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‘Sovereign flex’: How a tribe defied officials through Cannabis Image Cannabis NewsJune 18, 2024 In a converted bingo hall deep in the Appalachian Mountains, Myrtle Driver led the charge to defy the state of North Carolina. The spry 80-year-old, a venerated member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, handed a cashier a string of purple wampum beads, a traditional Indigenous currency. In Marijuana Business News Al Jazeera

Investigation Finds Pesticides in California Licensed Vapes Image Cannabis NewsJune 18, 2024 An investigation has revealed the presence of potentially dangerous pesticides in licensed cannabis products in California. An investigation into the safety of cannabis products for sale on the shelves of licensed California pot dispensaries has revealed unsafe levels of pesticides that exceed state Cannabis Technology News Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Business News High Times

California lender says low default rates indicate ‘healthy’ Cannabis industry Image Cannabis NewsJune 18, 2024 According to FundCanna's Adam Stettner, cannabis companies have a lower default rate than mainstream businesses. Despite recent media focus on various U.S. cannabis markets being in decline and lamentations of marijuana business failures galore, San Diego-based Adam Stettner, the CEO of FundCanna Cannabis Technology News Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs Green Market Report

Why the FDA will have a hard time properly Regulating Cannabis Image Cannabis NewsJune 18, 2024 The Food and Drug Administration has done a generally exemplary job of executing its mandate throughout its 118-year modern history. But the federal rescheduling of cannabis, which President Biden recently confirmed is moving forward, will pose unique challenges to FDA regulators. The plan is to Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Stat News

Honor Thy Father: The Saga Of A Drug Smuggler’s Son Image Cannabis NewsJune 17, 2024 Brady Cobb’s Sunburn Cannabis: A Legal Tribute to His Smuggling Father. Brady Cobb founded Sunburn Cannabis as a tribute to his dad, a legendary “saltwater cowboy” who once operated a $300 million ring smuggling Colombian weed into Florida. Bill Cobb was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his Marijuana Business News Forbes

Construction kicks off on Norwalk's only drive-thru Cannabis dispensary; to be done by end of 2024 Image Cannabis NewsJune 17, 2024 The Shangri-La drive-thru will open at 75 Connecticut Ave. Excavators are at work at Shangri-La’s incoming drive-thru dispensary site at 75 Connecticut Ave., leading up to an opening expected at the end of the year, according to company representatives. PAC Group, a Torrington-based contractor Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News The Hour

Pesticide Contamination in California Cannabis Products: A Growing Health Crisis Image Cannabis NewsJune 17, 2024 California Cannabis Crisis: Dangerous Pesticides Found In Popular Weed Products, Investigation Reveals. A joint investigation by The Los Angeles Times and cannabis industry newsletter WeedWeek has revealed alarming levels of pesticides in cannabis products sold across California dispensaries. The Cannabis Technology News Marijuana Business News Benzinga

A California crackdown on ‘diet weed’ could devastate patients who rely on CBD Image Cannabis NewsJune 17, 2024 Legislation Threatens Access to Lifesaving CBD for Patients. You may have heard the extraordinary story of Charlotte Figi, the little Colorado girl who was dying from unrelenting, violent seizures until her parents decided to try cannabidiol, or CBD, a non-psychoactive ingredient of cannabis and Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Business News LA Times

Cannabis company Columbia Care to cut costs and sell its Florida business Image Cannabis NewsJune 17, 2024 Cannabist, the parent of Columbia Care, to shed workers as part of $10 million in savings. Cannabist Co. Holdings Inc. said Monday it will reduce its workforce by an amount that has yet to be determined and will divest its holdings in Florida as part of a plan to save $10 million a year. The Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs Market Watch

Maryland to Issue Over 175,000 Pardons for Marijuana Convictions Image Cannabis NewsJune 17, 2024 Governor Wes Moore to Sign Largest State Pardon Order for Cannabis Convictions in Maryland. More than 150,000 misdemeanor convictions for simple possession of cannabis will be affected by the order, which also will cover more than 18,000 misdemeanor convictions for use or possession with intent to Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs NBC Washington

