Cannabis MSO Curaleaf exits Vermont with sale of assets to Zenbarn Farms
New York-based multistate operator Curaleaf has exited the Vermont cannabis market after selling its remaining assets in the state to CBD company Zenbarn Farms. The deal includes a medical marijuana dispensary in Bennington, a medical/recreational cannabis outlet in...
Ohio GOP lawmakers trying to override voter-approved adult-use marijuana law
A group of Ohio Republican senators proposed a wide-ranging bill that would essentially gut the marijuana law that voters overwhelmingly approved last month. ADVERTISEMENT The proposed changes introduced by Republican Sen. Rob McColley, according to the Dayton Daily...
Vote on Germany’s cannabis law delayed until 2024
Germany’s parliament won’t have an opportunity to put the first phase of the country’s pending cannabis legislation to a vote this year. It’s the latest setback for a draft law that has experienced several delays and revisions in recent months as lawmakers sought to...
Court docs shed light on suspension of Massachusetts marijuana regulator
Shannon O’Brien allegedly made insensitive remarks leading up to her suspension as chair of Massachusetts’ Cannabis Control Commission, court documents show. Until recently, the exact nature of the allegations against O’Brien were unclear....
‘Edible extracts’ still available in Canadian cannabis market amid regulatory chaos
Some ingestible cannabis products that Health Canada considers noncompliant with federal rules still appear to be widely available in parts of the country, almost a year after the regulator asked companies to stop selling them to consumers because of concerns about...
New York court’s move signals adult-use marijuana sales by MSOs
Multistate cannabis operators with medical marijuana licenses in New York could begin adult-use sales as soon as this month. That development comes after the New York Supreme Court on Friday lifted an injunction that had paused most adult-use licensing in the state...
Alabama hands out 20 medical cannabis business licenses in third try
Alabama regulators have issued 20 medical cannabis business licenses to dispensaries, cultivators, processors, transportation providers and testing labs. Licenses are expected to be handed out 28 days after they have been awarded, so medical marijuana production could...
Apparent loophole in Minnesota law could allow higher-potency hemp sales
(This story has been updated with Monday’s announcement that Chris Tholkes is leaving the Office of Medical Cannabis.) Minnesota’s newly passed adult-use marijuana law might have created a loophole that allows hemp cultivators to sell flower products that...
Rescheduling marijuana would liberate plant-touching firms from Section 280E
(This story is part of the cover package in the November-December issue of MJBizMagazine.) As the co-founder and CEO of Capitol Wellness Solutions in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Randy Mire runs one of only 10 companies awarded a license to sell medical marijuana in the...
Canadian province looks to double cannabis store cap to 150
The Ontario government is proposing a number of significant legislative and regulatory changes to its cannabis framework that it says would combat the illegal market. The province plans to make amendments to Ontario Regulation 468/18 under the Cannabis Licence Act,...
Judge backs steep fee hike for Florida medical marijuana operators
An administrative judge in Florida gave the thumbs-up to a rule adopted a year ago by state regulators that boosted the biennial license renewal fee for medical marijuana companies in the state by more than twentyfold, to $1.3 million. Administrative Law Judge William...Featured
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