NJ Approves Cannabis Regulatory Amendment with Major Impacts on Class 5 Retail License Holders
As of September 25, 2023, Bill A4151 was approved by the New Jersey Senate and is now law in New Jersey. This approved bill amends the existing New Jersey recreational cannabis regulatory landscape. Bill A4151, or P.L. 2023, c.162, (the “Amendment”) revises...
California’s Premier Cannabis Event: Benzinga’s Market Spotlight Hits Los Angeles!
Loading… Loading… Get ready to experience the ultimate cannabis industry event in the heart of Southern California! Benzinga Cannabis Conferences are coming back with a bang. Mark your calendars for Thursday, February 22, 2024, as...
Medical Cannabis Business License Application Process
The medical cannabis business license open application period for social equity applicants in the District of Columbia starts at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, March 1, 2024, and ends at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Available license types are limited to Retailer and...
Cannabis Business Presence Increasing on the Colorado Tourism Office Website
A report from Westword pointed out that the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO) has recently begun to feature information regarding a few cannabis businesses on its website. Westword spoke with licensed cannabis party bus business owner, Sarah Woodson, confirming that the...
High Profile opens for business, joins five other cannabis dispensaries in Springfield
High Profile Cannabis is selling its marijuana and other products for the first time in Illinois with the opening of a store in Springfield. Business has been brisk since the doors opened on Jan. 29, said store manager Cory Scott. “It’s the Capitol...
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.
Kentucky holds first lottery for medical marijuana business licenses
Kentucky’s first medical marijuana business licenses were designated during a lottery draw Monday afternoon in Louisville.The drawing for medical cannabis cultivators and processors was livestreamed …
Out of the weeds: From prohibition to profits, the last 35 years have seen big changes in cannabis
In 2016, 53.6% of Massachusetts voters cast a ballot in favor of legalizing marijuana like alcohol, kicking off the creation of an industry that has so far led to more than $6 billion in sales.
Tending to Ohio’s Budding Marijuana Industry
Nine months after voters approved recreational cannabis sales, dispensary doors finally opened. But legislators aren’t finished futzing with the details or trying to redirect tax revenue.
The Rose City becomes the region’s cannabis capital
Norwich ― On Nov 19, 2021, Republican Mayor Peter Nystrom stood in front of a packed room of more than 100 cannabis industry representatives and declared that his city was open for business. Unlike …
Although most harmed by marijuana laws, Black people left out of ‘reinvestment’
Black people were most likely to be harmed by some of the strictest criminal marijuana laws in the country before pot was legalized in Arizona, studies show. But when the state recently announced the first nonprofits to receive millions of dollars in grants generated...
Massachusetts Cannabis Business Owners’ Lawsuit Against the U.S. Government Continues
The saga continues for four Massachusetts-based business owners who filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Justice Department in an attempt to overturn cannabis prohibition. The plaintiffs include owners of Canna Provisions, Inc., Gyasi Sellers, Wiseacre Farm, Inc., and...
New Study Finds Medical Marijuana Improves Depression Symptoms
Treatment with medical cannabis significantly improved symptoms of depression, according to the results of a recently published study. The findings suggest that cannabis could be a sustainable treatment for chronic depression, although the authors of the study noted...
Cannabis retailers turn to design to transform spaces – and perceptions
Listen to this article The basics: New Jersey cannabis dispensaries are repurposing diverse spaces such as restaurants, banks and even funeral homes and are putting a greater focus on retail design. The shift from clinical-looking environments to more comfortable...
State cannabis officials want Minnesota legislature to consider temporary licenses to meet market launch goal
MINNEAPOLIS — State cannabis officials hope the state legislature will consider tweaks to the business licensing process to meet the goal of retail marijuana sales available beginning in early 2025. In a recent informational webinar, interim director of...
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