Tootsie Roll legal threat prompts Michigan manufacturer to rebrand cannabis edible
Fri 2:51pm By Chris CasacchiaA cannabis products manufacturer in Michigan has rebranded its flagship edible after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from Tootsie Roll Industries.…Massachusetts adult-use marijuana sales top $6 billion since launch
Fri 1:48pm By Kate RobertsonMassachusetts adult-use marijuana retailers sold more than $6 billion in products since the program launched in 2018.…Hawaii gov suggests easing medical cannabis access after adult use fails
Fri 1:21pm By Solomon IsraelHawaii's governor is proposing that the state open up access to medical cannabis after the failure of an adult-use legalization bill.…DEA must ‘make good’ on marijuana rescheduling, Democratic lawmakers say
Fri 12:30pm By Chris RobertsThe U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has offered federal lawmakers a rare glimpse into the ongoing marijuana rescheduling process.…German cannabis imports rise to 34.6 tons as cultivators eye end of quota system
Fri 6:30am By Matt LamersGermany imported a record amount of cannabis for medical and scientific use in 2023, as international businesses looked for sales opportunities in Europe’s largest federally regulated medical marijuana market.…New York’s fiscal budget vastly expands unlicensed marijuana store crackdown
Thu 3:26pm By Chris CasacchiaThe newly approved annual state budget in New York greatly expands enforcement actions and resources to curb the proliferation of unlicensed marijuana operators.…Canada recalls contaminated cannabis after government testing
Thu 2:58pm By Solomon IsraelCanada's federal regulator has issued a recall for a batch of recreational cannabis sold in British Columbia, citing microbial contamination discovered by random government testing.…Grown Rogue increases stake in its Michigan marijuana operation
Thu 2:43pm By Kate RobertsonGrown Rogue, an Oregon-based craft marijuana cultivator, increased its stake in its Michigan operation, Golden Harvests, from 52.2% to 80% through two transactions.…‘Now is the time’ for cannabis banking reform, key Democrat says
Thu 1:00pm By Chris RobertsFederal lawmakers are inching closer to a deal on legislation that could include cannabis banking reform, a leading House Democrat says.…Marijuana retailers report robust sales from 4/20 weekend
Thu 6:30am By Chris CasacchiaU.S. marijuana retailers reported brisk business on April 20, the biggest day of the year for cannabis sales, despite setbacks from widespread e-commerce platform outages.…Canada’s cannabis sales rise 1.7% in February year-over-year
Wed 4:40pm By Matt LamersCanadian cannabis sales in regulated channels inched higher in February 2024 compared to the same month last year, boosted slightly by the extra day for leap year.…MJBiz Factbook: Marijuana industry will add $112.4 billion to US economy in 2024
Wed 3:52pm By Andrew LongThe total U.S. economic impact generated by regulated marijuana sales could top $112.4 billion in 2024, about 12% more than last year, according to analysis from the newly released MJBiz Factbook.…Congress could include cannabis banking in FAA, crypto bills
Wed 2:40pm By Chris RobertsSupporters of long-awaited cannabis banking reform are pinning hopes on Congress packaging a marijuana bill with must-pass legislation.…Minnesota lawmakers urged to approve adult-use marijuana cultivation
Wed 2:18pm By Kate RobertsonMinnesota marijuana stakeholders are concerned that the forthcoming adult-use market will be undersupplied and/or delayed if cultivators can’t begin growing before lawmakers finish deliberating over the program’s rules.…Manitoba expected to overturn ban on homegrown cannabis
Wed 2:12pm By Solomon IsraelManitoba, one of two provinces to enact rules against growing adult-use marijuana at home when Canada legalized cannabis in 2018, plans to reverse the ban.…Kentucky will hold October lottery to award first marijuana business licenses
Wed 1:51pm By Chris CasacchiaKentucky will implement a lottery system to award the first medical marijuana businesses, Gov. Andy Beshear announced in a press conference late last week.…Cresco Labs cannabis cultivation employees in Massachusetts ditch union
Tue 4:47pm By Chris RobertsEmployees at a Cresco Labs cannabis cultivation facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, voted to de-unionize earlier this month.…4/20 protest fails to break labor deadlock at Arizona Curaleaf marijuana store
Tue 3:09pm By Chris RobertsUnionized workers at a Curaleaf Holdings marijuana store in Arizona remain without a contract despite a brief 4/20 protest on Saturday.…New York cannabis associations divided on issuing more adult-use licenses
Tue 2:24pm By Kate RobertsonTwo prominent New York cannabis industry associations disagree about whether regulators should accelerate the issuance of retail licenses in the state.…Utah medical marijuana patient count passes 83,000
Tue 1:22pm By Solomon IsraelUtah's legal medical marijuana market now serves more than 83,000 patients, according to the latest monthly report from the state Department of Health & Human Services' Center for Medical Cannabis.…North Carolina tribe begins state’s first medical cannabis sales on 4/20
Mon 3:23pm By Kate RobertsonHundreds of customers flocked to the Great Smoky Cannabis Co. on 4/20 to celebrate the launch of medical cannabis sales on tribal lands near Asheville, North Carolina.…Massachusetts’ marijuana social equity grant program awards $2.35M in launch
Mon 1:10pm By Chris RobertsA long-delayed social equity fund intended to prop up small marijuana businesses in Massachusetts has launched.…Cannabis MSO Curaleaf completes $16M acquisition of Northern Green Canada
Mon 11:58am By Matt LamersCannabis multistate operator Curaleaf Holdings completed its acquisition of Northern Green Canada, a licensed producer in Ontario whose focus has been on international markets.…Dutchie marijuana retail customers report system crashes on 4/20
Mon 11:00am By Chris CasacchiaMarijuana retailers using Dutchie e-commerce systems reported widespread outages on April 20, the cannabis industry's top day for sales.…Why are US officials seizing regulated cannabis in New Mexico?
Mon 6:30am By Chris RobertsA New Mexico congressman is pressing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to account for what regulated marijuana operators claim is a rash of seizures of state-legal cannabis at Customs and Border Protection checkpoints.…‘This is the last 4/20’ with marijuana as Schedule 1, congressman predicts
Apr 19, 2024, 3:11 pm By Chris RobertsThe U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will sign off on moving marijuana to Schedule 3 of the Controlled Substances Act, one federal lawmaker believes.…US liquor retail chain to deliver THC drinks nationwide for 4/20
Apr 19, 2024, 2:10 pm By Kate RobertsonU.S. liquor retail chain Total Wine & More is making THC and CBD drinks by Texas-based Hill Beverage Co. available to consumers nationwide via delivery.…Illinois lawmakers, marijuana trade group push to ban intoxicating hemp products
Apr 19, 2024, 12:37 pm By Chris CasacchiaIllinois lawmakers and a trade group representing state licensed marijuana companies are calling for a ban on intoxicating hemp products such as delta-8 and delta-10.…Constellation Brands converts shares in cannabis operator Canopy, departs board
Apr 19, 2024, 11:56 am By Solomon IsraelBeverage alcohol company Constellation Brands has converted its shares in Canadian cannabis company Canopy Growth Corp. into new exchangeable shares.…Hemp industry sees rising yields, prices after years of sharp declines, USDA says
Apr 19, 2024, 6:30 am By Kate LavinAfter years of wild fluctuations for domestic hemp growers, prices and acreage in many states are stable or growing, according to the National Hemp Report.…
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