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Scandal Unfolds: NY Cannabis Chief on Leave Amid Retaliation Firestorm Image Cannabis News March 19, 2024 Top state cannabis official Damian Fagon put on administrative leave following NY Cannabis Insider investigation. A high level official at the Office of Cannabis Management was placed on administrative leave following a NY CannabisContinue Reading

New Cannabis Lawsuit Filed Against Federal Government Image Cannabis News March 19, 2024 After a Massachusetts-based cannabis lawsuit was dismissed in January, the companies decided to introduce a new court filing. Last year in October, a group of cannabis companies filed a federal lawsuit claiming that a federal ban onContinue Reading

Weed Megacorp To Exit Maine Adult-Use Market Image Cannabis News March 18, 2024 Global cannabis powerhouse Curaleaf is leaving Maine’s recreational cannabis market as it continues efforts to improve the company’s profitability. Curaleaf, one of the world’s largest cannabis companies, is exiting the adult-use cannabis retail market in Maine withContinue Reading

Combined Medical And Adult-Use Cannabis Sales In Colorado Reach $115.4M In January Image Cannabis News March 18, 2024 Colorado Cannabis Sales Hold Steady in January, Year-Over-Year Decline Continues. January cannabis sales in Colorado came in flat compared to December, according to data released by the Colorado Department of Revenue. CombinedContinue Reading

Cannabis tax money seen as a bribe to Menominee Image Cannabis News March 18, 2024 Controversy Surrounding Marijuana Stores in Menominee. Two hundred, ninety-five thousand dollars a bribe paid to the city of Menominee to host the dismal marijuana industry (EagleHerald newspaper 3/6/2024, City to receive $295,000 in state dollars.).Continue Reading

More funding needed for New York’s Cannabis social equity entrepreneurs Image Cannabis News March 18, 2024 Challenges and Calls for Equity in New York’s Cannabis Industry. In 2023, some 6,900 New Yorkers applied for adult-use recreational licenses, competing for approximately 900 to 1,500 licenses expected to be issued by theContinue Reading

Lansing Marijuana business loses licenses over ‘illicit’ products Image Cannabis News March 18, 2024 Michigan Marijuana Business Surrenders Licenses for Mixing Legal and Illicit Products. The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency Thursday announced that a Lansing marijuana business would surrender its medical and adult-use processor licenses because it had been mixingContinue Reading

New York Must Figure Out How to Fix Cannabis Mess, Hochul Orders Image Cannabis News March 18, 2024 New York Governor Orders Review of Cannabis Business Licensing Process Amid Rollout Criticism. Governor Kathy Hochul ordered a review of the way New York State licenses cannabis businesses after calling the sluggishContinue Reading

Vice President Harris calls for quick action to reschedule Marijuana Image Cannabis News March 18, 2024 Vice President Harris Urges Federal Government to Expedite Marijuana Rescheduling. Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday called on the federal government to expedite the rescheduling of marijuana, marking a significant moment in the ongoingContinue Reading

Chinese organized crime dominates America’s illicit Marijuana Market Image Cannabis News March 18, 2024 Gangsters, Money and Murder: How Chinese Organized Crime Is Dominating America’s Illegal Marijuana Market. A quadruple murder in Oklahoma shows how the Chinese underworld has come to dominate the booming illicit trade, fortifying its rise asContinue Reading