New Abacus Data Poll Reveals that Most Canadians See Cannabis as a Key Pillar of Canada’s Economic Future
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Cannabis businesses in metro Detroit are getting robbed, smashed, and left to fend for themselves
[[{"value":" Update: After this story went to press, another cannabis business was targeted. The calls almost always come in the dead of night. For George Brikho, owner of Jazz Cannabis…
Cannabis businesses in metro Detroit are getting robbed, smashed, and left to fend for themselves
[[{"value":" Update: After this story went to press, another cannabis business was targeted. The calls almost always come in the dead of night. For George Brikho, owner of Jazz Cannabis…
1 Underrated Growth Industry That Could Be Well Protected Against Tariffs
There's a lot of concern in the markets these days with how tariffs will affect growth stocks like Nvidia and Apple and whether they drag down their earnings.But one industry…
22 cannabis dispensaries are opening in the mid-Hudson Valley. Here’s where, timeline
Check out the 22 cannabis dispensaries set to open in the mid-Hudson Valley. So far in 2025, 11 recreational dispensaries have already opened. Check out the 22 cannabis dispensaries set to…
Missouri revokes 25 licenses for marijuana businesses
Missouri has revoked 25 licenses that had been granted to marijuana businesses across the state. In a statement released, the Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) said 24 of the…
Marijuana Dispensary For Joliet’s West Jefferson Street, Council Vote Revealed
Politics & GovernmentOn March 20, the Joliet Zoning Board voted unanimously against putting a dispensary at 2121 West Jefferson Street. John Ferak, Patch StaffPosted Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 8:26…
Cannabis Law Now Podcast – From Law Firm to Board Room: The Journey of a Cannabis Entrepreneur
Dina Rollman is a cannabis industry veteran who has worn countless hats, making her way from cannabis attorney to cannabis business executive. She helped take Green Thumb Industries (GTI), a…
Minnesota alerts first wave of cannabis business license applicants about approval
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How One New York Cannabis Brand Is Ditching Tariffs by Buying American
[[{"value":" As cannabis brands across the country brace for tighter margins and increasing costs, one issue continues to hammer the industry harder than expected: tariffs. With global supply chains already…
Brooklyn dispensary sues state over pro-union marijuana industry rule
A Brooklyn marijuana dispensary run by a social equity license holder filed a new federal lawsuit in an attempt to overturn a New York State requirement that all cannabis companies…
Missouri revokes 25 more marijuana social equity licenses
Missouri regulators on Monday revoked another 25 marijuana microbusiness licenses earmarked for social equity applicants. Missouri regulators on Monday revoked another 25 marijuana microbusiness licenses earmarked for social equity applicants. Read More
Missouri revokes 25 more marijuana social equity licenses
Missouri regulators on Monday revoked another 25 marijuana microbusiness licenses earmarked for social equity applicants. Missouri regulators on Monday revoked another 25 marijuana microbusiness licenses earmarked for social equity applicants. Read More
Pot Shop Challenges NY Cannabis Labor Peace Law
A New York cannabis company on Monday launched a federal lawsuit challenging a provision of the state's marijuana legalization law that requires licensed businesses to maintain labor peace agreements with…
Hempie Early Access Launch for AI-Powered Cannabis Companion
[PRESS RELEASE] GHENT, Belgium, April 14, 2025 – Hempie today announced the launch of its Early Access program, inviting home growers to experience its new AI-powered companion. The app provides…
Office of Cannabis Management Begins Notifying Accepted Applicants for Recreational Marijuana Licensing
[[{"value":"ST PAUL, Minn.- The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) announced on Monday, April 14, that it was beginning to coordinate with recreational marijuana business license applicants about their next…
Office of Cannabis Management Begins Notifying Accepted Applicants for Recreational Marijuana Licensing
[[{"value":"ST PAUL, Minn.- The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) announced on Monday, April 14, that it was beginning to coordinate with recreational marijuana business license applicants about their next…
Missouri revokes 25 cannabis licenses in social equity program crackdown
State officials cite manipulation of its program intended for disadvantaged entrepreneurs.Missouri cannabis regulators revoked 25 more microbusiness licenses after concluding the operations wouldn’t be genuinely controlled by the disadvantaged entrepreneurs…
Workers Vote to Authorize Strike at Story Cannabis Dispensary in Mechanicsville, Md.
