As co-founder and CEO of The Rose Group, a Los Angeles-based public relations firm that boasts large cannabis clients, Elana Rose has spent the past decade working with some of the industry’s leading companies, as well as brands ranging from spirits giant Moet & Chandon to creators of the kombuchaContinue Reading
October Cannabis Sales Dip Image Cannabis News December 7, 2023 Cannabis sales decreased 0.7% sequentially in October after decreasing a small amount in September, according to cannabis data analytics firm BDSA. Looking at a per-day basis, sales decreased 3.9% sequentially. In this review, we share the results by state, beginningContinue Reading
New California law protects Recreational Cannabis users Image Cannabis News December 7, 2023 Assembly Bill 2188 goes into effect Jan 1, 2024. It outlaws employers from taking action against employees for off-duty cannabis use. A new law will prevent California employers from punishing employees for recreational use of cannabis outsideContinue Reading
Ohio’s first legalized marijuana changes take effect as Ohio House buzzkills last-minute Senate changes Image Cannabis News December 7, 2023 Ohioans Can Now Grow Marijuana at Home as Voter-Approved Law Takes Effect Without Changes. Up in smoke: Ohioans can begin growing marijuana at home and won’t be charged for possessionContinue Reading
Cannabis traffickers used cryptocurrency, ‘barrels of honey or maple syrup’ to cover tracks Image Cannabis News December 7, 2023 Man, 39, obtained grow-op licence through fraud to produce ‘vast amounts’ of illicit cannabis, police say. A 39-year-old Manitoba man and half a dozen others were arrested this summer and fallContinue Reading
How will Police handle Marijuana Legalization? Image Cannabis News December 7, 2023 Public health, enforcement and more: Your questions answered about marijuana legalization. With Issue 2 taking effect Thursday, questions still loom about marijuana legalization in Ohio. The statute legalizes the purchase, possession and cultivation of marijuana for adults 21Continue Reading
Republican Representative David Joyce To Introduce Cannabis Legalization Bill Image Cannabis News December 7, 2023 The Ohio congressman will soon file the STATES 2 0 Act, which seeks to deschedule state-legal cannabis at the federal level, Forbes has learned. The fight for cannabis legalization in America has a friend fromContinue Reading
Drug dealers using QR codes stuck on lampposts to sell Cannabis near schools Image Cannabis News December 7, 2023 Brazen drug dealers are using QR codes stuck on lampposts to try and sell cannabis near schools, universities and even police stations, it has emerged. Dozens of black and gold stickersContinue Reading
Recreational marijuana is now legal in Ohio. Here are some do’s and don’ts. Image Cannabis News December 7, 2023 Starting Thursday, Ohio becomes the 24th state where recreational marijuana is legal. The law is now in effect after voters passed Issue 2 in the November election. Although marijuana is legal,Continue Reading
In a stunning reversal, Ohio’s GOP-controlled Senate passed a revised bill that in many ways would expand the voter-approved marijuana legalization law that goes into effect on Thursday—by allowing adults to start buying cannabis from existing medical dispensaries in as soon as 90 days, maintaining home cultivation rights and providingContinue Reading
