Ahead of what’s shaping up to be a contentious campaign season around marijuana in Arizona, Gov. Doug Ducey (R) and other opponents are claiming that legalization would unleash a host of public health hazards on the state. In an official voter guide argument published on Monday against a proposed... Read more
An analysis of police arrest data in Albany, New York shows that racial disparity in the enforcement of marijuana laws in Albany continues, despite assurances from the city’s police chief that the issue would be investigated following a report from a civil rights group last year. In April 2019,... Read more
Breaking records has become a monthly tradition for Illinois’ still-young recreational cannabis market. Just as with June, and May before that, July represented a new-high for weed sales in the Land of Lincoln. Marijuana shops in the state raked in nearly $61 million last month, according to the Chicago... Read more
As the country gets ready for the much-debated November 2020 elections that are fast approaching, election scorecards are being released, taking the pulse of the country and how we feel about hot-button issues. According to Michigan’s cannabis-focused election scorecard, the once-liberal issue of cannabis is now becoming increasingly bipartisan. ... Read more
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell mocked Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on Monday, saying that her support for cannabis in a coronavirus relief and stimulus bill is a carve-out for special interests that is unrelated to the pandemic. In May, the House of Representatives passed the Health and... Read more
Kristen Nichols (This is an abridged version of a column that appears in the August issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) It isn’t just the guys and gals making high-THC products who confront illicit competition. Hemp entrepreneurs see it, too. The fact was driven home recently when a CBD manufacturer I... Read more
Cannabis stocks recovered nearly all of the losses from June during July, with the Global Cannabis Stock Index increasing 9.0% to 32.07: The index, which had 37 qualifying members during the month following the quarterly rebalancing at the end of June, declined 34.1% in 2019 to 42.20 and is now down... Read more
Supreme Cannabis Announces Agreement to Partially Convert and Amend Debentures Supreme Cannabis reduces principal amount to $36.5 million from $100.0 million Extends maturity date on $36.5 million of remaining Debentures to September 1, 2025 and reduces conversion price to $0.285 Reduces annual interest payments by over 50% TORONTO, Aug.... Read more
