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Organigram expects layoffs, production decrease from COVID-19

Canadian cannabis company Organigram is anticipating voluntary and nonvoluntary layoffs as well as a slowdown in production and packaging as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

News March 24
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Maine’s adult-use cannabis residency rule unconstitutional, suit claims

Maine’s residency requirement for recreational marijuana business ownership violates the U.S. Constitution, according to a federal lawsuit filed against the state. Wellness Connection, based in Auburn, Maine, alleges in the…

News March 24
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Canada cannabis licensing inspections delayed due to COVID-19, CannTrust says

Health Canada is slowing down on-site field inspections of cannabis facilities until the end of the month amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a disclosure from beleaguered cannabis producer CannTrust.

News March 24
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Ontario’s cannabis sector deemed ‘essential’ amid COVID-19 outbreak

Regulated cannabis stores and producers have been deemed essential workplaces by Ontario’s government and will not be required to close their doors by midnight Tuesday amid the province’s effective lockdown…

News March 24
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Chart: Coronavirus prompts shift in US adult-use marijuana product sales

Edibles sales have surged in the wake of coronavirus concerns, coming largely at the expense of pre-rolled joints, and - to a lesser extent - concentrates and topicals.

News March 24
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Denver reverses course, allows adult-use cannabis shops to stay open

The operators of adult-use marijuana stores in Denver caught a break late Monday afternoon when the city announced they can remain open. Earlier in the day, while announcing a new stay-at-home…

News March 23
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Florida Cannabis Market Update: Companies adapt to coronavirus as demand remains strong

Many dispensaries have adapted to the new market reality by changing how their in-store customer lines work (setting minimum distances), starting curbside and express pick-up services, and increasing home delivery…

News March 23
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Oregon allows marijuana curbside deliveries

Oregon marijuana regulators on Monday approved a temporary rule that allows licensed cannabis retailers to conduct limited transactions outside of their brick-and-mortar buildings. Under the interim rule – an effort…

News March 23
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More states say medical cannabis shops can stay open amid COVID-19

Massachusetts, Michigan and Ohio joined several other states in declaring that medical marijuana dispensaries can remain open in light of stay-at-home orders designed to help combat the coronavirus outbreak. Here is…

News March 23
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