Up to 24 new cannabis retail permits available in Rhode Island
Rhode Island is opening its $120 million legal cannabis market to new retailers for the first time since adult-use marijuana legalization. The Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission will accept applications through its online portal for new cannabis storefronts...
House Republicans move to block Trump marijuana rescheduling
A key committee in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted Wednesday to block marijuana rescheduling. The House Appropriations Committee inserted language into a spending bill that prevents money from being spent “to reschedule marijuana,” but it’s...
New York cannabis shops strike deal with state over buffer zone dispute
New York cannabis shops facing potential relocation or closure because they’re too close to schools reached a temporary agreement with state regulators this week, allowing them to stay open for at least the next five months. The temporary reprieve comes after...
Why Your Cannabis Dispensary Needs SOPs (and How to Get Them Without Spending $3k+)
This is a note from our sponsors. Whether you’re getting ready to open your first dispensary or already running several storefronts, there’s one indispensable tool you need to maximize your cannabis retail potential: Standard Operating Procedures. Look, we get...
From sips to shops: THC drinks make dispensaries the next logical stop. Are you ready?
(This is a contributed guest column. To be considered as an MJBizDaily guest columnist, please submit your request here.) THC seltzers now sit in liquor store coolers beside hard seltzers and nonalcoholic beer. For many adults who are curious but cautious about...
California cannabis tax cut inches forward as state industry lags behind
A push to cut the unpopular tax hike on California cannabis that went into effect in July is moving forward in the state Legislature. If signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Assembly Bill 564 would see the 19% state excise tax on cannabis products revert back to 15% on Oct....
Trump Justice Department withdraws Biden-era cannabis research, hemp testing
The Trump Department of Justice is moving to cancel Biden-era laws to expand cannabis research and hemp analytic testing. In a notice dated Sept. 8 published in the Federal Register on Thursday, Attorney General Pam Bondi withdrew a total of 54 Notices of Proposed...
MJBizCon sparks cannabis deals and innovation
Corey Keller wasn’t looking to expand his Colorado-based Bonanza Cannabis Company to Nevada until he attended MJBizCon in Las Vegas in 2022. There, he encountered someone handing out flyers advertising a property for sale and realized opening a facility in Nevada...
New York cannabis regulators move to punish testing lab as sales continue to grow
New York cannabis regulators are attempting to punish a commercial testing laboratory that abruptly closed amid an investigation into pesticide contamination and other alleged “serious failures.” Lexachrom Labs, based on Long Island, shut down on June 1 and later...
Texas governor expected to regulate hemp-derived THC with executive order
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to issue an executive order to regulate the state’s $5.5 billion hemp-derived THC market. The Texas Tribune reported that Abbott will take action after a proposed ban on hemp-derived THC products stalled during a special...
What happens when a marijuana social equity permit holder dies?
As the U.S. legal cannabis industry enters its second decade, tricky questions are arising that policymakers did not necessarily anticipate when crafting the rules governing the $32 billion market. Among these, prompted by a situation in Illinois involving stores...Featured
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