Hundreds of Humboldt marijuana farmers expected to lose licenses over tax debt
Hundreds of marijuana farmers in California’s Humboldt County are in jeopardy of losing their business licenses as a deadline looms to pay county cultivation taxes levied years ago. County growers in the state’s famed Emerald Triangle face a March 31 deadline to...
Florida judge dismisses Trulieve Cannabis’ legalization defamation lawsuit
A Florida judge last week dismissed a lawsuit filed by Trulieve Cannabis against the state’s Republican Party during the company’s failed push to legalize adult-use marijuana in the market. Tallahassee-headquartered Trulieve, which bills itself as the world’s...
Idaho bill would eliminate voter approval for marijuana legalization
A House bill has advanced in Idaho that would give the state Legislature the sole authority to legalize and regulate marijuana. House Joint Resolution 4, ironically, would ask voters via a ballot referendum to amend the Idaho Constitution and eliminate their ability...
DC cannabis store owner owes $930,000 in back taxes, indictment alleges
A Washington, D.C., marijuana dispensary owner faces 19 charges of failing to pay about $930,000 in federal income and employment taxes for her business Herbal Alternatives II. The indictment alleges that because Jennifer Brunenkant is the sole owner of Herbal...
Cannabis vape companies worry Chinese tariffs will cause safety crisis
Major cannabis vaporizer companies increasingly are moving manufacturing operations away from China, due in part to a 20% tariff enacted by the Trump administration. Now, some operators fear price compression accompanying the tariffs – now totaling 45% for goods...
Kentucky drops hemp-derived THC drinks ban, will limit & regulate
Kentucky lawmakers won’t ban beverages with intoxicating amounts of hemp-derived THC – at least not yet. For now, the Bluegrass State will attempt to regulate and to study the increasingly popular products, while also imposing some limits, according to legislation...
Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission can issue medical marijuana licenses
The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) can proceed with issuing medical marijuana licenses in the state after an appeals court overturned a temporary restraining order that blocked it from doing so. Alabama Court of Civil Appeals justices ruled unanimously...
California’s Glass House secures $50 million credit line
California vertically-integrated cannabis company Glass House secured a new $50 million credit line. The senior-secured loan agreement carries a balloon payment of $40 million on the maturity date of Jan. 31, 3030, according to a press release. ADVERTISEMENT The...
Suspicions that DEA rigged rescheduling process fueled by court documents
Longstanding suspicions that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is adamantly opposed to marijuana rescheduling – and weighted a public process to ensure it could reject moving the drug from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3 under federal law – are confirmed...
Ohio House Republicans’ cannabis measure a ‘slap in face,’ NORML says
Changes to Ohio’s voter-approved adult-use cannabis law proposed in a bill introduced this week by House Republicans are less extreme than those passed by the state Senate. However, the proposed business restrictions, social equity program elimination, THC potency...
Ayr Wellness is selling 4 marijuana stores in Illinois
Ayr Wellness has signed a letter of intent to sell its four marijuana stores in Illinois because the company doesn’t have the scale to compete over the long term. “We’re taking a hard look at other markets to make sure we are prioritizing those core markets that will...Featured
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