Trump research cuts threaten cannabis studies, poses rescheduling questions
32m By Chris RobertsThe Trump administration's plan to cut federal research funding threatens 565 ongoing experiments involving cannabis, according to an MJBizDaily review and interviews with scientists and academics.…Cannabis bills fail to advance in Indiana Legislature
Wed 2:37pm By Chris CasacchiaSeveral cannabis-related bills in Indiana, including one that would legalize an adult-use market, failed to advance in the state's Republican-controlled Legislature.…Casa Verde leads $3 million funding round for marijuana insurer Frontier Risk
Wed 11:56am By Margaret JacksonCasa Verde Capital, a Los Angeles-based investment firm founded by entertainer Snoop Dogg, led a $3 million funding round for marijuana industry insurance provider Frontier Risk Group.…New Jersey adult-use cannabis market heating up with new entrants
Wed 6:30am By Margaret JacksonNew Jersey’s adult-use cannabis market has experienced surging growth since it launched in April 2022.…Illinois, Maine pondering marijuana consumption measures
Tue 4:49pm By Chris CasacchiaIllinois and Maine are the latest states considering enacting regulations for marijuana consumption at venues and events.…Cannabis retailer High Tide rethinking acquisition of German operator
Tue 1:00pm By Margaret JacksonCanada-based cannabis retailer High Tide is stepping back from its deal with Purecan GmbH to enter Germany's medical marijuana market.…California bill would derail planned marijuana tax increase of up to 25%
Tue 12:00pm By Chris RobertsA California lawmaker wants to cancel a scheduled increase in the state’s marijuana excise tax of nearly 25% that many operators say would be ruinous.…Medical cannabis registries show steep decline after launch of adult-use sales
Tue 6:30am By Chris CasacchiaThe expansion of adult-use cannabis sales means a concentration of certain well-performing products for retailers and less access to full-spectrum cannabis stock-keeping units for MMJ patients.…Deal struck in bankruptcy of California marijuana operator Unrivaled Brands
Mon 4:33pm By Chris RobertsUnrivaled Brands, a once-prominent subsidiary of California marijuana company Blüm Holdings, has reached a deal to settle litigation with creditors as part of bankruptcy proceedings.…What will Germany’s election outcome mean for nation’s cannabis industry?
Mon 3:47pm By Margaret JacksonConservative leader Friedrich Merz’s election victory in Germany could result in a potential slowdown or reversal of the European Union nation's recent cannabis reform as his party has previously opposed legalization efforts.…California workers for marijuana operator Eaze secure 3-year bargaining pact
Mon 3:21pm By Chris CasacchiaNearly 500 California-based workers at marijuana operator Eaze have ratified a new three-year collective bargaining agreement.…Cannabis MSO Jushi benefiting from little-used IRS tax-credit program
Mon 6:30am By Margaret JacksonThe IRS owes Jushi Holdings about $6 million in Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims, but the cannabis multistate operator didn't want to wait for it.…Marijuana company involved in Missouri’s huge recall loses final license appeal
Fri 3:14pm By Chris CasacchiaMissouri marijuana processor Delta Extraction has lost its final appeal, resulting in the termination of its business license after its role in a massive 2023 product recall.…New Jersey regulators adjust cannabis testing lab requirements
Fri 1:48pm By Chris RobertsIn the next few months, cannabis testing labs in New Jersey will be subject to new labeling requirements and must obey new action limits under recently approved rules.…West Virginia marijuana operator Harvest Care secures $4 million refinancing deal
Fri 12:48pm By Margaret JacksonMarijuana operator Harvest Care Medical closed on a $4 million refinancing deal geared toward supporting its growth in West Virginia.…Could 2025 be the year of university and cannabis industry partnerships?
