Equity Member Spotlight: Osbert Orduña – The Cannabis Place
Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsNew JerseyNew York August 22, 2022 0
NCIA’s editorial department continues the Member Spotlight series by highlighting our Social Equity Scholarship Recipients as part of our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program. Participants are gaining first-hand access to regulators in key markets to get insight on the industry, tips for raising capital, and advice on how to access and utilize... Read more
The casualties of California legalizing pot: Growers who went legal
CaliforniaMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana August 22, 2022 0
The Wild Cat Road skips along a ridge line, a narrow half-paved, half washed-out track that once carried much of the world’s finest marijuana to market. Even in mists that obscured its treacherous course as it bows toward the Pacific, the road hummed in tune with the family weed... Read more
Arkansas: Recreational Marijuana Will Get a Vote This Fall, but Will It Count?
ArkansasMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana August 22, 2022 0
The state has certified a recreational cannabis amendment for the Nov. 8 ballot, but the votes will be counted only if supporters prevail in getting the Arkansas Supreme Court to restore its rejected ballot title. A group of medical marijuana growers and dispensaries, Responsible Growth Arkansas, is promoting the plan to legalize... Read more
Cannabis advocates join forces to elect pro-legal marijuana Democrats to Minnesota Legislature
Marijuana Industry NewsMinnesotaRecreational Marijuana August 22, 2022 0
Minnesota cannabis advocates are deploying a new strategy in their fight for legal recreational marijuana: pouring money into election races in hopes of achieving a “pro-legalization” majority in the state Legislature. The state’s leading cannabis advocacy groups — Minnesotans for Responsible Marijuana Regulation, Sensible Change Minnesota and Minnesota NORML... Read more
MedMen Completes Sale of Florida Assets
Florida August 22, 2022
Ryan Allway August 22nd, 2022 News, Top News Company considering strategic alternatives for New York’s adult-use market. LOS ANGELES, August 22, 2022–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MedMen Enterprises Inc. (“MedMen” or the “Company”) (CSE: MMEN) (OTCQX: MMNFF), a premier cannabis retailer with operations across the United States, today announced the close of a... Read more
Most Texans Want To Legalize Marijuana. Why Doesn’t Greg Abbott Listen to Them?
Marijuana Industry NewsTexas August 19, 2022 0
The governor, like Republican politicians in other red states where support for legalization is surprisingly strong, does not seem to think it is risky to defy public opinion. A new poll finds that 55 percent of Texas voters favor legalizing marijuana for recreational use. That’s down a bit from the 60-percent support measured... Read more
