U.S, July 21, 2020 (THECANNABISINCESTOR) Last week, the governor of Illinois announced that the state brought in $52 million in tax revenue in the first six months of legal recreational cannabis sales. During that same time period, total marijuana sales amounted to $239 million. The state announced that 25%...
U.S, April 10, 2020 (CANNABISBUSINESSTIMES) California is the largest cannabis market in the U.S., but it also is the state market that arguably has grappled with the greatest challenges since adult-use legalization rolled out there Jan. 1, 2018.
With a many-decades-long history of...
U.S, December 2020, (CANNABISTECH) Complexities of a highly regulated industry create challenges when scaling up production.
If the unexpected downturn in cannabis investments tells us anything, it's that nothing in cannabis is a sure bet. Despite the shifts in legalization, cannabis remains an...
COLORADO, July 05, 2019 (MARIJUANA BUSINESS DAILY) - Proposed regulations in Massachusetts surrounding marijuana business opportunities in social consumption and home delivery are on the calendar for next month, when officials will take public testimony on both.
According to MassLive.com, the first Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission hearing will be Aug. 14 at...
U.S, 19, June 2020 (MERRYJANE) New Jersey’s State Assembly has advanced a decriminalization initiative, and if passed, carrying up to two ounces of weed would be punishable by a $50 fine instead of an arrest.
This November, New Jersey residents will go...
U.S, June 5, 2020 (HEPGAZETTE) It’s been a while since we checked in with the medical cannabis situation in Oklahoma, and it turns out the state’s program is still rocketing along.
Back in July last year we mentioned Oklahoma’s medical cannabis program was growing in leaps...
U.S, April 30, 2020 (MERRYJANE) Maryland has officially authorized two medical cannabis dispensaries to sell weed via drive-thru, allowing customers to better comply with social distancing rules.
A medical cannabis dispensary in Maryland just opened the state's first legal weed drive-thru, making it easier for...
U.S, (GREENENTREPRENEUR) The Grow-Off is a super dope contest, and recently I hopped on Zoom to talk to some of the winners about what strains they're working on, excited about, and like to smoke most. Here's what Duran Jackson, the 2020 CO Grow-Off Champion in both Potency and...
UNITED STATES, July 23, 2019 (MARIJUANA BUSINESS DAILY) - The GOP-controlled U.S. Senate will hold its first marijuana hearing Tuesday on the challenges that state-lawful marijuana companies confront when seeking banking services, but it’s unlikely the chamber would approve major reform anytime soon.
“I remain pessimistic unless and until somebody signals to me that...
MEX, April 2, 2020 (CANNABISBUSINESS) Senators in Mexico asked the Supreme Court March 27 to extend an April 30 deadline for lawmakers to draft a bill to legalize and regulate cannabis for medical, adult and industrial uses, according to a Cannabis Wire report. Mexico-senate-asks-supreme-court-to-extend-deasline-for-cannabis-legalization
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