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Nebraska medical marijuana bills would allow vertical integration with license caps

Medical marijuana license caps, including no more than 10 vertically integrated businesses statewide, could be coming to Nebraska…

News January 24
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New York marijuana social equity chief exits to head Maryland regulatory agency

Tabatha Robinson, a top official at New York's Office of Cannabis Management, has been chosen to diversify a…

News January 23
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PharmaCann cannabis growers unionize; Ayr retail, delivery employees ratify pact

Workers at a PharmaCann cannabis cultivation facility voted to unionize. Meanwhile, retail and delivery employees at Ayr Wellness…

News January 23
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As Marijuana Industry Group closes, Colorado Leads focuses on improving state’s MJ rules

The Marijuana Industry Group, one of Colorado’s oldest cannabis business organizations, is winding down its operations.

News January 23
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MSO appeals ruling prohibiting medical marijuana stores at Florida Circle Ks

Green Thumb Industries is appealing a ruling by a Florida administrative law judge who rejected the multistate operator's…

News January 22
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Former executive with cannabis MSO Verano is charged with insider trading

Federal prosecutors have indicted a former executive with cannabis multistate operator Verano Holdings Corp. on a charge of…

News January 22
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Virginia recreational cannabis legalization bill clears first hurdle

More than three years after then-Gov. Ralph Northam signed legislation to legalize adult-use marijuana in Virginia, state lawmakers…

News January 21
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Federal court upholds intoxicating hemp ban in Virginia

A federal appeals court  has upheld a Virginia ban on intoxicating hemp products with any THC concentration above…

News January 21
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There’s room for new cannabis brands, even in mature markets, executives say

Colorado companies producing cannabis gummies prove there is room for newcomers in mature marijuana markets to compete, innovate…

News January 21
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Cannabis MSO Ascend Wellness to issue $15 million in senior secured notes

Cannabis multistate operator Ascend Wellness Holdings plans to issue $15 million in senior secured notes for such "general…

News January 17
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