Cannabis tax cuts proposed in two states
Michigan’s cannabis industry is rallying behind a push to repeal the recently implemented 24% wholesale tax. The unprecedented tax hike, passed during state budget negotiations in October and imposed Jan. 1, has already crashed legal sales in Michigan, state data...
The path to boosting cannabis retail sales may be this special training
Many cannabis retailers are struggling with a familiar problem: Despite employing capable and knowledgeable people eager to sell top-shelf product, results aren’t registering at the sales counter. Retailers are “los(ing) sales because they cannot translate quality...
Canadian LP Aurora Cannabis is now ‘solely’ a medical company
Aurora Cannabis is exiting the adult-use cannabis market to focus “solely” on global opportunities in medical marijuana, company Chief Financial Officer Simona King said Monday. King laid out the Edmonton, Alberta-headquartered licensed producer’s...
Trulieve Cannabis slashes 58 jobs at Florida call center
Trulieve Cannabis Corp. is laying off 58 workers at a customer service center in Clearwater, Florida, the company told labor regulators on Monday. A “business restructuring” means 58 customer service representatives will be laid off effective May 1, according to a...
Native tribe on track to be first Nebraska medical marijuana operator
A Native American tribe is on track to be the first to offer medical cannabis in Nebraska despite statewide MMJ legalization in 2024 – and opposition from the state’s governor, who has threatened to cut off tobacco revenue if the Omaha Tribe goes forward. But the...
International cannabis player Tilray scoops up another craft brewery
Tilray Brands continued its pivot from cannabis into alcohol Monday when the multinational conglomerate acquired key assets of U.K.-based craft beer maker BrewDog for £33 million ($60.5 million), the company said Monday. The deal includes BrewDog’s global brand,...
New York recalls cannabis products over unreliable lab results
New York cannabis regulators last week issued a product recall for 55 lots of flower, edibles, prerolls and beverages after a state-licensed testing laboratory provided unreliable results for mold and heavy metals. The New York State Office of Cannabis Management...
New Trump tariffs create more chaos for cannabis operators
The cannabis industry is no stranger to tackling complex regulatory challenges, but the latest wave of President Donald Trump’s tariffs has introduced a new level of uncertainty that’s rippling across the supply chain. From vape hardware and cultivation...
Another Pennsylvania medical cannabis dispensary goes on strike
On the heels of last fall’s record-long cannabis worker strike at a multistate operator-owned Pennsylvania retailer, dispensary workers at another MSO location in the state walked off the job on Thursday, according to union officials. Workers at a Sunnyside cannabis...
Louisiana floats pilot program to test adult-use cannabis legalization
Louisiana is exploring a pilot program to test the feasibility of an adult-use cannabis legalization in the state. The Adult-Use Cannabis Pilot Program Regulation and Enforcement Act, introduced by Democratic state Rep. Candace Newell, would allow existing medical...
Excessive cannabis taxes will make legalization’s ‘problems’ much worse
(This is a contributed guest column. To be considered as an MJBizDaily guest columnist, please submit your request here.) In justifying its recent about-face against cannabis legalization, the New York Times editorial board claimed that the onerous taxes currently...Featured
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