[PRESS RELEASE] MECHANICSVILLE, Md., April 15, 2025 – Today, the staff of Story cannabis dispensary in Mechanicsville, Md. announced they have rejected a contract offer from their employer and have…
Keepin’ it green this 420: Sunset Lake Cannabis Vermont’s only climate neutral certified cannabis farm
[[{"value":"South Hero – Sunset Lake Cannabis, a farmer-owned cannabis cultivator and manufacturer in South Hero, VT, is proud to announce it is Climate Neutral Certified for the second year in a…
Jane & Buds pot dispensary poised to move into Elgin’s former Boston Market
[[{"value":" Pending the approval of the Elgin City Council, the former Boston Market restaurant on Randall Road will be renovated as the new location of Jane & Buds, a recreational…
Will the Texas Hemp Industry Go Up in Smoke?
[[{"value":"Since graduating from high school in Abilene in 2001, Aaron Owens has spent the better part of two decades cowboying in West Texas. He went from training horses as a…
Arizona’s cannabis industry records 2nd consecutive year of declining sales – Click pic for more:
[[{"value":"A cratering medical marijuana industry and a softening recreational market dragged total marijuana sales in Arizona down nearly 10% in 2024, breaking a three-year streak of at least $1.4 billion…
How One European Company Is Flooding America With Cannabis Seeds
[[{"value":"While U.S. cannabis companies fight over dispensary licenses, banking reform and federal decriminalization, a quieter revolution is underway—one that's being seeded, quite literally, from across the Atlantic. In basements and…
How One European Company Is Flooding America With Cannabis Seeds
[[{"value":"While U.S. cannabis companies fight over dispensary licenses, banking reform and federal decriminalization, a quieter revolution is underway—one that's being seeded, quite literally, from across the Atlantic. In basements and…
Community Savings Dominates BC Cannabis Banking — Celebrates 4/20 with Free Accounts, Bold Campaign, and Game-Changing Credit Access
- BC’s largest cannabis banker with 233 businesses as part of its cannabis community has disbursed over $22M in commercial loans and working capital, expanded market share to 30%, and…
How a Colorado Operator Stumbled Onto ‘Blueprint for Laundering Marijuana’
[[{"value":" Justin Trouard thought he was doing a favor when he agreed in January to look at the books of a struggling, licensed Colorado marijuana cultivation company to see if…
Rhode Island closer to licensing 24 recreational marijuana stores
Rhode Island might soon license 24 new recreational marijuana stores now that the state has signed off on new industry regulations. Rhode Island might soon license 24 new recreational marijuana stores…
Three In Four Marijuana Consumers Say They Appreciate 4/20 Promotions From Non-Cannabis Brands That Show Industry Is ‘Mainstream’
With the cannabis holiday 4/20 quickly approaching this weekend, a new poll finds that three in four consumers support non-marijuana companies promoting their brands in a way that aligns with…
Is “Hemp” the Way?
Explore how the 2018 Farm Bill sparked a booming hemp industry now challenging state-regulated cannabis. Explore how the 2018 Farm Bill sparked a booming hemp industry now challenging state-regulated cannabis. Read More
Cannabis College of America Launches Online Programs to Prepare the Next Generation of Cannabis Industry Experts
[[{"value":"Smart Science – Real Results!STATE COLLEGE, Pa., April 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CannabisCollegeofAmerica.com proudly announces the launch of its online cannabis education platform, with the official grand opening on April…
Aurora Cannabis Introduces Inhalable Resin Carts for Patients in UK
[PRESS RELEASE] – EDMONTON, Alberta, April 15, 2025 – Aurora Cannabis Inc., the Canadian-based leading global medical cannabis company, announced the availability of medical cannabis concentrates to patients in the United Kingdom. This…
Palmer Lake marijuana business owners react to recreational sales in Colorado Springs
[[{"value":"PALMER LAKE — With the sales of recreational marijuana starting Tuesday at some Colorado Springs stores, Palmer Lake cannabis shop owners say they aren't worried about the new competition.Marijuana sales…
Office of Cannabis Management can begin awarding business licenses
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Office of Cannabis Management can begin awarding business licenses now that the rules ha... ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Office of Cannabis Management can begin awarding…
Denver Has a Growing Cannabis Hospitality Scene. It Only Took Thirteen Years.
