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...
Big Alcohol asks Congress to ban hemp-derived THC – for now
Amid an intensifying debate on Capitol Hill whether to recriminalize hemp-derived THC products, federal lawmakers are receiving mixed messages from the alcohol industry. A coalition of alcohol distributors urged lawmakers in a letter sent to Congressional leadership...
Oklahoma adult-use marijuana legalization bid fails
Oklahoma won’t legalize adult-use cannabis anytime soon. An effort to qualify an adult-use marijuana legalization voter initiative for the 2026 ballot fizzled earlier this week after supporters failed to collect enough signatures ahead of a Nov. 3 deadline,...
Hundreds of permits, billions in sales expected in Virginia adult-use marijuana market
Cannabis isn’t a top issue for Abigail Spanberger, the next governor of Virginia. But the Democratic nominee’s election by a comfortable margin on Tuesday – and with it, prospects of the long-awaited opening of what’s projected to be a billion-dollar adult-use...
Virginia voters signal adult-use cannabis market launch, but bans pass elsewhere
The long-awaited launch of adult-use cannabis sales in Virginia may finally be at hand after Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger was elected governor on Tuesday. While Spanberger’s election was biggest and most positive development for the cannabis industry to...
Cannabis MSO Trulieve escapes ‘debt tsunami’ with $368 million payoff
Trulieve Cannabis Corp. will pay off $368 million in outstanding debt well before the loan’s 2026 due date, the company said Tuesday. The Tallahassee, Florida-based marijuana multistate operator will pay back the full amount of the 8% loan plus interest by Dec. 25,...Featured
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