by Matt Lamers | Feb 5, 2024 | News
New rules implemented in January by Israel’s Ministry of Health to ease the path for physicians approving medical cannabis – along with further regulatory changes later this year – are expected to spur growth in the nation’s industry, local...
by Omar Sacirbey | Feb 2, 2024 | News
Stash Ventures, a vertically integrated marijuana company in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, acquired 11 stores from Cloud Cannabis Co. in Troy. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. ADVERTISEMENT Under the deal, which closed in January, Stash takes over...
by Matt Lamers | Feb 2, 2024 | News
Malta’s first adult-use “cannabis club” is fully operational, a little more than two years after the European Union country adopted a law that liberalized its marijuana rules. The Maltese cannabis association, KDD Society, said more than 150 members...
by Chris Roberts | Feb 2, 2024 | News
A Kentucky state lawmaker has introduced an adult-use marijuana legalization proposal, but the bill faces long odds to become law. State Rep. Rachel Roberts was received with applause when she unveiled House Bill 420, the Louisville Courier Journal reported....
by Kate Robertson | Feb 2, 2024 | News
The number of active cannabis licenses in Oklahoma dropped dramatically this year amid an oversupplied market, a crackdown on illicit operators and a moratorium on new permits. The total number of active licenses fell by 27.4% to 8,555 between January 2023 and January...
by Chris Roberts | Feb 2, 2024 | News
A longtime retail partner of marijuana company Cookies is suing the California-based brand in New York state, alleging the multistate operator broke an “exclusive” agreement for a branded adult-use outlet in the year-old market. Earlier this week, a New York-licensed...
by Omar Sacirbey | Feb 2, 2024 | News
As competition increases in cannabis markets nationwide, operational efficiency has never been more important. This is especially true in cultivation, the costliest and most process-oriented section of the marijuana supply chain. Cultivators can raise operational...
by Chris Casacchia | Feb 1, 2024 | News
Another lawsuit has been filed challenging the marijuana business licensing process in New York. The latest challenge, filed Monday in the Supreme Court of New York in Albany County, was brought by seven women-owned social equity cannabis companies that claim state...
by Matt Lamers | Feb 1, 2024 | News
George Smitherman, the longtime executive director of the Cannabis Council of Canada, is stepping down, and the organization is immediately commencing a search for his replacement. The Cannabis Council, known as C3, is Canada’s largest cannabis lobby group and...
by Kate Robertson | Feb 1, 2024 | News
Arizona-based marijuana vaporizer company Tilt Holdings entered a debt and security agreement that extends its credit line with Smoore Technology effective Jan. 28. Under the agreement, according to a news release, Smoore will sell and ship CCell vape hardware...
by Solomon Israel | Feb 1, 2024 | News
Canada’s second-most valuable adult-use market, Alberta, now permits cannabis sales at age-restricted events such as music festivals or marijuana trade shows. The new rules took effect Jan. 31, provincial regulator Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC)...
by Kate Robertson | Feb 1, 2024 | News
Maine law enforcement arrested six people and seized more than 6,000 marijuana plants after raiding seven locations allegedly linked to unlicensed operations in recent weeks as part of ongoing efforts to reduce the illicit market in the state. Authorities said they...