition
The campaign to legalize adult-use cannabis in Florida during the November general election might encounter an unfamiliar obstacle: well-funded opposition. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis recently formed the Florida Freedom Fund in a move that allows him to accept...
Marijuana REIT buys Florida property for $13 million in leaseback deal with Ayr
Innovative Industrial Properties, a San Diego-based real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on the cannabis industry, acquired a $13 million industrial space in Florida that will be leased to multistate operator Ayr Wellness. As part of the deal, Innovative...Featured
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