Report: Massachusetts governor expected to fire cannabis czar
After winning back her job through the courts after an ugly political dispute, Massachusetts’ top cannabis regulator is likely on her way out anyway. Shannon O’Brien, who was reinstated last fall as the chair of the state Cannabis Control Commission overseeing the...
New York promised marijuana social equity. Entrepreneurs got stuck with the bill.
(This is a contributed guest column. To be considered as an MJBizDaily guest columnist, please submit your request here.) When New York lawmakers legalized adult-use cannabis in 2021 and promised the resulting billion-dollar industry would prioritize people harmed by...
Stronger products and legalized vapes could grow Georgia medical cannabis
Georgia’s medical cannabis program is poised to significantly expand. More people are expected to qualify for patient access, and they’ll be able to buy stronger and vaporizable cannabis products from licensed dispensaries thanks to Senate Bill 220 – also known...
Federal judge approves cannabis MSO for Chapter 15 bankruptcy
In a move that could signal new options for troubled cannabis companies looking to secure assets against creditors, a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge has signed off on marijuana multistate operator The Cannabist Co.’s request seeking Chapter 15 bankruptcy relief....
New Mexico border town rejects cannabis retail – at Texas lawmakers’ request
Officials in a New Mexico city near the Texas border – a prime location for successful cannabis retail – rejected applications for two marijuana stores seeking to operate in the city on Monday. One reason the Sunland Park City Council rejected the special use permits...
Past-due cannabis invoices expose a growing credit discipline gap
This is part of a regular series of MJBiz Daily interviews with major THC industry players. To be considered for an interview, contact editorial@mjbizdaily.com. In 2015, Brett Gelfand was just another entrepreneur hustling to carve out a place in Colorado’s buzzy,...
Medical cannabis operators are lining up to register with the DEA after marijuana rescheduling
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has never been so popular with the American cannabis industry. Two weeks after the federal drug police opened a registration portal for state-licensed cannabis businesses following the April 23 final order relaxing federal...
Fluent trims New York cannabis operations ahead of Vireo deal
Fluent Corp. is scaling back in New York State. Etain, the Fluent-owned vertically integrated medical cannabis operator, will close its cannabis cultivation and packaging facility in Chestertown on Aug. 3, putting 37 people out of work, according to a May 5 notice...
Oklahoma cannabis cultivators must obtain DEA registration, state says
Cannabis manufacturers and distributors in Oklahoma will be required to pursue U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration registration or risk losing their state permits next year, according to a state bulletin dated May 8. In the weeks since the Justice Department...
Native tribe opens first Minnesota cannabis lounge
In another first for Native cannabis, Minnesota’s first cannabis consumption lounge will open Friday on tribal land. The Anang Tasting Lounge & Dispensary on Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa tribal land in Carlton will allow guests to consume solventless...
Banking on Clarity: Why Regulatory Transparency Matters for Access to Financial Services
Transparency in cannabis regulatory data is essential to a financial institution’s ability to comply with federal guidance and regulatory expectations while continuing to provide banking services to Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs). By enhancing transparency,...Featured
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