Add Arizona to the list of states where marijuana sales have jumped amid the coronavirus pandemic. Local television station 3TV/CBS 5 reported this week that “around 17,000 pounds of medical marijuana was sold in the state during March,” which was “up around a ton from February’s figure, and included... Read more
PRESS RELEASE Today, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), in partnership with the Bureau of Cannabis Control, announced $30 million in grant funding through the Cannabis Equity Grants Program for Local Jurisdictions. The program focuses on the inclusion and support of individuals in California’s legal cannabis... Read more
Patients in Arkansas have bought more than 10,000 pounds of medical marijuana since the new law took effect nearly a year ago. Newly reported figures released this week found that medical cannabis sales eclipsed $63 million in the program’s first 11 months in operation. That also amounts to about... Read more
A 4/20 party in New York City was shut down on Monday by police, who issued dozens of citations to revelers celebrating the cannabis community’s high holiday. Officers were tipped off to the party on the third floor of a Manhattan commercial building by a concerned citizen, a senior... Read more
Hemp farmers in Illinois were able to harvest 73% of their 2019 crop, despite swings in the weather that made farming not so favorable in the inaugural year of legal hemp production. According to a report released earlier this month by the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA), Illinois farmers... Read more
Potential cannabis business owners in Los Angeles looking to open new shops are suing the city, claiming the process for applying for a license is “flawed.” The L.A. Times reports that the lawsuit was filed last week by the Social Equity Owners and Workers Association. They are demanding that... Read more
Schwazze, Formerly Known as Medicine Man Technologies, Inc., Announces the Closing of the Mesa Organics Acquisition The Company becomes first publicly traded company to complete transaction under new Colorado HB19-1090 “PubCo” Bill DENVER, April 20, 2020–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Schwazze, formerly known as Medicine Man Technologies Inc. (OTCQX:MDCL) (“Schwazze ” or “the... Read more
The marijuana industry won’t receive any official aid from federal business bailout packages, but it still received an assist from the first round of stimulus payments, which came just in time for the plant’s biggest holiday. Colorado’s marijuana dispensaries reported significantly higher sales this week, the same week that... Read more
A Massachusetts judge has upheld Gov. Charlie Baker’s order to close recreational cannabis retailers during the coronavirus pandemic, ruling against adult-use dispensary owners who challenged the closures in court. Suffolk Superior Court Judge Kenneth W. Salinger said in a decision handed down on Thursday that the plaintiffs are unlikely... Read more
Medical marijuana patients in Ohio will no longer be stymied by frustrating limits on the amount of cannabis they can receive, thanks to new rules ushered in this week by the state’s board of pharmacy. Patients in the state are restricted to a 90-day supply, which under the new... Read more
