Group forms to help give equal access to Connecticut’s new cannabis market
ConnecticutMarijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaRecreational Marijuana November 30, 2021 0
A new association has been formed to ensure Black and other under represented communities will have an opportunity to participate in Connecticut’s new legalized recreational marijuana industry, as state legislators had promised. The Alliance for Cannabis Equity, or ACE, created by two local workforce and economic development organizations, will... Read more
Federal law poses challenges to new Connecticut cannabis businesses
ConnecticutMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana November 29, 2021 0
When Lisa Capitani decided to start a small business to educate and guide medical marijuana patients, she knew she’d need some advice. So Capitani, a nurse who lives in Newtown, turned to other nurses across the country who have cannabis-related businesses. And she applied for a mentor through SCORE, a... Read more
Californians legalized pot, but these 10 big cities still don’t have retail dispensaries
CaliforniaMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana November 29, 2021 0
Though Californians voted to legalize adult use marijuana in 2016, it remains largely unavailable in some of the biggest cities in the state. Out of the 482 cities in California, 174 of them allow some form of licensed cannabis business, says Hirsh Jain of Ananda Strategy. Many of those... Read more
More medical marijuana? Ohio lawmaker says it’s time to expand uses
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaOhio November 29, 2021 0
Senate Bill 261 received a first hearing last week before the Senate Small Business & Economic Opportunity Committee, which state Sen. Steve Huffman, R-Tipp City, described as a follow-up to House Bill 523; he sponsored that bill in 2016 to legalize medical marijuana. “As might be expected, after five... Read more
Who Needs a License? New York Weed Dispensaries Are Already Opening
Marijuana Industry NewsNew York November 26, 2021 0
Stores that offer recreational marijuana might not be entirely legal yet, but entrepreneurs are ready to start righting the wrongs of the war on drugs list prices, per se, but “Suggested Donations,” starting at $20. The packages offered in return are thank you “gifts.” “We don’t sell anything,” says... Read more
Weed lounges are coming to a city near you
Marijuana Industry NewsNevada November 25, 2021 0
New England craft cannabis farm to deploy Salient Systems’ VMS platform at its eight locations PRESS RELEASE AUSTIN, Texas – November 24, 2021 — Salient Systems, a leader in open architecture video management systems, has announced that its CompleteView VMS, an open platform video management system has been selected... Read more
