Minnesota adult-use cannabis sales hit $31 million since September launch
Minnesota’s adult-use cannabis market may finally be taking off after a slow and challenging start. Since the September launch of non-tribal adult use sales, Minnesota cannabis stores reported more than $31 million in revenue from 466,000 transactions through...
Thailand poised to recriminalize cannabis as boom sparks backlash – and boredom
Thailand, where a billion-dollar cannabis industry has blossomed since the country became the first in Asia to experiment with decriminalization in 2022, is poised to make the drug illegal again. Inspired by a backlash to the thousands of shops that have sprung up...
Joe Bayern’s ‘Day 2’ cannabis strategy: Build brands, not canopies
This is the first in a regular series of MJBizDaily interviews with major THC industry players. To be considered for an interview, contact editorial@mjbizdaily.com. Seasoned cannabis executive Joe Bayern’s path into the legal marijuana industry didn’t start with a...
Study: Cannabis reform lures women, older adults to legal industry
Cannabis reform measures, including state-level adult-use marijuana legalization, are encouraging American adults who have historically steered away from cannabis to try the drug, according to recently published research. According to a study published in the American...
President Trump’s promise to cover CBD via Medicaid in limbo as hemp THC protections stall
Over the weekend, Congressional leadership removed language from the spending bill released Tuesday morning that would have given hemp THC a temporary reprieve ahead of a looming ban, MJBizDaily has learned. In addition to worsening uncertainty for hemp farmers and...
Connecticut’s only medical marijuana dispensary may close
Connecticut’s last medical-only cannabis dispensary must relocate amid a possible shift to a hybrid model in a new town. Bluepoint Wellness’s move within town comes after repeated denials from Westport’s Planning and Zoning Commission to allow recreational cannabis...
Florida law enforcement is arresting adult-use marijuana legalization campaign workers
In a “major escalation” of the ongoing feud between state officials and the campaign to legalize adult-use marijuana in Florida, state Attorney General James Uthmeier announced dozens of new election fraud investigations Tuesday. Stridently denied by Smart & Safe...
Michigan cannabis sales hit record high in 2025, but revenue drops
Michigan cannabis retailers sold more products in 2025 than in any year since the launch of adult-use sales. However, declining prices mean overall sales revenue in the country’s second-biggest market dropped by about $113 million, according to state data....
Florida adult-use marijuana legalization support dips amid DeSantis’ ‘political war’
The administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a sworn enemy of marijuana legalization, is roping county elections officials into “a political war” to halt an adult-use cannabis measure, one critic said. And the state’s continued efforts to halt marijuana...
Ice-T’s New Jersey marijuana store closes amid lawsuit, celebrity cannabis struggles
A New Jersey cannabis store co-owned by actor and rapper Ice-T and a former Playboy playmate abruptly closed earlier this month, less than a year after a highly publicized launch. The failure of The Medicine Woman in Jersey City has sparked legal action, with the...
Vic Mensa: How to keep cannabis culture alive in the boardroom
(This is a contributed guest column. To be considered as an MJBizDaily guest columnist, please submit your request here.) Culture doesn’t come quietly. It brings rhythm, memory, and truth. It carries the voices of people who turned nothing into something long before...Featured
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