Fourth cannabis store opens in Indigenous community in Alberta
(This story has been corrected to reflect that Alberta has 750 legal cannabis stores.) High Tide has opened the doors for its Canna Cabana cannabis store on the Tsuut’ina Nation in the province of Alberta. It’s only the fourth province-approved adult-use...
Rescheduling marijuana and the next states to legalize: 7 predictions for 2024
With the cannabis industry eagerly awaiting the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s latest move in the rescheduling process, the new year promises the biggest development in U.S. marijuana policy in 50 years. If the rescheduling odyssey launched by the Biden...
A year in magazine covers: In-depth looks at 10 significant cannabis topics
During this last week of 2023, the MJBizDaily staff is looking back on some of the top stories we’ve covered this year in the cannabis industry. As readers of MJBizMagazine know, each month we take a deep dive into a topic facing marijuana operators and...
Opinion: Will Year of the Dragon breathe fire into the marijuana market in 2024?
According to the Chinese horoscope, 2024 is the Year of the Dragon, which represents power, nobleness, luck and, most importantly, success. As the new year approaches, we’re thinking about trends likely to impact state-regulated cannabis markets in 2024. Here are...
MJBizDaily’s most popular cannabis business stories of 2023
Growing fears over a dangerous plant pathogen … the Biden administration’s support for reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug … the proliferation of hemp-derived products containing intoxicating delta-8 THC. Those were among the most...
Expectations for Minnesota’s adult-use marijuana market: Q&A with women behind state’s legislation
(This story appears in the upcoming January-February issue of MJBizMagazine.) When then-U.S. Sen. Tim Walz announced his support for legalizing adult-use marijuana while campaigning in 2018 to become Minnesota’s next governor, Leili Fatehi and Laura Monn Ginsburg knew...
Fresh lawsuit targets New York’s rollout of adult-use marijuana
New York regulators are facing yet another lawsuit aimed at stopping them from issuing any additional adult-use marijuana licenses. The lawsuit – filed in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of New York by two companies seeking retail licenses –...
Interstate cannabis sales put California at risk of federal enforcement, AG says
A letter from California Attorney General Rob Bonta to state regulators all but ended marijuana industry hopes of interstate cannabis commerce. In a 36-page letter sent Dec. 19 to the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC), the state’s chief cannabis regulator, Bonta...
Connecticut limits booze sales on holidays, but marijuana allowed
Alcohol sales aren’t permitted in some stores on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day in Connecticut, but consumers can buy marijuana and gamble. According to West Hartford TV station WVIT, package stores must remain closed on Christmas and New Year’s...
Canadian recreational cannabis sales rise in October to CA$448.6 million
Canadian sales of recreational cannabis rose to 448.6 million Canadian dollars in October ($336 million), marking a small increase from the previous month and a 15% increase over the same period last year. By comparison, sales fell 6.2% in September on a...
Rhode Island marijuana sales top $100M in first year of recreational retail
Combined adult-use and medical marijuana sales in Rhode Island totaled $105 million in the year since recreational retail sales launched in December 2022. The yearlong retail sales total includes $69.8 million in adult-use sales and $35.1 million in medical marijuana...Featured
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