Fri 6:30am By Kate Lavin2025 is poised to be a pivotal year for partnerships between the cannabis industry and universities, both in the United States and globally.…Trump administration refusing to return seized New Mexico marijuana, suit says
Feb 20, 2025, 3:49 pm By Chris RobertsThe Trump administration is refusing to return more than $1 million of marijuana seized from state-licensed New Mexico cannabis companies at interior Border Patrol checkpoints over the past year, a lawsuit says.…Cannabis Marketing Association is closing after 9 years
Feb 20, 2025, 2:19 pm By Kate LavinThe Denver-based Cannabis Marketing Association, which operated the Cannabis Marketing Summit, is closing after more than nine years.…Wisconsin gov again includes adult-use marijuana legalization in budget proposal
Feb 20, 2025, 1:56 pm By Chris CasacchiaTwo companion bills introduced in Wisconsin and included in Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' budget proposal would legalize adult-use marijuana retail and personal home grows.…Want your cannabis customers to return? Try these tips from a retail designer
Feb 20, 2025, 6:30 am By Kate LavinInterior designer and HGTV television personality Kim Myles speaks about cannabis industry trends and how technology could be limiting sales.…South Dakota legislator’s bill to overturn medical cannabis law is rejected
Feb 19, 2025, 2:21 pm By Chris CasacchiaAn effort by a Republican lawmaker in South Dakota to overturn a 2020 voter-approved medical cannabis legalization law was killed in committee.…Pro-marijuana rescheduling doctors ask court to intervene, force DEA redo
Feb 19, 2025, 1:00 pm By Chris RobertsDissatisfied with what they claim is an opaque and biased process that violates federal law, a group of pro-marijuana rescheduling doctors and researchers is asking a federal court to intervene and compel the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to redo key…New York issues 74 adult-use cannabis permits; 2023 applications still in review
Feb 19, 2025, 11:46 am By Chris RobertsNew York regulators have approved another 74 licenses for adult-use cannabis businesses, and they say only “about 150 applications” from November 2023 remain to be processed.…The rapid collapse of MedMen co-founders’ latest marijuana venture
Feb 19, 2025, 6:30 am By Chris RobertsThe latest foray into the legal marijuana industry by MedMen Enterprises co-founders Adam Bierman and Andrew Modlin rapidly collapsed amid lawsuits alleging unpaid bills and a dispute with a business partner, court records and public licensing information…Inactive marijuana business licenses in California outnumber active permits
Feb 18, 2025, 3:59 pm By Chris CasacchiaIn another troubling sign of the times, the number of inactive marijuana business licenses in California now surpass active permits.…Switzerland charts conservative course for adult-use cannabis legalization
Feb 18, 2025, 1:40 pm By Kevin HuhnIn a significant step forward for cannabis legalization in Europe, a parliamentary commission in Switzerland has proposed a law that would allow regulated adult-use sales.…Marijuana operator Story Ohio secures $15 million loan for expansion
Feb 18, 2025, 11:15 am By Margaret JacksonStory of Ohio got a $15 million loan from Advanced Flower Capital to support its expansion in Ohio’s adult-use marijuana market.…Despite finding unlikely allies, cannabis industry still struggling with debanking
Feb 18, 2025, 6:30 am By Chris CasacchiaThe U.S. cannabis industry might have finally found a receptive audience in Washington, D.C., to hear its pleas after years of facing debanking incidents nationwide.…Study: Artificial cannabinoids, illegal THC potencies in hemp shipped to California
Feb 14, 2025, 4:14 pm By Chris CasacchiaA new study by a group of licensed cannabis businesses and affiliates highlights the widespread presence of synthesized cannabinoids and THC limits far exceeding California law in dozens of products shipped into the state branded and identified as hemp.…Quebec cannabis retailer SQDC reports income of CA$40.5 million
Feb 14, 2025, 12:42 pm By Margaret JacksonQuebec’s government-operated marijuana retailer, Société québécoise du cannabis, reported income of 40.5 million Canadian dollars ($28.6 million) for its fiscal third quarter, which ended Jan. 4.…
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