Why dealmakers call MJBizCon ‘THE conference’
Roz McCarthy spent the last day of MJBizCon 2021 walking the show floor armed with business cards, a T-shirt she’d had made the previous night and a vision for the cannabis business that would become Black Buddha Cannabis. As luck would have it, she ran into Pam Moore, then seniorContinue Reading
Rhode Island hemp firms can quarantine inventory ahead of federal THC ban
Rhode Island hemp businesses can quarantine intoxicating inventory rather than destroy it, keeping options open if federal rules change. Rhode Island hemp firms can quarantine inventory ahead of federal THC ban is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs Read More: Rhode IslandContinue Reading
Nevada latest mature cannabis market to consider tax increase
Diminishing cannabis tax revenue in Nevada is leading lawmakers to ponder tweaks in the cannabis tax, including an increase to the excise tax charged at the point of sale. Nevada latest mature cannabis market to consider tax increase is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabisContinue Reading
New York Governor Celebrates $4 Billion In Legal Marijuana Sales Since Market’s Launch
The governor of New York is celebrating the state’s crossing the $4 billion mark in legal marijuana sales since the launch of the regulated market. “When New York legalized adult-use cannabis, we made a promise to build an industry that is safe, fair and creates real opportunity for the communitiesContinue Reading
Nevada Lawmakers Consider Marijuana Tax Overhaul For ‘Maturing’ Market As Prices Fall
“We are getting rid of one big tax—a 15 percent excise tax on wholesale—and increasing retail tax anywhere from 2 to 5 percent.” By April Corbin Girnus, Nevada Current Nevada lawmakers are pondering whether the state’s “maturing” marijuana industry needs to update its tax structure. Revenue from the state’s cannabisContinue Reading
Spirits, Sweets and Smokes: 10 Halloweed Products for 2026
Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, which means the party can run as late as your costume holds up. Whether you’re hosting a haunted house bash, settling in for a horror movie marathon or bar-hopping as your favorite villain, we’ve rounded up the goods to keep the night high-spirited.Continue Reading
Congress Should Put Hemp THC Product Regulations Into Filibuster-Proof Reconciliation Bill After Elections, GOP Lawmaker Says
A Republican congressman is raising the possibility that provisions to reverse the planned federal recriminalization of hemp THC products could be included in a broader budget reconciliation bill during the lame-duck session of Congress following next week’s midterm elections. “I think we need to get my THC regulatory bill passed,Continue Reading
Hall of Flowers NYC 2026 Picks Up an Accent
Pier 36 was buzzing on Oct. 21 and 22 as Hall of Flowers returned to Manhattan’s Lower East Side for its second New York show. On a sunny, 60-degree opening day, more than 200 exhibitors packed the show floor, and buyers from 500 licensed stores had signed on to attend,Continue Reading
California social equity cannabis licenses top nonequity active rates
A review of 1,653 California retail licenses finds 81% of social equity holders are active versus 76% for nonequity licenses. California social equity cannabis licenses top nonequity active rates is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs Read More: California social equity cannabisContinue Reading
Marijuana MSO sues Ohio town, claiming local fees were ‘extortion’
Pierce Township’s attempt to collect 4.5% of cannabis retailers’ annual gross as a condition of being allowed to operate amounts to illegal “extortion,” Vext Science claims in a lawsuit. Marijuana MSO sues Ohio town, claiming local fees were ‘extortion’ is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news forContinue Reading