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Rhode Island Officials Consider Letting Marijuana Packages Have More Color Image Cannabis NewsOctober 1, 2024 Drive along the highway and you'll see plenty of big, attention-grabbing billboards with bright colors advertising Rhode Island's few licensed cannabis retailers. But go inside one of those stores and you'll be met with a sea of neutral colors: white, gray or black. Occasionally, there's navy blue Marijuana Business News by MMJ Daily

Can Small Cannabis Companies In Illinois Break Into The Medical Marijuana Market? Image Cannabis NewsOctober 1, 2024 Medical marijuana patients in Illinois can now purchase cannabis grown by small businesses as part of their allotment, according to Erin Johnson, the state’s Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer. Illinois boasts the “most diverse cannabis business ownership” in the country, at least according to Marijuana Business News by Rolando Garcia

Vermont regulators to stop accepting new retail cannabis applications next month Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 30, 2024 The state panel that regulates Vermont’s cannabis industry voted Wednesday to temporarily stop accepting applications for new retail licenses, a move that comes amid growing concerns the market has become oversaturated in some cities and towns. The decision, which is set to take effect Oct. 25 Marijuana Business News by Shaun Robinson

US (CA): Cheech and Chong sue to overturn hemp ban Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 30, 2024 Members of the hemp industry—including Cheech and Chong's cannabis company—filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to overturn new California regulations that outlaw most consumable hemp products in the state, including those containing any intoxicating cannabinoids derived from the plant. The suit says Marijuana Business News by MMJ Daily

IRS Attorney: There Is No End Run Around 280E Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 27, 2024 Cannabis companies underpaying or withholding taxes based on presumed nullification of Internal Revenue Code Section 280E after rescheduling are setting themselves up for costly disappointment and the potential for asset seizure, according to an attorney at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Senior Marijuana Business News by Sue Dehnam

Bridging the Generation Gap: Key Insights for Dispensaries and Brands Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 27, 2024 Cannabis retailers may want to reconsider their merchandise mix and sales approaches in light of a new multigenerational survey of cannabis consumers. Conducted by Sanctuary Wellness in May and released this week, the survey’s data reveals a stark divide between age-related demographics. According Marijuana Business News by Brittany Gambrell

NBA's Al Harrington: 'We Don't Forget Those Harmed By Cannabis Prohibition,' Our Mission Is Impact Before Profit Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 26, 2024 Al Harrington’s Village Dispensary focuses on empowering communities impacted by prohibition. For NBA star turned cannabis entrepreneur Al Harrington, the opening of Village Dispensary in Hoboken, New Jersey, represents much more than just business expansion. It’s part of a mission to rectify Marijuana Business News by Javier Hasse

States Without Legalized Cannabis Have Higher Rate of Poison Control Calls for Delta-8 THC Products, Says Recent Study Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 26, 2024 Products containing Delta-8 THC may be leading to an increase in calls to poison control centers, according to a recent study. A recent study published in the Journal of Medical Toxicology (1), titled, “Delta-8 Tetrahydrocannabinol Exposures Reported to US Poison Centers: Variations Among US States Marijuana Business News by Madeline Colli

Verano Holdings Corp. Set to Begin “Save the Bits” Campaign for Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 26, 2024 Multi-state cannabis company, Verano Holdings Corp., started a fundraising campaign with their BITS™ edibles product for Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a portion of the proceeds going to the Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation. As the month of October comes around, fall colors aren’t the only Marijuana Business News by Madeline Colli

Global Cannabis Seeds Market Projected To Reach $6.5 Billion By 2031 Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 25, 2024 The global cannabis seed market is projected to experience significant growth between now and 2031 according to a market report by Allied Market Research. The market researchers estimate that the value of the worldwide cannabis seed market was $1.3 billion in 2021 and that the sector’s value will Marijuana Business News by Cannabis & Tech Today

