In Maine, cannabis store licensing fees are all over the map
Stage Cannabis and Portland Greenhouse are housed within the same brick building on Spring Street. In Portland, the cost to obtain a license for an adult-use cannabis store is $10,000. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer If you want to open a recreational cannabis store in...
Marijuana entrepreneurs object to towns’ proposed sites for Long Island dispensaries
Cannabis entrepreneurs seeking to open dispensaries on Long Island are frustrated with proposed or adopted zoning legislation restricting operators to industrial areas, saying the laws could hurt sales or present other problems. Dispensaries can open...
Illegal Businesses, Perceived Risks Still Causing Headaches In LA Cannabis Industry
Five years into legalized cannabis sales in the city of Los Angeles, getting licensed is still a complex and incredibly expensive process, and retail operators are still wrangling with landlords that charge rents far above what they would charge a...
Cannabis business will cease outdoor consumption after ‘misunderstanding’ with city government
LAS CRUCES – Sol Cannabis, a business on East Idaho Avenue which sells adult-use cannabis and operates a licensed consumption lounge, said it will stop allowing patrons to use cannabis on its outdoor patio to comply with city law. The business told the Sun-News...
Can opting out of cannabis sales have harmful consequences?
© Provided by WTEN Albany Can opting out of cannabis sales have harmful consequences? ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A new report by Leafly shows that municipalities opting out of cannabis sales may create unintended consequences. In the Capital Region, almost 100...
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.
Spark’d Cannabis Opens Pot Shop In South Loop
SOUTH LOOP — The South Loop is getting another cannabis dispensary, this one courtesy of the sisters behind a Wicker Park dispensary that opened last year. Spark’d opened last week at 2114 S. Wabash Ave., the former home of Tommy’s Gun Garage. It’s the second pot...
Here’s How California’s Cannabis Data Dashboards Change Everything
California has one of the world’s most tightly-regulated cannabis markets with a track and trace … [+] system in place by the Department of Cannabis Control. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz/Digital First Media/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images) MediaNews Group via...
Mohegan Sun cannabis expo draws large crowd
Josh Souza, with Forest City Glassworks out of Middletown, works on a piece during the glass blowing competition at the Connecticut Cannabis Expo at Mohegan Sun on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)Buy Photo Reprints Analia Dilone, left, and her partner,...
Metrc Announces Cannabis Track-and-Trace Contract With Kentucky
The track-and-trace software Marijuana Enforcement Tracking Reporting Compliance (Metrc) is one of the most popular options for states to monitor cannabis plants from seed to sale. It currently serves a handful of regions in the U.S., including 22 states (including 2...
Local Marijuana Business Bans Are Helping Illicit Markets Thrive In Legal States, Report Finds
One of the main promises of marijuana legalization is that the reform can help curb the illicit market by providing adults with lawful access to shops where products are tested and IDs are checked. But not all states have had the same experience in fulfilling that...
From Sugar Lows to Marijuana Highs—How Energy Drinks Have Evolved
Why Is Sprite Changing The Iconic Green Bottles? SHARE SHARE TWEET SHARE EMAIL What to watch next Click to expand Replay Video UP NEXT There is a wide chasm between marketing and science. But in the lucrative beverage industry, these lines have become blurred. People...
Dispensaries, regulators discuss cannabis regulation in wake of recreational legalization
Beginning Dec. 1, dispensary owners in Rhode Island will be able to legally sell marijuana for recreational use, following the national trend of legalization in states across the country. Before Gov. Dan McKee signed legislation in May legalizing recreational...
Guest column: States are leading the way on cannabis policy innovation
Innovation in public policy has always started at the state level. For example, voting rights for women and minorities were state reforms before being adopted nationally. That’s how the United …
Expert’s Corner: How to set up a cannabis business for the greatest benefits
When voters in Colorado and Washington gave recreational marijuana the “green” light in 2012, it seemed like nationwide legalization was right around the corner. That hasn’t happened yet, but as of 2022, using marijuana for either recreational or medicinal...
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