MJBizDaily

Latest Posts

Image of $100 bills swirling into a hole

California cannabis tax cut inches forward as state industry lags behind

A push to cut the California cannabis tax from 19% back to 15% by Oct. 1 is moving forward, and Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign it into law.

News September 11
Image of a cannabis plant silhouette with a backdrop of a setting sun

Trump Justice Department withdraws Biden-era cannabis research, hemp testing

The Department of Justice is withdrawing proposed rules aimed at implementing a law to expand marijuana research and hemp analytic testing.

News September 11
Image of two businesspeople shaking hands

MJBizCon sparks cannabis deals and innovation

MJBizCon, slated for Dec. 2-5 in Las Vegas, is the epicenter for deal-making, networking and innovation in the cannabis industry.

News September 11
Image of a petri dish swab at a cannabis lab

New York cannabis regulators move to punish testing lab as sales continue to grow

Lexachrom Labs shut down on June 1 amid a state investigation that led to one of the largest recalls in state history.

News September 10
Image of Austin, Texas, skyline with Colorado River in foreground

Texas governor expected to regulate hemp-derived THC with executive order

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott plans to issue an executive order to regulate THC products and establish a minimum purchasing age of 21.

News September 10
Image depicting social equity and diversity

What happens when a marijuana social equity permit holder dies?

The contentious issue of how to buy or sell marijuana social equity licenses is being pressed by a specific instance in Illinois involving Cookies-branded cannabis stores.

News September 10
Interior image of Eaze's expanded cannabis cultivation facility in Florida

Nebraska cuts medical marijuana plant counts to satisfy governor

Nebraska medical cannabis cultivators would be limited to no more than 1,250 plants at any one time under new rules introduced Monday to satisfy Gov. Jim Pillen.

News September 9
Image of Kansas City skyline at night with Union Station in foreground

Cannabis consumption lounges coming to Kansas City, Missouri

Officials are drafting new rules and licensing regulations that would allow marijuana consumption lounges to open in Kansas City, Missouri.

News September 9
Image of a laptop whose screen includes the words Brand, Action, Ideas, Plan, Strategy and Teamwork

Are cannabis consumers more loyal to brands, or products?

In most consumer packaged goods industries, brands drive decisions. Shoppers walk into a store looking for Coca-Cola, Nike, or Tide, and if those brands aren’t available, many will leave without…

News September 9
MJBizCon Logo