by Chris Roberts | Dec 15, 2023 | News
Earl Blumenauer was a 25-year-old “child legislator” in the Oregon House of Representatives in 1973, as he recalled it, when he realized there was something wrong about marijuana. Not that he knew this firsthand. ADVERTISEMENT “At that point, I don’t think...
by Chris Roberts | Dec 14, 2023 | News
Pennsylvania state lawmakers this week approved a bill that would end what they call a “near-monopoly” in the state’s medical cannabis market currently controlled by major multistate operators. The bill now goes to Gov. Josh Shapiro, according to The (Harrisburg)...
by Chris Casacchia | Dec 14, 2023 | News
A Michigan resident who has won marijuana business licenses through litigation has now filed a lawsuit against Washington state regulators. Kenneth Gay, of Peridot Tree WA, is challenging the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Control Board for rejecting his...
by Kate Robertson | Dec 14, 2023 | News
Florida’s top marijuana regulator said his agency “would hope” to issue 22 new medical cannabis licenses within the next six months, a move that would nearly double the number of license holders in the state. Christopher Kimball, director of the...
by Solomon Israel | Dec 14, 2023 | News
Cannabis industry financial services firm Safe Harbor Financial says it and its partners have provided a $1.17 million loan to a forthcoming Connecticut marijuana retailer operating under the Higher Collective brand. The Higher Collective store planned for Bridgeport...
by Chris Casacchia | Dec 14, 2023 | News
Four states in the Northeast and Midwest launched adult-use marijuana sales in the past year, while one in the Deep South began medical cannabis sales. This roundup highlights key developments in the past 12 months in New York, Connecticut, Missouri and Maryland...
by Chris Casacchia | Dec 13, 2023 | News
Alabama regulators issued five integrated licenses to medical marijuana companies, finalizing the state’s small batch of initial permits for MMJ retailers, suppliers and processors. After hearing presentations last week, according to AL.com, the Alabama Medical...
by Chris Roberts | Dec 13, 2023 | News
New York issued what is believed to be its first cannabis product recall after the discovery that a single lot of gummies “did not undergo the required testing for consumer safety and product quality.” The product, “Jenny’s Zee Zee gummies, 2:1...
by Kate Robertson | Dec 13, 2023 | News
New York-based marijuana multistate operator Curaleaf Holdings will begin trading Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Curaleaf’s shares will trade as CURA on the Canadian exchange, according to a news release. ADVERTISEMENT The company’s senior...
by Matt Lamers | Dec 13, 2023 | News
Canopy Growth Corp. is set to become the latest cannabis producer to consolidate its shares to maintain its listing on the Nasdaq exchange. The Canadian company’s board approved the share-consolidation plan on the basis of one post-consolidation common share for every...
by Chris Roberts | Dec 13, 2023 | News
Ohio state lawmakers are poised to finish 2023 without making promised changes to the adult-use marijuana legalization initiative voters passed in November. Instead, the Ohio General Assembly will enter 2024 with advocates, including existing industry operators,...
by Chris Casacchia | Dec 12, 2023 | News
A circuit court judge in Alabama denied a request to halt the issuance of medical cannabis licenses in the state. Judge James Anderson denied the temporary restraining order request by Alabama Always, an MMJ company seeking one of the state’s vertically integrated...