Marijuana businesses in Michigan, Pennsylvania unionize
The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) has helped union two more marijuana businesses.
Marijuana companies lay off hundreds, retrench amid economic woes
While business around the world shuttered as COVID-19 spread, the marijuana industry was deemed “essential” in nearly 30 states and stood to gain from the pandemic.
But more than two years later, amid rising inflation and fears of a recession, North American cannabis companies are cutting hundreds of jobs, closing retail outlets and cultivation facilities or shuttering altogether.
Detroit finally begins adult-use cannabis business licensing
After years of waiting, Detroit is now accepting applications for adult-use cannabis business licenses for retailers, microbusinesses, and consumption lounges.
The application window for adult-use business licenses opened Sept. 1 and closes Oct. 1.
How packaging can help cannabis brands gain a competitive edge
In an increasingly crowded market, packaging is one of the few remaining ways for cannabis businesses to stay competitive.
Midyear state cannabis sales a mixed bag across the United States
U.S. cannabis sales through July were a mixed bag across the country, as consumers adjusted to historic inflation and shrinking disposable income, according to an analysis of state sales data by MJBizDaily.
Michigan sets monthly marijuana sales mark with $210 million in July
Michigan marijuana retailers hit a new benchmark of nearly $210 million in total sales for July, the best month yet for the program.
Michigan’s top marijuana regulator is departing agency
Michigan’s chief marijuana regulator has taken a new job in the state’s government having nothing to do with cannabis.
