The University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) announced Nov. 16 the opening of a Cannabis Research Center (CRC) that will help evaluate the public health impacts of adult-use legalization and inform future cannabis policy in the state. Minnesota became the 23rd state to legalize adult-use cannabis when Gov.... Read more

Nearly two years after the death of a 27-year-old woman working in a cannabis production facility in Massachusetts, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released a report detailing the findings of an Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection.... Read more

Germany’s adult-use cannabis legalization bill, which was expected to pass the Bundestag and take effect before the end of the year, will not receive a vote until December. Bundestag member Carmen Wegge, of the Social Democratic Party, wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the... Read more

Two potential cannabis ballot measures are officially approved for circulation to collect signatures for South Dakota’s November 2024 election—one to legalize adult use and one to repeal the state’s medical cannabis program. A third potential ballot question, which also seeks to legalize adult-use cannabis with certain limitations, was filed... Read more

“Our teams came together to find an impactful way to contribute to communities where we have a retail presence, so we partnered with Atlantic Food Distributors and key food banks across Ohio for a large quantity turkey donation to feed at-risk Ohioans this Thanksgiving,” said Rob McCourt, Firelands Scientific... Read more

The number of licensed operators serving Georgia’s low-THC oil medical cannabis market could soon triple. The GA Access to Medical Cannabis Commission (GMCC) approved the issuance of four provisional contract awards for Class 2 production licensure during its Nov. 15 public board meeting. Class 2 production licenses allow for... Read more

CHICAGO, Nov. 17, 2023 – PRESS RELEASE –  Verano Holdings Corp., a leading multistate cannabis company, announced the opening of MÜV North Miami-Biscayne on Nov. 17, the company’s 73rd Florida dispensary and 136th location nationwide. MÜV North Miami-Biscayne, located at 12395 Biscayne Blvd., will be open 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through... Read more

A group of Massachusetts cannabis operators, who have long waited for legislative action to remedy the challenges of running businesses in the state-legal cannabis industry within the framework of federal prohibition, are suing U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland over enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act. While more than half... Read more

The Wednesday before Thanksgiving, known as Green Wednesday in the cannabis industry, is one of the biggest sales days of the year for medical and adult-use dispensaries throughout the U.S. In 2022, Green Wednesday featured a 48% sales increase compared to the three previous Wednesdays and was the third... Read more

After widespread success in California’s tumultuous cannabis market, Stone Road Farms has expanded to Massachusetts, Michigan, Oklahoma and, most recently, New Mexico. Founded by Lex Corwin in 2016, the queer-led, family-run company produces sun-grown flower on a 57-acre, off-grid biodynamic farm in Nevada City, Calif. RELATED: How Stone Road... Read more