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Japan urged to consider medical cannabinoid imports 

A panel set up by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is recommending that the nation’s lawmakers carve out a legal pathway to import scientifically proven medical cannabinoids, similar…

News October 4
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Strong retail demand in Vermont on first day of recreational marijuana sales

Long lines, strong demand and a celebratory atmosphere marked the first day of recreational marijuana sales in Vermont.

News October 4
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Trulieve employee died from ‘hazards of ground cannabis dust,’ OSHA report says

A worker at multistate operator Trulieve Cannabis' cultivation facility in Holyoke, Massachusetts, died in January because of "the hazards of ground cannabis dust," according to an Occupational Health and Safety…

News October 3
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Another lawsuit targets Detroit’s adult-use marijuana licensing ordinance

Detroit's revised adult-use marijuana ordinance has provoked yet another lawsuit, this time from a hopeful MJ business owner and a company that operates multiple medical cannabis dispensaries in the city.

News October 3
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Cannabis financier Safe Harbor renamed SHF Holdings after SPAC acquisition

Special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Northern Lights Acquisition closed its acquisition of cannabis financial institution Safe Harbor Financial, taking the company public on the Nasdaq Capital Market and changing its…

News October 3
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CT city approves zoning of marijuana cultivation site in former warehouse

The Planning and Zoning Commission in Hartford, Connecticut, approved plans that would convert a former warehouse into a marijuana cultivation and manufacturing operation.

News October 3
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California cannabis company’s default highlights debt woes facing state’s MJ businesses

In what observers say is a sign that California’s struggling legal cannabis industry is slouching toward a long-predicted “extinction event,” a major Southern California brand in the middle of ambitious…

News October 3
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Several states to weigh adult-use marijuana on election day

Voters will decide whether to legalize commercial sales of adult-use marijuana in as many as five states during the November midterm elections. State lawmakers in Maryland referred a recreational marijuana…

News October 1
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Workers at Cresco marijuana affiliate in Illinois vote to join Teamsters union

Employees at the Sunnyside marijuana store in Schaumburg, Illinois, voted to join Teamsters Local 777, with 97% of the workers in favor.

News September 30
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