California wants to hire more cannabis cops to get a handle on black market marijuana
CaliforniaMarijuana Industry News June 3, 2020 0
California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control is looking to beef up its law enforcement presence. The bureau in a new state budget request is asking lawmakers to let it build an 87-member police force that would enforce the 2016 law voters passed legalizing recreational cannabis. It’d create the law enforcement... Read more
Connecticut adds chronic pain to medical marijuana program, could double participating patients
ConnecticutMarijuana Industry NewsMedical Marijuana June 3, 2020 0
Thousands of new patients who suffer from chronic pain will soon be able to join the state’s medical cannabis program, following a vote Tuesday morning — after no debate — by the General Assembly’s only bipartisan committee. Connecticut will now become the last state to allow chronic pain as a... Read more
Columbia Care Accused of Fraudulently Taking Lucrative License
FloridaMarijuana Industry News June 3, 2020 0
The complaint accuses New York-based Columbia Care of tortious interference with contract, unjust enrichment, civil conspiracy, aiding and abetting fraud and aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, among other offenses, A Florida company focused on low-THC cannabis sued a New York-based cannabis company in New York County’s Supreme... Read more
Marijuana Legalization Plan in Arizona Is Polling Surprisingly High
ArizonaMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana June 3, 2020 0
New poll numbers suggest that most Arizonans want to be legally allowed to buy, use, and grow cannabis under state law, just like most of its neighboring states. The poll, by HighGround Public Affairs Consultants, was conducted among 400 likely voters between May 18 and May 22. The numbers reflect... Read more
Another record month for medical marijuana sales in Oklahoma
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaOklahoma June 3, 2020 0
Oklahoma’s medical marijuana industry continues to break sales records. Dispensaries remitted nearly $5.1 million via the state’s 7% tax on cannabis, meaning customers spent approximately $73.8 million on medical marijuana in April, according to data released by state tax officials.. It’s the fourth month in a row sales increased... Read more
State decision to open adult-use marijuana market to non-residents sparks lawsuit
MaineMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana June 3, 2020 0
Local marijuana businesses are taking the state to court to protect their exclusive right to Maine’s adult-use marijuana market. In a lawsuit filed Friday, Maine Cannabis Coalition claimed the state Department of Administrative and Financial Services was violating state law by refusing to enforce the residency requirement that lawmakers... Read more
