Vegans Rejoice as Farmers Switch from Chickens to Hemp Image Cannabis NewsApril 26, 2024 A trend is emerging among poultry farmers who are converting operations to industrial hemp farms. Poultry farmers who raise chickens for slaughter are switching to industrial hemp farming, a trend that has taken place over the past few years. The reason? Hemp is among the crops that requires some of Marijuana Business News High Times
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Santa Barbara County Supervisors Punt On Cannabis Odor Control Image Cannabis NewsApril 26, 2024 Board votes 3-2 for another study on how to solve a six-year-old problem A long-awaited county Board of Supervisors hearing on cannabis odor control ended in a split vote this week, as three board members voted for more study, and two said they were frustrated by the delay. Dutch-made carbon filters Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs EdHat
Marijuana tax money foots bill for Michigan township’s new $800K firetruck Image Cannabis NewsApril 25, 2024 Leoni Township and Jackson County as a whole will benefit from a new fire truck being paid for with marijuana tax dollars. The brand new 2,000-gallon tanker is being built from scratch by Rosenbauer Fire Apparatus after the Leoni Township Board of Trustees approved the use of marijuana excise tax Marijuana Business News M Live
County’s First Licensed Cannabis Dispensary Opens in White Plains Image Cannabis NewsApril 25, 2024 Leafology Opens its Doors in White Plains, Offering Personalized Cannabis Experience. White Plains officials, business owners and customers were in high spirits last Friday at a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially usher in Leafology, the first state-licensed recreational cannabis business in Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs The Examiner News
Cannabis industry celebrates strong 4/20 – despite software challenges for some Image Cannabis NewsApril 24, 2024 Sales data revealed record performance across most of the US. While social media has been awash with the technical difficulties and loss of sales experienced by many cannabis retailers who used Dutchie’s point-of-sale platform, most of the industry is celebrating a “record” April 20 sales day. Sales Marijuana Business News Green Market Report
Cannabis Industry Has 440,000 Full-Time Workers Image Cannabis NewsApril 24, 2024 The growth of the past year was driven largely by young Midwestern states. More than 440,000. That is the approximate size of the cannabis industry’s labor force in this country, according to newly published research. The data, compiled by Vangst and Whitney Economics, shows that the United States’ Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs High Times
States With Legal Weed See Increase in College Applications Image Cannabis NewsApril 23, 2024 Study high, take the test high, get high scores. States where recreational marijuana has been made legal are seeing upticks in college applications, including from elite students. That is the takeaway of a study published late last year in the peer-reviewed journal Contemporary Economic Policy. Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs High Times
Merger will help streamline Nevada’s Cannabis Industry Image Cannabis NewsApril 22, 2024 A new partnership is seeking to iron out wrinkles in Nevada’s cannabis supply chain. Blackbird, a cannabis distribution company, was recently acquired by cannabis wholesale platform Nabis, allowing the brands to combine their expertise, technology and other assets to increase industry efficiency Marijuana Business News Vegas Inc
RV Fire Extinguished After Spreading To Nearby Cannabis Business Image Cannabis NewsApril 22, 2024 Oakland Firefighters Respond to RV Fire Spreading to Cannabis Cultivation Business. More than 60 firefighters responded to the fire at 40th Avenue and San Leandro Street in Oakland, officials said. Oakland firefighters extinguished an RV fire that spread to a commercial cannabis cultivation business Marijuana Business News Patch
Illegal Marijuana grow operation uncovered in Maine, marking latest bust in multistate crackdown Image Cannabis NewsApril 22, 2024 The US Drug Enforcement Administration is investigating criminal organizations operating illegal grows in 20 states. The high electricity consumption of a home, its cardboard-covered windows and odor of marijuana drew law enforcement's attention to an illicit grow operation off the beaten path in Medical Cannabis News Marijuana Business News Fox News
New York Cannabis Farmers Left Disheartened as State Budget Fails to Deliver Relief Image Cannabis NewsApril 22, 2024 New York’s cannabis farmers disheartened over lack of financial relief in state budget. The tens of millions in losses suffered by New York’s 289 licensed cannabis growers may not be recouped anytime soon — if ever. That was made certain on Friday when NYS Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo and Sen Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs New York Upstate
Push to get Recreational Marijuana back on the ballot ramping up Image Cannabis NewsApril 22, 2024 Petitions to put measures on the ballot for the 2024 election are due on May 7. Campaigns like the one from the group South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws need to collect 17,508 valid signatures from registered South Dakota voters and submit them to the South Dakota Secretary of State by that Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Business News Dakota News Now
Cannabis firm sues transporter for $834K after US border seizure Image Cannabis NewsApril 19, 2024 Lawsuit Filed as Cannabis Shipment Worth $834,901 Seized at US Border. About 151,300 grams of cannabis products and paraphernalia were seized despite a contract in which two companies allege they told the shipper not to enter the United States. A B.C. cannabis company is suing a transport firm for Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Vancouver is Awesome
Long Island’s zoning laws continue to leave Cannabis Retail licensees in limbo Image Cannabis NewsApril 18, 2024 A year and a half after New York allocated its first adult-use cannabis retail licenses, over 100 storefronts have opened across the state. Just three are on Long Island. Previous reporting explains how restrictive zoning codes are limiting potential retail real estate in the towns of Brookhaven and Marijuana Business News New York Upstate
Missouri AG launches investigation into illicit vape and Marijuana sales Image Cannabis NewsApril 18, 2024 Missouri Attorney General Investigates Illicit Vape and Marijuana Products. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey launched an investigation into illicit vape and marijuana products to ensure compliance with Missouri law and protect Missouri consumers from potentially dangerous products. His office Cannabis Technology News Marijuana Business News KTTN News
100th dispensary opens as NY Office of Cannabis Management awaits executive review Image Cannabis NewsApril 18, 2024 New York Celebrates Opening of 100th Legal Cannabis Dispensary Amidst Review. Leaders in the state Office of Cannabis Management on Wednesday celebrated the opening of the state's 100th legal dispensary — putting on a brave face as the governor's office works to finish a review of the troubled Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs Spectrum News 1
Equity Program Fails to Address Racial Disparities in Cannabis Industry Image Cannabis NewsApril 18, 2024 Mimi Cavalheiro was in the cannabis industry for over 20 years. She started working on cannabis farms in Humboldt County in the late 1990s. The county is part of the coastal region in Northern California known as The Emerald Triangle and includes Trinity and Mendocino counties. It was the center of Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs KQED
Amendment 3 legalizing Recreational Marijuana use would not be good Image Cannabis NewsApril 18, 2024 The dangers of cannabis should be taken seriously. The ballot initiative was not a grassroots movement but a blunt force attack on our legislative process by the for-profit cannabis industry. When Saturday Night Live was funny, the news segment commented on the suspension of Olympic swimmer Michael Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Observer Local News
JuicyFields’ Nearly $700 Million Cannabis Scam Case Leads To 9 Arrests
Cannabis NewsApril 17, 2024Massive Scam Unveiled: Cannabis Investment Fraud Nets Nearly $700 Million, 9 Arrests Made. The investigation into one of the biggest scam cases in the cannabis industry, estimated to be nearly $700 million, has led to 9 arrests. A joint investigation conducted by several European law enforcement
US Marijuana Industry Hits All-Time High
Cannabis NewsApril 17, 2024The legal cannabis industry is thriving in the US, reaching its highest-ever number of jobs and sales, a new report shows. Vangst, a cannabis industry job platform, found that at the beginning of the year, there were 440,445 full-time-equivalent jobs in the legal cannabis industry—a 5.4 percent
