Former EMU football player turned marijuana entrepreneur banned from industry
While Youssef Bakarat is the first to be placed on the Cannabis Regulatory Agency’s “involuntary exclusion list,” at least nine other marijuana entrepreneurs have agreed to no longer participate in …
Alabama medical cannabis cultivator continues to farm amid rising costs, future uncertainty
Medical cannabis was legalized in Alabama in 2021, but nearly four years later, patients still cannot get access. The regulatory board overseeing the rollout, the Alabama Medical …
FBI gives the OK to start weed license background checks
Those with marijuana business licenses have until June 6 to get their fingerprinting done. If they are approved, they will be issued a conditional license and have 18 months to become fully …
Medical Cannabis Grower’s Business On Hold | May 6, 2025 | News 19 at 5 p.m.
The rollout of medical cannabis in Alabama continues to be delayed, amid court battles and political fights. Democrats walk out of crypto hearing after tense moments All the stars who broke Anna …
Date set for lottery to determine Minnesota cannabis business licenses
The license lottery will be June 5 for cannabis cultivators, manufacturers, and “mezzobusinesses.” There’ll also be a June 5 lottery for cannabis retailer licenses for social equity applicants.
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Reclassifying cannabis would be boon to business, bad for our youth | Opinion
The author says moving marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III classification would pose a serious public health and safety risk.
Missouri cannabis sales remain steady as new products emerge
Retailers in other states have offered steep discounts that threaten market stability, analysts said at the MJ Unpacked cannabis conference in St. Louis.
In regulatory ‘home stretch,’ Cannabis Control Commission expects social consumption licensing next year
Commissioners also visited social consumption locations in states where they are approved.
Brooklyn Park to explore municipal cannabis dispensary
With Minnesota’s cannabis licensing system now up-and-running, Brooklyn Park leaders are exploring how those businesses should function within city limits. The possibility of a municipal dispensary is …
Minnesota to hold first lotteries for cannabis business licenses in June
Minnesota will take a pivotal step toward opening its recreational marijuana market in June, when the state’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) holds its first lotteries for business licenses. The …
Illinois pot business owners seek relief from costly regulations
Rep. La Shawn Ford joined several business owners Sunday asking state lawmakers to reform the state’s recreational and medical cannabis laws to give social equity licensees a fair playing field in the …
A fight over marijuana ads in Mississippi hits the Supreme Court
A medical marijuana dispensary in Mississippi said it’s in “First Amendment limbo” because of a conflict between state and federal laws.
Special meeting planned to discuss Eastpointe cannabis retail business
A request by Common Citizen cannabis dispensary for a special land use permit and site plan approval was tabled by the Eastpointe Planning Commission on May 1.
New top cannabis regulator wants to make Marylanders ‘very, very rich’
Tabatha Robinson outlined her vision for the state’s cannabis industry during some of her first public comments since taking over in February.



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