MIAMI, Florida, September 27, 2021 – PRESS RELEASE – Ayr Wellness Inc., a vertically integrated cannabis multi-state operator (MSO), announced the opening of Liberty Health Sciences (LHS) Port Richey, the company’s 42nd operating dispensary in Florida. The dispensary is located at 9314 US Highway 19, Port Richey, Fla., 34668 within... Read more

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 27, 2021 – PRESS RELEASE – Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that his office—with support from The Social Impact Center—has identified nearly 60,000 cannabis convictions that will be dismissed as part of his ongoing efforts to reverse the injustices of drug laws. “Dismissing... Read more

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 27, 2021 – PRESS RELEASE – Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that his office—with support from The Social Impact Center—has identified nearly 60,000 cannabis convictions that will be dismissed as part of his ongoing efforts to reverse the injustices of drug laws. “Dismissing... Read more

When Wanda James was working to open her first cannabis dispensary over ten years ago, she was poised with many stressors, such as raising capital and worrying about not going to jail in the midst of it. In 2009, James and her husband, Scott Durrah, opened the first Black-owned... Read more

When Wanda James was working to open her first cannabis dispensary over ten years ago, she was poised with many stressors, such as raising capital and worrying about not going to jail in the midst of it. In 2009, James and her husband, Scott Durrah, opened the first Black-owned... Read more

When Wanda James was working to open her first cannabis dispensary over ten years ago, she was poised with many stressors, such as raising capital and worrying about not going to jail in the midst of it. In 2009, James and her husband, Scott Durrah, opened the first Black-owned... Read more

NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2021 – PRESS RELEASE – Dispense, a leading digital dispensary management platform, announced the completion of its $2 million seed funding. The round of investment is led by NextView Ventures with NextView co-founder, Lee Hower, joining the Dispense board. Leading cannabis VC’s Poseidon Asset Management and Achari Ventures participated, along with Arrive, a Roc Nation company, and Wayne Chang.... Read more

Canadian cannabis giant Aurora Cannabis is grabbing headlines this month due to a class-action lawsuit and news that the company will shutter its Aurora Polaris facility in Edmonton, Alberta. The suit, originally filed in late 2019 and amended in a U.S. District Court in New Jersey on Sept. 7,... Read more

When Wanda James was working to open her first cannabis dispensary over ten years ago, she was poised with many stressors, such as raising capital and worrying about not going to jail in the midst of it. In 2009, James and her husband, Scott Durrah, opened the first Black-owned... Read more

As cash pertains to cannabis, the supermajority consensus in the U.S. House of Representatives is that federal regulators should not penalize depository institutions for providing banking services to legitimate cannabis-related businesses. That consensus was unveiled during a 321-101 vote in April, when the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking... Read more