US Medical Marijuana Business News
A longtime retail partner of marijuana company Cookies is suing the California-based brand in New York state, alleging the multistate operator broke an “exclusive” agreement for a branded adult-use outlet in the year-old market.
Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says he is still wrangling Republican support for a much-awaited marijuana banking reform bill.
The makers of the popular marijuana strain Zkittlez, which borrowed its name from a trademark owned by confectioner Wrigley, will discontinue the product line after bowing to legal pressure from the candy giant.
A recent ruling from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration classifying a synthetic cannabinoid as a Schedule 1 drug has furthered the ire between the licensed marijuana industry and the largely unregulated cannabinoid sector.
Black-owned businesses in states including California, Massachusetts, Michigan and New York are trying to get minority-owned cannabis brands on shelves.
A group of federal health agencies have indicated in a government publication that they’d like to study various “minor cannabinoids” from marijuana, along with cannabis terpenes, to determine how they could best be used to treat a handful of medical ailments.
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday held a committee hearing on marijuana legalization for the first time in the chamber’s history but took no action.
