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Ohio legislator to introduce second bill to legalize recreational marijuana

A Republican state lawmaker in Ohio intends to introduce a bill to legalize recreational marijuana, marking the second such bill the state Legislature will consider this year.

News October 12
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Marijuana MSO PharmaCann to acquire LivWell Enlightened Health

Chicago-based PharmaCann announced Tuesday it has struck a deal to acquire Colorado-headquartered LivWell Enlightened Health in a transaction that will allow PharmaCann to extend its market footprint to eight states.

News October 12
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Flowhub cannabis tech platform raises $19 million

Denver-based Flowhub, a marijuana software technology platform, recently announced it raised $19 million to help the company expand into emerging markets and grow a social equity program.

News October 12
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Landlords welcome cannabis stores to major Ontario shopping malls

Major free-standing shopping malls in Ontario, Canada, are throwing open their doors to cannabis stores, signaling the evolution of marijuana retail in the nation beyond more typical street-facing and strip-mall…

News October 12
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Trial pits former MedMen CFO against cannabis MSO and co-founders Bierman, Modlin

A high-profile cannabis industry trial is set to begin Tuesday in a California state court, with a buttoned-down corporate executive suing multistate operator MedMen Enterprises and the company's co-founders, Adam…

News October 12
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Federal judge shoots down Missouri’s medical marijuana residency rule

A federal judge in Missouri, as expected, struck down the state’s residency requirement for medical marijuana businesses, opening the fast-growing market to out-of-state operators.

News October 11
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Lawsuits against cannabis firm Coastal withdrawn after sale disclosure

Only days after The Parent Co. said it was purchasing California-based Coastal Holding Co., former MedMen executives Adam Bierman and Andrew Modlin withdrew multiple state and federal lawsuits they had…

News October 11
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US senators ask Justice Department to deschedule marijuana

U.S. Sens. Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren last week sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland urging that the Department of Justice remove marijuana from the federal Controlled…

News October 11
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Arizona unveils applicant criteria for new recreational cannabis retail permits

Arizona cannabis regulators announced a list of 87 ZIP codes across the state where applicants for 26 social equity retail marijuana licenses must have lived recently.

News October 11
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