Day: March 3, 2020

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Adult-use cannabis sales in Maine will likely kick off in June, three months later than initially anticipated. Recreational sales were expected to begin in March. But a state revenue forecasting committee telegraphed the delay by changing the date it projects the first sales tax revenue from marijuana to arrive, the Portland PressContinue Reading

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In a sign of strong demand that bodes well for the nascent medical marijuana market in Missouri, regulators already have approved more than 35,000 patient registrations. Medical cannabis sales won’t begin in Missouri until late summer at the earliest, but 35,532 patients have successfully registered to use MMJ to treat certain qualifyingContinue Reading

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Ohio-based Green Growth Brands is exiting the CBD market to focus exclusively on running its marijuana operations. Green Growth Brands agreed to sell an 80% stake in its chain of CBD kiosks in malls to The BRN Group of New York for an undisclosed price. Green Growth Brands CEO Peter HorvarthContinue Reading

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Advocates submitted the initial petition to the Ohio attorney general for review. The post Ohio cannabis legalization effort gets underway appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Ohio cannabis legalization effort gets underwayContinue Reading

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In a state of 20 million people, you’d think there’d be plenty of cannabis around. But shops are limited and prices exorbitant—why? The post Why is New York’s medical marijuana program insanely expensive? appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Why is New York’s medical marijuana program insanely expensive?Continue Reading

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Prosecutors for a U.S. attorney’s office in California issued a grand jury subpoena for records related to 30 marijuana companies, including the parent of Weedmaps. Although the purpose of the investigation by the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of California is unclear, according to MarketWatch, a subpoena was issuedContinue Reading

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A United Nations drug policy agency this week is expected to postpone a vote on the World Health Organization’s cannabis scheduling recommendations, prompting a U.S. representative in Vienna to voice “regret” over the delay. Several other countries, however, welcomed the expected postponement of the vote until December. The expected delayContinue Reading