Sahani replacing Dumas de Rauly as CEO of Blinc Group cannabis vape maker
There’s a change at the top for The Blinc Group, a cannabis vape manufacturer based in New York City. Pete Sahani, who has been Blinc’s chief operating officer since 2022, will succeed Arnaud Dumas de Rauly as CEO, effective Dec. 1, according to a news...
Marijuana lab-testing analysis finds routine THC inflation, data manipulation
(This is the first installment in an occasional series that will examine questionable cannabis laboratory testing results.) The THC potency of marijuana flower sold in legal stores in four states is routinely and systematically inflated, sometimes by as much as 25% or...
New York lawsuit settlements OK’d, but adult-use cannabis permits still on hold
New York regulators on Monday approved settlement agreements in two lawsuits that have contributed to the tortuous rollout of legal adult-use cannabis sales in the state. Details of Monday’s approvals were not immediately available. ADVERTISEMENT The Office of...
MN adult-use marijuana market on track for early 2025 launch, regulator says
Minnesota’s top marijuana regulator expects the state to launch adult-use sales in early 2025 as planned, despite several key administrative positions unfulfilled and the need to finalize program rules and requirements. “There’s a lot of work happening...
Rhode Island adult-use cannabis sales grew steadily in 2023
Adult-use cannabis sales in Rhode Island have increased steadily each month since the state launched its recreational program one year ago, but medical marijuana sales declined. The adult-use total includes $7.1 million in sales in October, up from $7 million in...
Ballot initiative to legalize adult-use marijuana introduced in South Dakota
Less than two years after South Dakotans rejected a ballot measure to allow marijuana possession and home grows, advocates have launched a voter initiative to legalize an adult-use market. The ballot measure, submitted by cannabis consultant and Rapid City resident...
US cannabis operators on Canadian exchanges: Q&A with Cboe Canada’s Erik Sloane
The Toronto Stock Exchange isn’t the only tier one Canadian exchange for U.S. cannabis companies looking to raise capital outside their home turf. A growing number of multistate operators have chosen another tier one exchange, the Toronto-based Cboe Canada...
More Republican support needed to pass marijuana banking, Schumer says
Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says he is still wrangling Republican support for a much-awaited marijuana banking reform bill. Schumer has spent significant political capital trying to pass the SAFER Banking Act. ADVERTISEMENT If passed into law, the...
Cannabis retail workers in Ohio and Utah join unions
Labor unions are continuing to expand their marijuana industry membership, this time at medical cannabis dispensaries in Ohio and Utah. Budtenders at Strawberry Fields dispensary in Columbus, Ohio, recently voted to join Teamsters Local 413. ADVERTISEMENT According...
Marijuana MSO Slang Worldwide starts strategic review; is sale possible?
Marijuana multistate operator Slang Worldwide could be putting itself on the auction block after the company hired outside advisers to launch a strategic review. Toronto-based Slang said it hired PGP Capital Advisors and formed a committee of independent directors to...
Hawaii attorney general introduces adult-use cannabis legalization plan
A promising new path to adult-use cannabis legalization is developing in Hawaii. The state’s attorney general, Anne Lopez, has submitted a comprehensive proposal to create a framework for establishing a retail market for recreational marijuana, Hawaii News Now...Featured
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