Day: February 22, 2024

‘Broken system’: Banned pesticides keep showing up in California’s legal pot Image Cannabis News February 22, 2024 Banned pesticides keep showing up in California’s legal weed products. Legalization was supposed to solve this problem. When California’s voters legalized pot in 2016, they voted for an initiative that specifically called onContinue Reading

New Idaho bill would create a hefty mandatory minimum fine for Marijuana possession Image Cannabis News February 22, 2024 Getting caught with pot may soon have a hefty minimum fine in the Gem State. House Bill 606 is the latest effort by lawmakers to crack down on marijuana use. IfContinue Reading

2nd Woman-Owned Cannabis Dispensary Will Open In Bloomfield Image Cannabis News February 22, 2024 Defying the “grass ceiling,” Bloomfield will soon have its second woman-owned marijuana dispensary when Blue Oak opens its doors. Some experts have warned about a “grass ceiling” in the legal marijuana industry, which has seen chronicContinue Reading

Cannabis insiders look for solutions amid declining Medical Marijuana license rates Image Cannabis News February 22, 2024 In 2018 the number medical licenses were well over 5,000 across the state. That number has been nearly cut in half today. As the budding industry of retail cannabis continues to grow inContinue Reading

New Cannabis trade group launches in Massachusetts Image Cannabis News February 22, 2024 Massachusetts Cannabis Coalition Launched to Unite Marijuana Businesses. A new cannabis trade association, the Massachusetts Cannabis Coalition, launched Wednesday with the support of 30-some marijuana businesses statewide and a seven-person board of directors, which includes big-name brandsContinue Reading

“Gifting” shops hurt D.C. patient count as legal transition begins Image Cannabis News February 22, 2024 Patient enrollment and renewal counts have dwindled after “gifting” shops proliferated. The medical cannabis industry in Washington D.C. is grappling with a deepening downturn as patient count dwindles and quasi-legal “gifting” shops begin toContinue Reading

OBN busts Harmony Grow Inc, seizes over 42k Marijuana plants in black market raid Image Cannabis News February 22, 2024 Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics Busts Illegal Marijuana Operation in Asher. Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics busted an illegal marijuana growing operation in Asher as part of its ongoing black-market investigations inContinue Reading

China’s Growing Illegal Pot Industry in the US Should Spark Action Image Cannabis News February 22, 2024 Top political leaders are wise to demand more information and stop the spread of these illegal operations. The link between the Chinese government and fentanyl is widely known. Using Mexican producers, international drugContinue Reading