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Massachusetts sets adult-use cannabis sales mark with $1.56 billion in 2023

Massachusetts cannabis sales broke records in 2023 for the sixth year in a row, and December was the…

News February 7
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System audits are key to finding errors and staying compliant, cannabis operators say

Human error can lead to inaccurate plant counts, incorrectly entered weights and package-numbering oversights, which can create the…

News January 31
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Massachusetts town returns $1.2 million in impact fees to marijuana business

A groundswell is developing in Massachusetts that might lead several municipalities to return millions of dollars of community…

News January 26
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Cannabis retailers say they need more from track-and-trace software

Marijuana industry veterans say track-and-trace systems meet their cultivation and production expectations but are lacking in retail functionality.

News January 25
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DOJ asks judge to dismiss federal marijuana prohibition challenge

U.S. Department of Justice attorneys asked a federal judge on Tuesday to dismiss a lawsuit filed by four…

News January 24
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Marijuana MSOs focusing on wholesale growth in 2024

Retail license caps in some states and limited capital are forcing marijuana multistate operators to focus on wholesale…

News January 24
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Cannabis marketer, distributor Petalfast raises $8 million from family offices

Petalfast, a California-based cannabis sales, marketing and distribution company, raised roughly $8 million from investors, including private family…

News January 18
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Adult-use marijuana sales growth in 2023 varied by market age

Year-over-year marijuana sales-growth rates varied in 2023, with new markets continuing to grow and established markets not declining…

News January 10
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State cannabis regulators still one step behind questionable THC lab data

Despite widespread acknowledgement from cannabis industry observers that commercial testing laboratories across the country routinely inflate THC potency…

News December 20
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Massachusetts to ease 2-person rule for cannabis deliveries

Massachusetts regulators voted to permit cannabis transport businesses to send only one employee on deliveries, instead of two,…

News December 15
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