Officials in the city of Denver released its annual cannabis industry report, which covers a wealth of information about most recent data and its comparison to previous years. A report called “The Denver Collaborative Approach,” conducted by the city of Denver, Colorado, was released on September 20. This report... Read more
After months of negotiating, lawmakers in Mississippi reached a deal this week to implement a new medical marijuana law in the state. Mississippi Today reported that “legislative negotiators and leaders have agreed on a draft of medical marijuana legislation,” and that they are “anticipated to ask Governor Tate Reeves... Read more
Selling Marijuana on Tribal Lands, a Legal Gray Area in New York
With New York state officials slow to establish regulations, members of the St. Regis Mohawks have raced ahead, opening a number of dispensaries for recreational marijuana. It doesn’t take long after entering the St. Regis Mohawk reservation to see a glimpse of the future of marijuana sales in the... Read more
Lawmakers reach long-awaited medical marijuana deal. Here are the details.
Legislative negotiators and leaders have agreed on a draft of medical marijuana legislation, and are anticipated to ask Gov. Tate Reeves as early as Friday to call the Legislature into special session, sources close to the negotiations said Thursday. Legislative leaders on Thursday released some details of the proposal... Read more
Oklahoma Marijuana Growers Sue OMMA After Agency Revokes 300 Licenses Tied To Single Owner
About 300 Oklahoma medical marijuana businesses, all with the same co-owner, suddenly lost their licenses recently, prompting numerous legal battles. Attorney Rachel Bussett filed cases on behalf of three marijuana growers that were recently notified their licenses have been revoked by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA). The owners... Read more
Arkansas Recreational Marijuana Ballot Initiative Underway
Nonprofit Arkansas True Grass is working to put an amendment on the November 2022 ballot to allow for the recreational use of marijuana in Arkansas. The group needs 89,101 signatures to make the ballot. Jesse Raphael, the Northwest Arkansas spokesman for True Grass, said the group has more than... Read more
Why hasn’t Florida followed through with special marijuana license for a Black farmer?
It’s been a long four years for Florida’s Black farmers. In 2017, the Legislature passed a law that created the modern Florida medical marijuana industry. It set steep barriers to entry. It limited the number of licenses the state could award to companies. By no later than Oct. 3... Read more
Cresco Labs to Acquire Three High-Performing Pennsylvania Dispensaries CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cresco Labs Inc. (CSE:CL) (OTCQX:CRLBF) (“Cresco Labs” or “the Company”), a vertically integrated multistate operator and the number one U.S. wholesaler of branded cannabis products, announced today the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the outstanding equity... Read more
Item 9 Labs Corp.’s Dispensary Franchise Expands NE Footprint into 2 New States
Ryan Allway September 23rd, 2021 Unity Rd., a Cannabis Dispensary Franchise, Signs Agreements with Entrepreneurial Groups for Development in New Jersey and Virginia; Existing Partner Signs Lease in Maine for their First Unity Rd. Shop PHOENIX, Sept. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Item 9 Labs Corp. (OTCQX: INLB) (the “Company”)—a vertically integrated, cannabis dispensary... Read more
Lawmakers in Pennsylvania are considering legislation that would aim to protect medical cannabis patients in the state from DUI penalties. On Tuesday, a pair of state House representatives, Democrat Chris Rabb and Republican Todd Polinchock, announced that they had introduced a bill that would “ensure the rights of the... Read more
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