An activist group based in Michigan has received the go-ahead from state election officials to start gathering signatures for a psychedelic legalization initiative to make it onto this year’s ballot. The group, known as Decriminalize Nature Michigan, said on Monday that the state’s Board of Canvassers “certified that the... Read more
If the quandaries of figuring out how to legally certify a cannabis market in both the U.S. and Canada have been filled with drama, the issues in Europe are going to be hardly less daunting. In Germany right now, the entire debate is essentially being put in deep freeze... Read more
A bill to legalize recreational pot-use for adults, and expand medical cannabis treatment to children, is going before a Tennessee legislative committee this week. The legislation, known as the “Free All Cannabis for Tennesseans Act,” would authorize “the possession and transport of marijuana or marijuana concentrate, in permitted amounts,... Read more
The New Jersey adult-use cannabis program is off to a halting start, with the launch of sales hamstrung by repeated delays. Now a top lawmaker in the Garden State wants answers, and is working hard to get them through the work of a committee. Nick Scutari, the president of... Read more
Last week, Las Vegas-based commercial real estate and development company the Siegel Group announced that it had completed the sale of the Artisan Hotel Boutique to Pro Hospitality Group for $11.9 million. Alex Rizk, the owner of Phoenix-based Pro Hospitality Group, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he is... Read more
According to a press release, a new business called Hot Box Social announced that it is the first licensed adult-use consumption lounge to open doors in Michigan. Michigan is now the seventh state in the U.S. to allow consumption lounges, but the way the businesses are regulated varies. While... Read more
New Jersey regulators last week declined to award retail cannabis licenses to eight medical dispensaries seeking to sell adult-use cannabis, delaying the expected launch of recreational pot sales in the state for at least weeks. The delay, which reportedly surprised cannabis industry insiders, came less than a month after... Read more
New York unveiled a pioneering new plan earlier this month as it prepares to launch its new adult-use cannabis program later this year, with the first round of retail licenses reserved for individuals previously convicted of a pot-related charge, or who have relatives with a cannabis conviction. But while... Read more
Lawmakers in Louisiana are considering a bill that could put minors behind bars for possessing even small amounts of pot, less than a year after the state enacted legislation to end jail time for low-level cannabis possession convictions. The measure, House Bill 700, was introduced in the Louisiana House... Read more
urban-gro, Inc. Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial Results and Provides 2022 Full Year Guidance Record fourth quarter revenue of $19.0 million, representing growth of 106% compared to the prior year period; organic revenue growth was 77.6%, excluding contribution from the 2WR+ acquisition. Full year 2021... Read more
