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Virginia retailers fined $10M for selling illegal Hemp products Image Cannabis NewsJuly 30, 2024 Virginia Slaps Businesses with $10,8M in Fines for Illegal Hemp Sales. More than 300 businesses across Virginia were collectively levied nearly $10.8 million in fines for illegally selling hemp-derived products the state banned last year. Why it matters
3 Myths Busted around decriminalizing Cannabis Image Cannabis NewsJuly 30, 2024 More people are using cannabis daily than alcohol, putting more drivers using the drug behind the wheel—and people on the road at risk. Debate around the decriminalization of cannabis, or marijuana, is growing in West Virginia’s capital city council. The City of Charles
Cannabis Firm Fights Insurer’s Denial of Business Income Loss Claim Following Fire Image Cannabis NewsJuly 29, 2024 Cannabis Company and Insurer Clash Over $1,3 Million Business Income Loss Claim Following Fire. A Berkshire Hathaway insurer is insisting it does not owe $1.3 million in claimed business income losses to a cannabis growing company aft
Cannabis Rescheduling Challenged by Lawmakers as Future of Project Looks Likely to Depend on Election Outcome Image Cannabis NewsJuly 29, 2024 Two Republican lawmakers are questioning the Biden administration’s proposed rescheduling of cannabis, citing concerns over the process. House Energy & Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Sub
Ohio Marijuana retailer expects sales to start ‘in the next couple weeks’ Image Cannabis NewsJuly 29, 2024 The State of Ohio’s Division of Cannabis Control has begun issuing certificates of operation to stores in the Tri-State. Cresco Labs, which operates five stores in the Tri-State, said it received its dual-use operational license. It’s one of 1
Secret shopper's among new regulations for Oklahoma's Marijuana Industry Image Cannabis NewsJuly 29, 2024 The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority has released new and updated rules for dispensaries, grows, and labs to follow. The rules took effect earlier this week, NewsChannel 8 spoke with Chico Sherwood, the owner of Best Dispensaries, who share
Trulieve Adds $5M to Pot Campaign Image Cannabis NewsJuly 29, 2024 Trulieve Donates Additional $5 Million to Florida Recreational Marijuana Campaign. The medical-cannabis company Trulieve has contributed another $5 million to a campaign to allow recreational marijuana in Florida, according to a newly filed finance report. The company made the contr
SC hemp store ordered by FDA and FTC to change edible products that look like candy Image Cannabis NewsJuly 26, 2024 The FTC and FDA sent a warning letter to a Murrells Inlet store selling products containing Delta-8 and Delta-9, a legal kind of THC, saying it has to change the marketing for its edibles. Life Leaf Medical, 11871 Plaza Drive, sells
Jersey City Cannabis Dispensary is 1st in Hudson County to unionize employees Image Cannabis NewsJuly 26, 2024 The Cannabis Place, a Jersey City dispensary, is the first in Hudson County sign a union recognition agreement, in this case, with the United Food & Commercial Workers Local 360. Union recognition agreements provide a framework for industr
Marijuana dispensary gets OK after two-year wait, highlighting New York's flawed cannabis rollout Image Cannabis NewsJuly 26, 2024 Britni and Jayson Tantalo took the first step to opening a legal cannabis dispensary in New York back in fall 2022. For the Tantalos, it was a no-brainer. The state had created a pathway for people previously convicted
Missouri awards 57 microbusiness licenses in Cannabis lottery drawing Image Cannabis NewsJuly 26, 2024 Missouri’s Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) has awarded 57 marijuana microbusiness licenses to top applicants drawn in the June 4 lottery. This completes the second of three rounds for awarding microbusiness licenses, as required in Section 2
5-month Cannabis business moratorium approved in St. Louis County Image Cannabis NewsJuly 25, 2024 Temporary Ban Approved as Officials Address Details of Recreational Marijuana Sales in Minnesota. As the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) begins its preapproval process of social equity applicants to sell recreational marijuana in Minnesota, St. Lo
Are Print & Promo Firms Capitalizing on the Legal Cannabis Opportunity? Image Cannabis NewsJuly 25, 2024 Exploring Business Opportunities in the Legal Marijuana Market. Perhaps not to the degree they could be. This podcast takes a look at the fast-growing legal marijuana market and how to generate ample business within it. Get this: Cannabis is leg
Marijuana products seized from two Watertown smoke shops amid probe into illegal sales Image Cannabis NewsJuly 25, 2024 Watertown Police Seize Marijuana Products from Local Smoke Shops Amid Illegal Sales Probe. Local police said marijuana products were seized from two different smoke shops as officers were investigating allegations of illegal sales
Buffalo seeks to padlock unlicensed Cannabis shops Image Cannabis NewsJuly 25, 2024 Marijuana is one step closer to being classified as a less-dangerous drug through a proposal from the Department of Justice. As local and state leaders try to curb unlawful cannabis sales, Buffalo is in the process of drafting legislation that would align the city's
Senator urges movement on Cannabis legislation Image Cannabis NewsJuly 25, 2024 The time has come for the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission to fulfill its promise. Alabama State Sen. Merika Coleman represents Senate District 19. The time has come for the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) to fulfill its promise and deliver medical cannabi
