Without tax relief, California cannabis stores need ‘significantly’ more customers
Licensed cannabis stores in California would have to attract almost 200 extra customers a month to keep revenue steady if taxes increase on July 1, according to one retailer’s analysis. And that’s simply an unreasonable expectation at a time when cost-conscious...
Trulieve contributes nearly $20 million to Florida adult-use marijuana legalization
Trulieve Cannabis Corp. is once again spending heavily on an adult-use marijuana legalization campaign in Florida. According to the News Service of Florida, the Tallahassee-based marijuana multistate operator has contributed $19.6 million so far this year toward the...
California touts seizure of $316M in unlicensed cannabis in first quarter
California authorities have seized more than $316 million in unlicensed cannabis and $474,000 in cash in the first quarter of 2025. That’s according to Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose office also noted in a news release that ramped-up enforcement – a key...
Minnesota posts recreational marijuana rules; politico predicts no sales till 2026
The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management on Monday published the rules for the impending recreational marijuana market in the State Register, marking the final step before licenses can be issued to applicants for adult-use businesses. An administrative law judge...
The cannabis extraction debate: Are solvents or solventless methods better?
Extraction consumers seeking high-quality cannabis products are becoming increasingly concerned about how their extracts are made. Some methods use solvents that critics say can leave behind residual chemicals, while proponents counter that those residuals appear in...
Israel threatens tariffs of up to 165% on medical marijuana imported from Canada
One of Israel’s top economic officials wants to impose tariffs of up to 165% on medical marijuana imported from Canada. Nir Barkat, the minister of economy and industry, proposed keeping the so-called “dumping tax” in force for four years in an effort to bolster...
Scotts Miracle-Gro transfers cannabis-investment unit to ‘strategic partner’
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. transferred its cannabis-investment unit, The Hawthorne Collective, to an “independent strategic partner.” Scotts transferred The Hawthorne Collective in exchange for an interest-bearing promissory note, according to a Thursday news release....
No progress at DEA on marijuana rescheduling, new filing says
It’s fair to say nobody expected President Donald Trump to change federal marijuana policy in his first 100 days. And it seems certain he won’t get it done based on a new filing Thursday confirming that a historic multiyear process launched by the Biden...
How American cannabis businesses are responding to Trump’s tariffs
(This is the second installment of a two-part series exploring the wide-ranging effects of tariffs on the cannabis supply chain. Part 1 is available here.) Cannabis companies and ancillary businesses are pivoting in real time to assess and respond to President Donald...
Metrc allowing rampant illegal marijuana activity, former employee claims in lawsuit
Metrc, the nation’s leading seed-to-sale tracking software provider, is “participating in a conspiracy” that allows unchecked “illegal interstate” marijuana sales, a former employee is claiming in a federal whistleblower lawsuit. Marcus Estes, who said he worked as an...
Florida Senate approves bill banning hemp-derived THC products
The Florida Senate has unanimously approved a bill that would ban delta-8 and delta-10 products while placing several more restrictions on the sale and potency of hemp-derived THC beverages. Senate Bill 438, according to The Floridian, would install a cap of less than...Featured
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