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Michigan cannabis operator charged with importing illegal THCA

Michigan regulators filed a complaint against a cannabis company for allegedly importing THCA concentrate from another state.

News August 2
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New York has shuttered 1,000-plus illicit marijuana sellers, governor says

Authorities in New York state have closed 1,009 illicit marijuana sellers since the spring, including 779 in New…

News August 1
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Members of anti-marijuana groups sue New York regulators

A group of New York residents filed a lawsuit against the state's marijuana regulatory agencies and their top…

News July 31
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Oklahoma imposes stricter rules for cannabis testing labs, seeks THCA ban

Oklahoma has enacted stricter standards for medical cannabis testing laboratories, including a state reference lab to double-check results…

News July 31
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New Zealand rule changes will ease medical marijuana exporting

New Zealand’s body of senior ministers has approved rule changes that will make it easier for the nation's…

News July 31
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Virginia fines hemp businesses nearly $11 million for violating rules

Authorities in Virginia levied $10.77 million in fines on almost 350 businesses across the state for violating rules…

News July 30
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Is the future of cannabis in Europe? Q&A with Bloomwell CEO Niklas Kouparanis

Germany’s recreational cannabis market has limited opportunity, but Bloomwell Group's Niklas Kouparanis is bullish on the medical market.

News July 30
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DEA still has doubts about marijuana rescheduling, GOP lawmakers claim

Two leading congressional Republicans wrote a letter to Biden administration officials expressing concern with the marijuana rescheduling process’…

News July 29
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Trulieve Cannabis donates $5 million more to adult-use campaign in Florida

Multistate operator Trulieve Cannabis Corp. contributed another $5 million to the adult-use marijuana legalization campaign in its home…

News July 29
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California regulators revoke marijuana testing lab license over fake results

California regulators canceled the license of a marijuana testing lab that allegedly faked test results and tampered with…

News July 29
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