Day: March 27, 2020

The coronavirus economy hits Leafly, Max recovers in Brooklyn, and curbside pickup is all the rage. The post The Roll-Up #135: Max is recovering appeared first on Leafly. Read More: The Roll-Up #135: Max is recoveringContinue Reading

Oklahoma medical cannabis dispensaries can provide curbside pickup service, but must ensure there is limited contact between employees and customers, according to state regulators. Dispensaries are exempt from Republican Gov. Kevin Safer-at-Home order for the elderly and “vulnerable populations” issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Oklahoma is one of the manyContinue Reading

Multistate marijuana operator Harvest Health & Recreation announced on Friday it closed on its previously announced $25.5 million purchase of Pennsylvania medical cannabis company Franklin Labs. The closing comes a day after Harvest revealed that it would no longer buy Chicago-based Verano Holdings, which was for a time was one ofContinue Reading

With COVID-19 flaring in America’s prisons, governors can save lives by releasing our prisoners of the drug war. The post It’s time to release cannabis prisoners—like today appeared first on Leafly. Read More: It’s time to release cannabis prisoners—like todayContinue Reading

Click on the video below to see Marijuana Business Daily’s Bart Schaneman discussing how COVID-19 is affecting the worldwide marijuana supply chain. The health crisis has revealed fragility in the cannabis supply chain – from vape hardware to marijuana packaging – but it also has shown that MJ companies can shift quicklyContinue Reading

British Columbia has designated cannabis retailers and producers as essential services, meaning regulated cannabis businesses can keep operating during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Essential services are those daily services essential to preserving life, health, public safety and basic societal functioning,” wrote B.C.’s Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General in aContinue Reading

Health Canada says it will continue reviewing applications for new cannabis licenses and security-clearance applications during the COVID-19 pandemic, but applicants might face some delays. That news could come as some consolation to would-be Canadian cannabis businesses who are awaiting their licenses and security clearances during a time of acuteContinue Reading