The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), an agency responsible for providing financial assistance to New Jersey-based businesses, recently announced that it will now be accepting applications for Phase II of its cannabis equity seed grant program. This phase includes a total of $8 million that will be split... Read more
Oregon cannabis producers grew too much weed again this year, according to a new report, continuing the glut of marijuana that has plagued the state’s regulated pot industry for years. For much of this year, analysis of Oregon’s production of cannabis showed that the state was on a downward... Read more
A man in Minnesota is providing free growing and cannabis basics workshops—free to the public—to help people get a foot in the door of the industry. Minnesota allows home cultivation under its recently approved adult-use cannabis law, and residents are eager to see if they have a green thumb.... Read more
Ohio’s Republican Senate president says his chamber will take the first step toward amending a voter-approved marijuana legalization law at the beginning of next week, with just days left before key provisions of the initiated statute take effect. But the House speaker, for his part, still says he doesn’t... Read more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is up against an imminent deadline to provide Congress with a report on the therapeutic potential of marijuana and barriers to research under a cannabis bill that President Joe Biden signed into law last year. This comes weeks after another... Read more
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Friday marked one full year since legal recreational marijuana sales kicked off in Rhode Island, and officials say they’re proud of how the market is shaping up. “A year into adult-use cannabis sales in Rhode Island, we are proud of the careful execution that defined our entry into this... Read more
The New York Supreme Court has officially lifted an injunction that’s barred state marijuana regulators from processing hundreds of new retailer licenses, clearing the path to significantly expand the state’s cannabis market. The court action comes days after the New York Cannabis Control Board (CCB) approved settlement agreements in... Read more
