For Minnesota hemp farmers, legal cannabis could force a tough decision
Marijuana legalization impact on hemp farmers Minnesota is poised to make recreational cannabis legal in the state after the Senate passed the measure last Friday. The bill still needs to be reconciled with a House bill in conference committee and is expected to get...
Realtors Say Home Buyers Are Cool With Cannabis As Lawmakers Try Again With Weed Banking Bill
Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors’ opinions or evaluations. In states where marijuana is at least partially legal, its presence has very little effect on the sales or value of...
Green Thumb revenue rises as more US states allow marijuana use
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NY Cannabis Insider to host the state’s first industry ‘summit’ to identify challenges and propose solutions
NY Cannabis Insider is hosting an industry summit at The Desmond Hotel in Albany, N.Y. on May 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Details and tickets available here. The conference will be the state’s first cannabis “summit” of 2023, where industry professionals – from...
Are cannabis consumption lounges the next hookah bars? Inside the untapped business model
Across the state, pubs, cigar bars and even hookah lounges are common. Could cannabis consumption lounges be next? KALKASKA — Across the state, pubs, cigar bars and even hookah lounges are common. Could cannabis consumption lounges be next? Michigan is among 10 states...
CBD Stocks Creating Opportunities – Established (BCCI), (STG), (WEED), (ACRGF), (RLTR), (CBMJ), and Newcomer (VAPR) Lead the Charge
You would have to be living in isolation to have not picked up on the hottest marijuana derivative consumable and therapeutic center isolate CBD. CBD “Cannabidiol” is the non-psychoactive full spectrum derivative of the hemp and marijuana plant largely credited for the majority of the medical beneficial attributes associated with marijuana.
Cannabis Tax Reform Limps To An Uncertain Finish Line
It’s so frickin’ complicated,” a county supervisor says. As the county supervisors prepare to vote next week whether to propose a cannabis tax increase for the November ballot, they are facing a …
Cannabis Property Funds Control Over $4.5B: Are Investors Missing Out On High Dividend Stocks?
With increasing state-level legalizations, real estate investment trusts (REITs) such as Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.
Youth Marijuana Use In Colorado Continues To Decline Since Legalization Took Effect, Contradicting Prohibitionist Fears
Rates of youth marijuana use in Colorado declined slightly in 2023—remaining significantly lower than before the state became one of the first in the U.S. to legalize cannabis for adults, …
Legal cannabis industry seeks government help dealing with red tape
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 …
R.I. marijuana business hampered by delay in creating cannabis commission, legislators say
© Provided by The Boston Globe Rhode Island Governor Daniel J. McKee hands his pen to state Representative Scott A. Slater, left, after he signed legislation legalizing recreational marijuana. The ceremony took place on the steps of the Rhode Island State House on May...
Cannabis Workforce Initiative’s new in-person program brings hope to South Bronx Community
NY Cannabis Insider is hosting a full-day conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Albany on May 18. Buy tickets here. The Cannabis Workforce Initiative celebrated a major milestone on April 20, when it released its first partially in-person certificate program in...
Oregon secretary of state is sorry for outside marijuana job
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan apologized Monday for taking a job as a consultant for a marijuana company — part of an industry that her office just audited — that paid far more than her state salary. After previously refusing to disclose...
About 46% of Gov. Wes Moore’s blind trust in cannabis stock
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s administration announced Monday he has formally created a blind trust for his assets, which include nearly $1.2 million in shares of stock in a cannabis company — or about 46% of his assets outlined in the trust....
Marijuana consulting job places OR secretary of state under fire due to conflict of interest
Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan is in hot water, with Republican lawmakers calling for her resignation and the Democratic governor seeking investigations because Fagan took a consulting job with a marijuana firm. Fagan released a statement late Friday saying...
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