[[{"value":"Step outside in Denver on April 20, and you'll probably smell something burning in the air.As the first city to decriminalize cannabis and the capital of the first state to…
Missouri cannabis regulators revoke 25 microbusiness licenses
Missouri cannabis regulators on Monday officially revoked another 25 facility licenses in a program designed to benefit disadvantaged business owners but plagued by allegations of predatory practices. Of the 96 Missouri…
Missouri cannabis regulators revoke 25 microbusiness licenses
The majority were revoked for failing to show that the microbusiness licenses would be majority owned and operated by eligible individuals. The majority were revoked for failing to show that the…
Do Arizona budtenders know less than they used to?
[[{"value":"In seven years as a budtender, Matt Simonson has seen a thing or two.The dispensary business was wild, in its youth. “We used to watch a lot of the video…
Final suspect sentenced to 25 years in prison for marijuana dispensary robberies, burglaries
The final defendant charged in connection to a string of armed robberies, burglaries and attempted burglaries mostly involving marijuana dispensaries has been sentenced for his actions. The final defendant charged in…
Moorhead swears in new police chief, City Council discusses cannabis business rules
MOORHEAD — The Moorhead City Council welcomed its new police chief with a swearing-in ceremony Monday, April 14.A full house of family, friends and fellow officers watched on as new…
Michigan village looks for businesses to take over defunct marijuana business building
[["value":"Business By Elle Meyers April 14, 2025 / 6:55 PM EDT / CBS Detroit Michigan city officials worry of uncertain future for half-built project in Pinckney A building in Pinckney,…
Carmelo Anthony Enters New York Cannabis Market: All About His Product Line And Creative Agency
[[{"value":"Carmelo Anthony, 10-time NBA All-Star and 2025 first-ballot Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, has officially entered the cannabis industry in New York with the launch of STAYME7O Cannabis and Grand…
Goodell DeVries attorneys open business, cannabis law firm in MD
[[{"value":"Listen to this articleAttorneys from Baltimore-based Goodell DeVries have formed a new firm specializing in business and cannabis law. The new firm, Corey Tepe, LLC, launched Monday and maintains an…
Goodell DeVries attorneys open business, cannabis law firm in MD
[[{"value":"Listen to this articleAttorneys from Baltimore-based Goodell DeVries have formed a new firm specializing in business and cannabis law. The new firm, Corey Tepe, LLC, launched Monday and maintains an…
California touts seizure of $316M in unlicensed cannabis in first quarter
California authorities have seized more than $316 million in unlicensed cannabis and $474,000 in cash in the first quarter of 2025. California authorities have seized more than $316 million in unlicensed…
Minnesota posts recreational marijuana rules
The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management on Monday posted the rules for the impending recreational marijuana market in the State Register. The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management on Monday posted the…
Rhode Island finalizes long-awaited retail cannabis expansion
Rhode Island’s Cannabis Control Commission voted Friday to approve a comprehensive set of regulations that will govern the state’s recreational marijuana market, according to the Rhode Island Current. The new…
New medical marijuana dispensary opening in Pa. – Central Penn Business Journal
A new medical marijuana dispensary in Pennsylvania will hold its grand opening Thursday. A new medical marijuana dispensary in Pennsylvania will hold its grand opening Thursday. Read More
The Cannabis Store Expansion: Has it Proven Prosperous or Problematic?
[[{"value":"Home › Sensitive Decisions/Actions and Their Impacts on the Community › The Cannabis Store Expansion: Has it Proven Prosperous or Problematic? When the cannabis industry became legal in New Jersey…
Orange basketball legend Carmelo Anthony launches his cannabis brand in Syracuse today
Carmelo Anthony Carmelo Anthony promotes his cannabis brand STAYME7O. (Provided photo/Courtesy of STAYME7O) He’s a Syracuse Orange national champion and legend. He’s a first-ballot NBA Hall of Famer. He’s the…