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Warren City Council tables Recreational Marijuana proposal Image Cannabis NewsAugust 24, 2023 Outgoing councilman says Warren is missing out on tax revenue. A resolution to bring recreational marijuana to Warren was tabled by City Council after a discussion that became heated at times Tuesday. Councilman Ronald Papandrea introduced the proposal whi

Long wait drags on for patients in Alabama as Medical Cannabis hits snags Image Cannabis NewsAugust 24, 2023 Cristi Cain still remembers the sense of hope she felt two years ago when she and her son Hardy watched Gov Kay Ivey sign the bill that legalized medical cannabis in Alabama. “I felt like we had the momentum and had some sense of urgency,” C

Manchester's Curaleaf Medical dispensary begins adult-use sales Image Cannabis NewsAugust 24, 2023 A cannabis dispensary near the Buckland Hills Mall has begun offering cannabis for recreational use. Curaleaf, located at 240 Buckland St., opened earlier this year for medical sales but began selling adult-use cannabis this week, roughly two miles fr

Manchester's Curaleaf Medical dispensary begins adult-use sales Image Cannabis NewsAugust 24, 2023 A cannabis dispensary near the Buckland Hills Mall has begun offering cannabis for recreational use. Curaleaf, located at 240 Buckland St., opened earlier this year for medical sales but began selling adult-use cannabis this week, roughly two miles fr

New York's Cannabis on hold after a court injunction Image Cannabis NewsAugust 24, 2023 A state Supreme Court judge will hold a hearing Friday on a challenge to the state’s retail cannabis licensing rules that has brought New York’s troubled recreational marijuana rollout to a halt. Earlier this month, Judge Kevin Bryant issued an injunction barrin

Wall Street's Cannabis Buzz gone: what happened?! Image Cannabis NewsAugust 24, 2023 Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Wall Street was salivating at the cannabis industry. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Wall Street was salivating at the cannabis industry. Seemingly every cannabis company was going public, whether it should or not. Investment bankers wer

Cannabis ordinance passes Image Cannabis NewsAugust 23, 2023 During the spring session of the Minnesota State Legislature, a bill was passed into law legalizing adult-use marijuana. The law took effect Aug. 1, but there were numerous unresolved questions associated with it, primary among them the provision that it was up to local units of governmen

New Jersey’s Weed industry is in a ‘doom loop’ Image Cannabis NewsAugust 23, 2023 Just more than a year after beginning recreational cannabis sales, New Jersey’s legal weed industry is in a “doom loop” of slow licensing and a lack of enforcement that is causing it to stagnate, a marijuana trade group says. The New Jersey Cannabis Trade Association,

Verano sues Alabama Marijuana commission over license loss Image Cannabis NewsAugust 23, 2023 Verano said the commission didn't have the authority to rescind the "integrated facility" license. Chicago-based Verano Holdings Corp. on Monday followed through with its threat to sue Alabama marijuana regulators, after a state commission voided a medical

South Dakota’s Medical Cannabis program shatters projections Image Cannabis NewsAugust 23, 2023 South Dakota has issued double the number of medical cannabis cards than it projected, the state official overseeing the program told legislators on Monday. The South Dakota Department of Health has issued roughly 11,500 cards since the medical marijuana

Hempcrete shows promise for healthy housing rehabilitation Image Cannabis NewsAugust 23, 2023 The material is still hard to find and expensive — but proponents see a bright future for the alternative to fiberglass insulation. Seasoned housepainter Kim Croes had a big problem — increasingly, the fumes from the paint she used in her work were making

New Jersey Cannabis Tax Revenue Provides $5 Million to Violence Prevention Image Cannabis NewsAugust 23, 2023 The state program began in 2021 and helps fund violence intervention efforts by community-led organizations. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin recently revealed an initiative that provides a total of $15 mi

Cannabis licensing chaos in Alabama heats up Image Cannabis NewsAugust 23, 2023 Chicago-based marijuana company Verano Holdings Corp sued the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission on Monday, reported Alabama Reflector. Why? Verano first secured Alabama's highly sought-after Integrated Facility License in June as part of the commission's first attempt

Don’t overlook the supply chain: issues facing Cannabis processors Image Cannabis NewsAugust 23, 2023 Over the past 20 years in New York, I have built companies in the middle of the supply chain (design, manufacturing, marketing, distribution). I have been a successful business builder and a job creator. Now, I am one of the first female processors

New York's new THC limitations put squeeze on local bars and businesses Image Cannabis NewsAugust 23, 2023 New York state's cannabis rollout is seeing yet another potential roadblock. Last month state cannabis regulators set new limitations on THC use in consumable products. This new temporary law puts limits on consumable THC products sold in New

Sheriff auctions off seized Pot Farm Image Cannabis NewsAugust 23, 2023 The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office in Oklahoma wants to sell a 19-acre pot farm that was seized by police. An illegal pot farm is up for grabs on an auctioning website, and law enforcement officers from a sheriff’s office in Oklahoma are the ones selling it. After a surge in

Way cleared for Cannabis dispensary in Wood River Image Cannabis NewsAugust 22, 2023 Wood River Cannabis Dispensary Gets Green Light as Council Opts Against Referendum. There will be a cannabis dispensary in downtown Wood River; there won’t be a referendum to approve it. Hamstrung by the actions of a prior administration, councilmen opposed to the

Miami cannabis company proposes 64,000-square-foot Connecticut cultivation center Image Cannabis NewsAugust 22, 2023 A Florida-based company is looking for permission to build a 64,000-square-foot cannabis-growing center in the southern end of Bloomfield only blocks from the Hartford line. AYR Wellness operates dispensaries in six states, and wants