Latest In: All U.S.

montana cannabis Montana cannabis cultivation Montana marijuana montana medical marijuana
Image of Montana state capitol building

Montana lawmakers weigh bill to separate marijuana, hemp production

Montana lawmakers are mulling legislation that would require medical marijuana cultivators to keep their operations confined to indoor…

News February 19
capital raise Choice Consolidation Joe Catalbiano neo exchange Peter Kadens special purpose acquisition company
Image of Joe Caltabiano

New cannabis SPAC raises $150 million in IPO for US acquisitions

Choice Consolidation Corp., a new cannabis industry special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), raised $150 million in an initial…

News February 19
marijuana telemedicine south dakota medical marijuana
Image of South Dakota state flag

South Dakota rejects telemedicine for medical marijuana consultations

South Dakota lawmakers will not allow qualifying patients to use telehealth to consult with doctors or receive recommendations…

News February 19
2020 Cannabis Industry Salary Guide marijuana wages
Map showing what states are expecting minimum wage increases in 2021

Mainstream businesses are bracing for minimum-wage hike, but many cannabis firms already pay more

Half the states across the country have increased – or will raise – the minimum wage paid to…

News February 19
licensing litigation New Jersey medical marijuana expansion
Image of Atlantic City, New Jersey

Court ruling paves way for New Jersey to expand medical cannabis market

A New Jersey appellate court lifted a 2019 order preventing the state from issuing an additional 24 medical…

News February 18
banking california california bureau of cannabis control Cannabis Regulators Association product safety regulations regulators research
U.S. marijuana legislation

Growing marijuana regulators group pressures Congress

The Cannabis Regulators Association, a recently formed but potentially influential marijuana industry group, welcomed an overseer of the…

News February 18
280E harborside San Jose Wellness US Tax Court
image of gavel, cash

California medical cannabis dispensary owes $4.2 million, US Tax Court rules

A subsidiary of California-based cannabis retailer Harborside must pay nearly $4.2 million in back taxes and penalties after…

News February 18
legal challenges marijuana legalization
Marijuana election legal challenges

Marijuana foes deploy new ‘playbook’ to thwart state legalization, upend election results

Efforts to thwart voter-approved marijuana legalization in Mississippi, Montana and South Dakota are evidence of a “playbook” that…

News February 18
Aphria Tilray
Tilray Canadian cannabis producer

Canadian marijuana producer Tilray reports $271 million loss for year

Cannabis producer Tilray cut its annual loss to $271 million for 2020, an improvement from the Nanaimo, British…

News February 17
bank fraud eaze Hamid Akhavan marijuana delivery Jim Patterson Ruben Weigand
Image of Lady Justice

Report: Ex-Eaze CEO to be charged in cannabis payment-processing scheme

Federal prosecutors reportedly plan to charge a former CEO of California cannabis delivery platform Eaze in connection with…

News February 17
MJBizCon Logo