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Workers at Michigan cannabis retailer unionize with UFCW

Workers at Manistee, Michigan, cannabis store Authentic 231 unionized with the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) with the support of parent company Left Coast Holdings.

News March 21
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Opinion: 2022 could be the year for pharmaceutical marijuana

Despite the success of adult-use marijuana, 2022 is looking like the year pharmaceutical cannabis becomes a major market driver.

News March 21
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Canadian cannabis retail sales shrank to CA$347.2 million in January

Canadian retail sales of regulated adult-use cannabis totaled 347.2 million Canadian dollars ($275.2 million) in January, according to new data from the country's statistics authority.

News March 18
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Kentucky House passes medical marijuana bill; Senate vote is next

The Kentucky House of Representatives passed a restrictive medical marijuana bill by a vote of 59-34. The measure, approved Thursday, now goes to the Republican-controlled Senate, where passage is less…

News March 18
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Schwazze to buy Denver cannabis retailer, grower for $3.2 million

Colorado-based marijuana company Schwazze signed an agreement to acquire Urban Health & Wellness, a cannabis retailer and cultivator in Denver, for $3.2 million.

News March 18
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Amid transformation push, marijuana producer Hexo posts CA$690.3M Q2 loss

Major Canadian marijuana producer Hexo Corp. posted a net loss of nearly 690.3 million Canadian dollars ($547 million) for the quarter ended Jan. 31, including write-downs worth CA$616 million.

News March 18
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Illinois court clears way for licensing of 60 adult-use craft cannabis growers

An Illinois judge lifted a stay order put in place to prevent state regulators from awarding 60 adult-use craft cannabis cultivation licenses.

News March 18
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White males top Nevada’s marijuana industry, but women make gains

Males, especially white males, continue to control the upper echelons of Nevada’s marijuana industry, but females made some strides in the owner-manager category in the past year.

News March 18
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‘Diamonds in the rough’: How to hire cannabis workers with criminal records

"Social equity" is the legal cannabis industry's biggest buzzword these days, with governments and companies of all sizes paying homage to the idea that people most harmed by the war…

News March 18
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