LA cannabis retailers stage tax revolt
Cannabis retailers in Los Angeles are refusing to pay their city taxes until regulators or law enforcement solves the illicit market problem. According to a recent Fox News report, Elliot Lewis, the outspoken founder and CEO of Catalyst Cannabis, is among the...
Distressed marijuana MSO Ayr Wellness sells off assets in foreclosure sale
Distressed marijuana multistate operator Ayr Wellness is now owned by its former creditors. Following through on “restructuring” plans partially triggered by a debt crunch, Ayr’s senior note holders scooped up assets “and equity interests” held by the multistate...
Cannabis packaging companies scrutinized over mold claims
State regulators are scrutinizing cannabis packaging businesses over unverified product statements, targeting at least one company over claims that its bags prevented mold. The crackdown follows a wave of product recalls in at least seven states where cannabis...
Arkansas medical cannabis sales at record pace
Arkansas recorded more than $240.9 million in medical marijuana sales through the first 10 months of 2025, according to new state figures. That’s a healthy increase of 5.75% over the same period last year and means the state is still on pace to break its own...
Hemp THC ‘prohibition’ looms as U.S. Senate closes 2018 Farm Bill ‘loophole’
Nearly all hemp-derived THC products in the U.S. will become illegal in late 2026 under legislation passed by the U.S. Senate late Monday. Tucked into spending bills meant to end the record-long government shutdown, language redefining “hemp” to exclude the numerous...
Joint Wars competition to kick off MJBizCon
Have you ever seen a “6-foot, 8-inch Englishman” roll a perfect cannabis joint in exactly 17 seconds? At Joint Wars 007, the MJBizCon kickofff party scheduled for Dec. 2 at NuWu Cannabis Marketplace in Las Vegas, you will have that opportunity....
President Trump backs hemp THC ban included in government reopening deal
The spending package the U.S. Senate approved late Sunday to end the longest government shutdown in history includes a ban on the hemp-derived THC products that have proliferated since the 2018 Farm Bill. And though Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul is attempting to...
How a woman-led biotech firm is advancing cannabis medicine
Millions of women around the world live with an incurable and poorly treated condition, and many are turning to cannabis products for relief – despite inconsistent results and the risk of untested products. For Melissa Sturgess, the CEO of London-based biotech...
Showdown over tribal cannabis brewing in Nebraska amid slow MMJ rollout
Nebraska residents won’t be able to purchase cannabis on a tribal reservation that’s setting up regulated legal sales, Gov. Jim Pillen said Thursday. That prompted the Omaha Tribe to fire back and inform Pillen he has no authority, an exchange that sets the stage for...
Study: Cannabis retail means more marijuana, less alcohol use
Adults living near cannabis stores tend to use more marijuana but drink less alcohol, according to recent research. The effects were most pronounced among Gen Z and baby boomers, two generations the $32 billion legal cannabis industry is attempting to attract....
The real Farm Bill bait and switch: Dangerous ‘dope, not rope’
(This is a contributed guest column. To be considered as an MJBizDaily guest columnist, please submit your request here.) As someone who has been fighting to normalize and regulate cannabis for 15 years, I can’t leave astounding falsities about intoxicating and...Featured
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