In a turn of events that should shock approximately nobody reading this article, recent polling shows that the majority of Californians are happy with the wake of adult-use cannabis legalization, and the rest of the country seems to want what they’re having because two-thirds of American citizens now favor federalContinue Reading
Pennsylvania’s medical cannabis businesses made at least 600,000 transactions during the program’s first year and their sales totaled $132 million, according to state officials. That marks a strong start for medical marijuana businesses in the Keystone State compared to others that recently completed their debut MMJ sales. Maryland’s medical cannabisContinue Reading
United Parcel Service sued a group of California-based marijuana delivery businesses for federal trademark infringement, deceptive advertising and other claims. The complaint was filed Feb. 13 in federal court in the central district of California, according to Bloomberg Law. UPS accuses United Pot Smokers, UPS420 and THCPlant of using names and logosContinue Reading
New Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Monday his first budget will include proposals to legalize medical cannabis and align the state’s laws on cannabidiol with federal standards, a move that potentially could open business opportunities for marijuana entrepreneurs. Under the governor’s plan, a physician or a practitioner under the direction of a physicianContinue Reading
New Jersey is poised to legalize adult-use marijuana within weeks, after Gov. Phil Murphy and state legislative leaders reportedly reached a tentative agreement on how to regulate and tax the program. Murphy and state Senate President Steve Sweeney, both Democrats, had been deadlocked on a tax rate, with Murphy favoringContinue Reading
A burglar who nearly put a cannabis cultivation facility in Anchorage, Alaska, out of business received a maximum two-year sentence and five years of probation, underscoring the need for strict security at plant-touching companies. Total damage to the business exceeded $150,000. The man was found to have stolen or damagedContinue Reading
Hawaii — the name alone evokes glistening visions of paradise; emerald hills and valleys, topaz waterfalls and lagoons, diamond white beaches and shimmering obsidian stretches of volcanic coastline, all sprawled across a sapphire sea and drenched in the floral perfume of perpetual spring. For lovers of cannabis, that gem-encrusted island clusterContinue Reading
Sweet Cannabis, the Las Vegas wholesaler for Vancouver, British Columbia-based Ascent Industries Corp., may face closure after allegedly violating its license in Clark County, Nevada. The threat adds to multiple problems the company is facing after the Canadian production license of subsidiary Agrima was suspended. Agrima’s license to deal inContinue Reading
Two-thirds of California municipalities prohibit marijuana businesses from setting up shop, underscoring the hurdles MJ entrepreneurs face in trying to break into the world’s largest legal cannabis market. Only 161 of California’s 482 municipalities and 24 of the 58 counties have opted to allow commercial cannabis activity of any sort,Continue Reading
