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The tiny Canadian town that marijuana saved - Cannabis News
Like so many small towns in the U.S. during the recession, Smiths Falls, Ontario hit rock bottom in 2008.
Maine taps firm to track growth, distribution of marijuana - Cannabis News
Maine officials say the state has signed a three-year contract with a firm to track the growth and distribution of marijuana and marijuana products.
California Made $300 Million on Legal Cannabis in 2018, and It’s Just Getting Started - Cannabis News
The world’s biggest, most influential cannabis market generated around $300 million in taxes in its first year of commercial legalization.
Beauty counters at luxury retailer Neiman Marcus are giving new meaning to the term high-end.
State regulations make it hard for cannabis companies to focus on sustainability. That doesn’t mean they’re not trying.
If there's any marker that the cannabis industry isn't slowing down, it's just how many people are now working in it.
The legal cannabis industry has seen tremendous growth over the past few years, and it continues to improve each day.
The state’s first and largest medical marijuana provider, Trulieve, signed an exclusive deal to bring high-end edible marijuana products to Florida, the company announced Wednesday.
Figures Statistics Canada released last month show that cannabis sales topped $43 million during the two-week period following legalization.
As more states legalize marijuana, companies are betting big on people wanting to sip, rather than smoke, their weed.
New average market rates for products grown for retail purposes help state calculate excise tax collections.
Through November, the state brought in just over $1 million from the gross receipts tax alone, according to state Department of Revenue data.
What is believed to be Maine’s first marijuana convenience store, one of only a handful in operation in the country, will open Thursday in Portland.
There’s “still a really strong need” for specialty insurance to cover cannabis businesses as well as medical professionals prescribing cannabis, according to an attorney who specializes in the sector.
The two Massachusetts marijuana retail stores pulled in $2.2 million in gross sales, according to data released by the state Cannabis Control Commission.
The future of cannabis cultivation isn't in massive grow facilities with high-tech lights and complex temperature control systems. It's out in the open air, according to proponents of the sun-grown movement.
Cannabis retailers are pushing "Green Wednesday," the day before Thanksgiving, as the Black Friday for marijuana users.
Recreational marijuana sales in Oregon will be nearly $543 million this year, up 29 percent from 2017 and well above economists' expectations, forecasts show.
The Nevada Department of Taxation reported on Wednesday that in August, the state collected $8.1 million in taxes alone from cannabis sales. That’s $3.2 million more than the same time last year.
