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
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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
EBCI will open historic NC Medical Cannabis dispensary
Cannabis NewsApril 16, 2024Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Opens First Medical Cannabis Dispensary Amid Debate on Recreational Use. It's a historic week for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) as their medical cannabis dispensary opens on Saturday, 4/20. It will be the only dispensary in the state where you can
Kentucky lawmakers expedite Medical Marijuana licensing, pass on extra conditions
Cannabis NewsApril 16, 2024Kentucky Accelerates Medical Cannabis Licensing Timeline, Potentially Allowing Sales in Early 2025. The new law would allow Kentucky to issue medical cannabis licenses to businesses as early as this summer, increasing the odds that cannabis will be available for patients at dispensaries beginning
Don’t flood market with legal Pot shops, NY Cannabis industry warns
Cannabis NewsApril 16, 2024Legal Marijuana Industry Warns Against Dramatic Increase in Pot Stores in New York. A group representing the legal marijuana industry is warning Governor Hochul’s cannabis regulators that a dramatic increase in the number of pot stores could have “disastrous consequences” for current licensed
Highbridge students learn about the ins and outs of Cannabis
Cannabis NewsApril 16, 2024After-School Program Educates Students on Cannabis and Drug Education. "Where marijuana and cannabis is everywhere, they know where they can get it and they can get it in minutes,” said Jennings, who says many kids enter her class believing marijuana is healthy and not addictive. Students in
Tyson temporarily halts Cannabis use for boxing match against Jake Paul
Cannabis NewsApril 16, 2024Mike Tyson Temporarily Halts Cannabis Use Ahead of Boxing Match Against Jake Paul. Mike Tyson temporarily halted cannabis use to comply with boxing regulations ahead of his match against Jake Paul, affirming his commitment to the sport while maintaining advocacy for cannabis's medicinal benefits
Workers at California Cannabis-delivery service threaten ‘unprecedented’ strike
Cannabis NewsApril 15, 2024After Eaze workers unionized with United Food and Commercial Workers, company cut pay and wouldn’t address it in negotiations. Delivery drivers and other workers at the US’s largest cannabis-delivery company are threatening to strike in what would likely be the biggest work stoppage to hit the
Colorado Cannabis Sales Fall Again In February, As Industry Struggles To Offset Decline
Cannabis NewsApril 15, 2024Colorado’s cannabis sales have fallen for a second consecutive month, as the state’s cannabis market continues its decline. According to the latest statistics from Colorado’s Department of Revenue, total cannabis sales in February fell from $115.4m in January 2024 to $114.4m in February. Discounting
Iowa retailers warn of ‘unintended consequences’ in Hemp bill
Cannabis NewsApril 15, 2024Iowa Hemp Retailers Warn of "Devastating Consequences" from New Legislation. Iowa consumable hemp retailers warn legislation recently passed by the Legislature that's awaiting Gov. Kim Reynolds' signature will have "devastating consequences" for the consumable hemp market in Iowa. Rick Wagaman owns
Preliminary Approval of Settlement in Cannabis Dispensary Employee Class Action Lawsuit
Cannabis NewsApril 15, 2024Class Action Settlement Reached in Cannabis Dispensary Wage Claim Lawsuit. The New Mexico federal court preliminarily approved a class action settlement for $525,000 in a wage claim asserted by a group of hourly employees from two cannabis dispensary chains, Medicine Man Technologies, Inc. (which
Where Recreational Marijuana stands in Florida before voters place their ballots
Cannabis NewsApril 15, 2024Trulieve CEO Shares Insights on Florida's Recreational Marijuana Ballot Measure. In November, voters will be able to decide whether recreational marijuana will be available in Florida to anyone 21 or older. CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede talks to the CEO of Trulieve, the cannabis company that spent $40
