New York’s political leaders silent about state’s failure to raise cannabis funds
Marijuana Industry NewsNew YorkRecreational Marijuana February 21, 2023 0
New York’s political leaders will not speak about the state’s failure to raise $150 million for the equity-focused portion of its legal marijuana market rollout, even though those same leaders were front and center in calling for a socially just cannabis industry. Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced every milestone in the state’s legalization... Read more
Grown Rogue Increases Oregon Sungrown Capacity
Oregon February 21, 2023
Ryan Allway February 21st, 2023 News, Top News MEDFORD, Ore., Feb. 21, 2023 /CNW/ – Grown Rogue International Inc. (“Grown Rogue” or the “Company”) (CSE: GRIN) (OTC: GRUSF), a craft cannabis company operating in Oregon and Michigan, has announced the expansion of their Oregon craft sungrown capacity with a lease option (“Lease Option”) on a 35... Read more
REPEAT – Irwin Naturals Closes Acquisition of Leading Kentucky Clinic adding $3 Million in Projected EBITDA, Company delivering on ambitious strategy to build largest global network of mental health clinics
Kentucky February 21, 2023
Ryan Allway February 21st, 2023 Psychedelics, Top News LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Irwin Naturals Inc. (CSE: IWIN) (OTC: IWINF) (FRA: 97X) (“Irwin” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the Company has successfully completed the acquisition of Serenity Health, LLC, (“Serenity”) one of the leading ketamine clinics in... Read more
Delays in NY’s cannabis roll out hurt plans for small business investors
Marijuana Industry NewsNew York February 20, 2023 0
Some industry hopefuls paid close attention each time regulators announced new dates. They were left with whiplash. ALBANY — Jeff Collins and his wife had big early plans to open their dream dispensary. But nearly two years after recreational cannabis was legalized in New York, most of the regulations... Read more
They’re Betting the Family Farm on Weed
Marijuana Industry NewsNew York February 20, 2023 0
The Hepworth sisters are famous in the organic food world, but like other farmers, they’re struggling. They hope their new venture will change things. Come summer, the warehouse at Hepworth Farms will be filled with Cherokee Purples, Pink Berkeley Tie-Dyes and dozens more of the heirloom tomato varieties produced... Read more
Looking for a Job? The Cannabis Industry Is Hiring in New York.
Marijuana Industry NewsNew York February 19, 2023 0
The industry estimates that there could be 63,000 jobs in weed across the state by 2025, many of them in retail and hospitality. The first time Kirk Lawrence got a job selling weed, it was in the 1990s at a record store in Far Rockaway, Queens, where he had... Read more
California county’s cannabis industry on ‘the brink of irreversible failure’
CaliforniaMarijuana Industry News February 18, 2023 0
Mendocino County is one of the best places in the world to grow cannabis. Wet air from the Pacific washes over the county’s mountain valleys, creating perfect microclimates for growing pungent pot, and the “Mendo” nickname has become an international shorthand for high quality pot. But when it comes... Read more
They were convicted on marijuana charges. Now they’re first in line to sell it legally
Marijuana Industry NewsNew Jersey February 18, 2023 0
TRENTON, N.J. — Tahir Johnson has been arrested on marijuana possession charges three times. Now, for the first time in his life, his conviction on one of those charges won’t hurt his employment prospects. It will help. Johnson, 39, will be one of the first people with a marijuana-related... Read more
