Minnesota authorizes edibles under medical marijuana program
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaMinnesota December 3, 2021 0
Marijuana edibles will be granted as an allowable medication under Minnesota’s medical marijuana program beginning in August, the state Department of Health announced on Wednesday. Health officials said gummies and chews would be granted as viable forms of medical cannabis, along with pills, vapor oil, liquids, topicals, powdered mixtures,... Read more
Florida voters could see legalizing recreational marijuana on the ballot again in 2022
FloridaMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana December 3, 2021 0
An activist group is working to add a measure to legalize recreational marijuana use on Florida’s 2022 Florida general election ballot. Regulate Florida, the group working to add the proposal to the ballot, must obtain over 223,000 signatures to obtain Supreme Court review and another 890,000 valid signatures by... Read more
San Francisco Suspends Cannabis Tax To Combat Illegal Marijuana Sales
CaliforniaMarijuana Industry News December 3, 2021 0
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) — San Francisco supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance to suspend the city’s Cannabis Business Tax through the end of next year, in an attempt to curb illegal marijuana sales. According to Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, the legislation’s author, suspending the city business tax through Dec.... Read more
Only a few cannabis workers in Illinois are unionized 2 years after full legalization. Organizers say corporate owners have put up fierce resistance.
IllinoisMarijuana Industry News December 2, 2021 0
Cannabis workers pushing to unionize amid complaints of low wages and rough working conditions claim they’ve faced stiff resistance from the corporate pot firms that employ them. In January of 2020, with the blessing of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, employees at Cresco Labs’ cultivation center in Joliet voted to... Read more
Arizona accepting applications for 26 lucrative marijuana licenses for ‘social-equity’
ArizonaMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana December 2, 2021 0
The Arizona Department of Health Services has started accepting applications for “social-equity” marijuana shop licenses despite lawsuits seeking to stop the program and make it more inclusive. The new licenses are intended to help people harmed by previous marijuana laws before the drug was legalized for recreational use last year... Read more
Bipartisan bill aims to add new rules to Florida’s medical marijuana industry
FloridaMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana December 2, 2021 0
After years of partisan squabbling over the fate of Florida’s medical marijuana program, Democrats and Republicans are coming together to push what they’re calling a major reform bill. It could make it a lot harder for Floridians to get their hands on delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products. Those smokable and... Read more
‘No one’s having a ton of fun’: Many Alaska cannabis businesses are struggling and failing
AlaskaMarijuana Industry News December 1, 2021 0
Five years ago, when Alaska’s first legal cannabis shops started opening, there was a lot of money to be made. “We had three fabulous, great years,” said Sue Nowland, whose Alaska Fireweed was among the first cannabis stores to open its doors in Anchorage. Those days are over. Cannabis... Read more
‘An utter failure’: Law meant to clear old convictions, including for marijuana possession, helps few in Massachussetts
Marijuana Industry NewsMassachusetts November 30, 2021 0
When state legislators passed a criminal justice reform bill in 2018, Massachusetts residents won the ability to clear away certain criminal records — including convictions for marijuana possession and other now-legal activities — that can make it difficult to land a job, rent an apartment, and otherwise move on... Read more
Phoenix Rising: Will Terry Booth’s Audacious New Game Plan Succeed?
Marijuana Industry NewsNevada November 30, 2021 0
Australis Capital Inc. (CSE:AUSA) (OTC:AUSAF) CEO Terry Booth, who famously started Aurora Cannabis in 2006 before departing under duress in 2019, has a lot on his mind and his plate these days as he undertakes for the second time in his career the truly formidable task of steering a... Read more