Michigan Passes California As Nation’s Largest Cannabis Market Image Cannabis NewsJune 14, 2024 Michigan Surpasses California as Top Cannabis Market by Volume. Michigan has passed California as the nation’s largest cannabis market, but the Golden State still leads in the dollar sales amount. Cannabis market firm BDSA says Michigan has sold more grams of cannabis flower recreationally and Marijuana Business News WGHN

A new threat to Cannabis users: Smuggled Chinese pesticides Image Cannabis NewsJune 14, 2024 Dangerous Chinese Pesticides Found in California Cannabis Farms Raise Health and Regulatory Alarms. In coordinated raids last September, multiple California agencies stormed a network of illegal cannabis-growing warehouses across Oakland while state cannabis regulators singled out a salmon-colored Cannabis Technology News Marijuana Business News LA Times

Marijuana production, retail license regulations eyed by Minneapolis Image Cannabis NewsJune 14, 2024 Minneapolis Prepares for Cannabis Legalization with Comprehensive Zoning Amendments. As recreational marijuana becomes legal throughout Minnesota, leaders in the state’s largest city are looking to define a wide swath of regulations for businesses and licenses before the Office of Cannabis Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs Fox 9

Mired in red tape, $20 billion legal Cannabis industry seeks government help Image Cannabis NewsJune 14, 2024 The marijuana industry is thriving. Last year the $21 billion industry grew by over 5%, faster than the U.S. economy as a whole. At the same time, states from California to Massachusetts have decided the industry needs to be subsidized. A coalition of Democratic senators is now calling for the Small Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Cities 92.9

Marijuana giant Trulieve to pay $350K fine tied to Mass. employee’s death Image Cannabis NewsJune 14, 2024 Leading Cannabis Company Fined $350,000 Over Employee Death. One of the nation’s leading marijuana companies has agreed to pay a $350,000 fine tied to the death of an employee who suffered an asthma attack at its Massachusetts production plant two years ago, according to a settlement it reached with Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs Mass Live

The dirty secret of California’s legal weed Image Cannabis NewsJune 14, 2024 Poisons show up in California’s ‘safe’ weed products. Aging yuppies in neon beachwear stand before a green wall with the catchphrase, “You have changed ... so has cannabis.” The social media post is part of “Real CA Cannabis,” a $5-million taxpayer-funded campaign to promote California cannabis as Cannabis Technology News Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Business News LA Times

Another proximity protection lawsuit surfaces against NY Cannabis regulators, with possibly more on the way Image Cannabis NewsJune 13, 2024 Cannabis Retail License Hopeful Sues New York Regulators. A cannabis retail license hopeful is suing New York marijuana regulators after they allegedly rejected his application because it was too close to another weed shop, but allowed another store to open in the same area. The lawsuit is one of Marijuana Business News New York Post

Small Business Owner Criticizes MedMen as Cannabis Chain Declines Image Cannabis NewsJune 13, 2024 For a long time, Olivia Alexander defended MedMen. Despite the pushback she got for partnering with the cannabis chain that some worried would box out smaller brands, Alexander — who founded Kush Queen, which sells cannabis-infused bath bombs and personal lubricant — valued the retailer’s dedication Marijuana Business News LA Times

Florida A&M Faces Scrutiny Over Questionable $237M Donation Image Cannabis NewsJune 13, 2024 Florida A&M University Under Investigation After Questionable $237 Million Gift Raises Red Flags. Before Florida A&M announced a questionable $237 million donation, the university received a striking email from the donor’s bank, raising a red flag that the historic gift may not be legitimate Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs Miami Herald

Lompoc Cannabis manufacturer to pay Air Pollution Control District $1.3M for air quality violations Image Cannabis NewsJune 13, 2024 Central Coast Agriculture to Pay $1.3 Million for Air Quality Violations in Landmark Settlement. The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) will secure one of the largest settlements in its history after Central Coast Agriculture agreed to pay $1.3 million for air quality-related Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs Santa Maria Sun