Major Michigan marijuana retailer shutters four stores
Marijuana Industry NewsMichigan July 12, 2022 0
Michigan marijuana retail giant Lume Cannabis Co., which operates nearly 30 stores with 1,000 employees across the state, abruptly closed four retail locations Monday, July 11. Lume, in a statement released through its East Lansing-based public relations firm, Byrum & Fisk, said the closures will allow the company to... Read more
Recreational marijuana sales remain steady as medical sales plummet in Arizona
ArizonaMarijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaRecreational Marijuana July 12, 2022 0
Cannabis sales in Arizona continue to be robust overall, thanks to the continued explosion of recreational sales. But as adult-use recreational sales are increasing, medical marijuana totals are in a free-fall that began last year. The Arizona Department of Revenue reports that recreational cannabis sales were almost $75.5 million... Read more
Midterm Election Voters Will Likely Determine Cannabis Legalization Amid Several States
ArkansasMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsMinnesotaNorth DakotaOklahoma July 12, 2022 0
By Sadaf Naushad, NCIA Intern With midterm elections just four months away, cannabis activists are paving the path for major reformations to take place nationwide. In order for voters to see cannabis legalization on their state’s midterm ballot, cannabis advocates are scrambling to collect the number of signatures necessary.... Read more
Marijuana, hemp laws have changed in Louisiana. Here’s what that means for patients, consumers
LouisianaMarijuana Industry NewsMedical Marijuana July 11, 2022 0
Medical marijuana has been legal in Louisiana since 2019, but the laws have been tweaked and expanded since then, including this summer following the Legislative Session, while hemp laws were also adjusted. Louisiana’s medical marijuana law has allowed doctors to recommend — the equivalent of prescribing — the medicine for patients with any... Read more
Tax cuts leave California pot businesses wanting much more
CaliforniaMarijuana Industry News July 10, 2022 0
Frustrations have been building steadily since voters legalized recreational cannabis in 2016, with Newsom’s backing. Rather than watching businesses rush to enter the market, the nascent legal industry has languished behind an expansive network of off-the-books pot shops and tucked-away farms that fuel a multi-billion-dollar enterprise. For licensed operations... Read more