Non-Hallucinogenic Psychedelic Treatment For Anxiety And Depression In Pre-Clinical Models: Enveric Biosciences' Breakthrough Research Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 25, 2024 Enveric Biosciences has presented research highlighting the its lead compound, EB-003 at the 7th Neuropsychiatric Drug Summit. Psychedelics biotech company Enveric Biosciences ENVB has presented research highlighting its lead compound, EB-003 at the 7th Neuropsychiatric Drug Summit showing Marijuana Business News by Jelena Martinovic

Cannabis Sales Bloom In First North Carolina Weed Store, Marijuana Footprint In Florida Grows As Rec Legalization Looms, And More Store Openings Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 24, 2024 Thousands Are Buying Weed In North Carolina's Only Weed Shop Cannabis sales are booming in North Carolina's only legal store selling recreational marijuana. Great Smoky, located on the 57,000-acre Qualla Boundary of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI,) has been serving all adults 21 and Marijuana Business News by Jelena Martinovic

Alleged ‘predatory’ contracts continue to surface in Missouri social-equity marijuana program Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 24, 2024 Contract tied to six revoked microbusiness licenses aimed to give investor full ownership of the business, while Black disabled veteran applied for the license Destiny Brown thought she had been recruited last year to own and operate a small-scale Missouri cannabis dispensary — and get paid $200,000 Marijuana Business News by Missouri Independent

Simply Solventless gives investors rosy guidance Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 23, 2024 Revenue is projected to grow 65% sequentially. Simply Solventless Concentrates Ltd. (SSC) (TSXV: HASH) gave investors some rosy guidance for the company’s third-quarter results. SSC is projecting growth rates of 65% sequentially and 373% year-over-year. The company attributed the growth to its Marijuana Business News Author Jordan S. Zoot

North Carolina ad firm sues hemp shop over ownership dispute Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 23, 2024 Castnet wants repayment of the loans made to Celestial plus interest, as well as an accounting to determine commissions owed. A North Carolina marketing company is taking legal arms against a cannabis shop, claiming the shop’s owner reneged on a deal to transfer partial ownership after a successful Marijuana Business News By Jordan S. Zoot

Body and Mind Awarded State Approval for New Jersey Dispensary Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 23, 2024 Las Vegas, Nevada and Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – January 23, 2024) – Body and Mind Inc. (CSE: BAMM) (OTCQB: BMMJ) (the “Company” or “BaM”), a multi-state operations-focused cannabis company, is pleased to announce the State of New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission has approved Marijuana Business News Read More at 420 Technical

Why 2024 Will Be the Best Year Yet for Cannabis Investment Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 23, 2024 Year over year, global cannabis revenues exceed expectations and now stand at an estimated $50 billion in global sales in 2023. If you add in the illicit market, the number could be more like $344 billion, and this does not even take into account new demographics that will open as legalization Marijuana Business News Click to View Entire Article

Aurora Cannabis CEO Miguel Martin adds the role of executive chairman Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 20, 2024 Aurora Cannabis Inc. says chief executive Miguel Martin is adding the title of executive chairman. The company says the board believes that combining the CEO and chairman roles will help promote strong and consistent leadership. Martin has served as chief executive and a director of the company Marijuana Business News The Star

Minority-Owned Cannabis Delivery 'Tribal Fire' Dishes Out Secret Sauce For Investors Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 20, 2024 Cape Cod’s Native American-Owned Cannabis Delivery Service Aims High. In the heart of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Tribal Fire, a Native American-owned cannabis delivery service, is blazing a trail in the fast-growing cannabis industry. Founded by Chef John Marcellino, a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Benzinga

College football is hungry for cash, Cannabis might be the answer Image Cannabis NewsSeptember 20, 2024 SF pot brand Cookies inked the first NCAA sponsorship in college history. Gilbert “Berner” Milam Jr. never thought the University of Southern California would say yes. When the founder and CEO of the cannabis brand Cookies first heard his business team was trying to sign a sponsorship deal with USC Cannabis Technology News Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Business News SF Gate