Safety guidance on worker health slow to arrive in Massachusetts cannabis sector (Editorial)
A year ago, a cannabis company operating in Holyoke paid a paltry federal fine after one of its workers died during an asthma attack. A state agency this week pointed new fingers at the company, Trulieve, saying it contributed to the death of 27-year-old Lorna L....
A cannabis worker died on the job from an asthma attack. It’s the first reported case in US
The U.S. cannabis production industry’s first reported occupational asthma death took the life of a worker in Massachusetts, federal health and safety officials said. The woman, 27, was working in a cannabis cultivation and processing facility when she experienced...
Woman, 27, dies from asthma attack while working at Massachusetts cannabis facility, the first reported case in U.S.
State warns cannabis industry about safety after worker dies of asthma attack State warns cannabis industry about safety after worker dies of asthma attack 00:31 The U.S. cannabis production industry’s first reported occupational asthma death took the life of a...
Cannabis business owners left in limbo
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Van Hollen, fellow Democrats urge feds to update banking ‘red flags’ on legal marijuana businesses
Twenty members of Congress, who mostly represent states where recreational marijuana is legal, said in a Nov. 21, 2023 letter that 2014 guidance from the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to put “red flags” on marijuana businesses hurts the...
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Missouri has recalled 195,000 cannabis products so far this year. It’s a good sign, some say.
Businesses are saying the recalls, announced as recently as Tuesday, show that Missouri’s recreational pot market is maturing.
New York’s pot business on track to join $1 billion legal state sales club
New York State may approach $1 billion in legal pot sales this year as its legal cannabis business gains traction some three years after marijuana was legalized in the state.
Washington state’s cannabis industry braces for change as federal reclassification considered
Currently, it’s known as a Schedule l drug in the eyes of the DEA, which puts it on par with drugs like heroin and methamphetamine.
College football is hungry for cash. Cannabis might be the answer.
Gilbert “Berner” Milam Jr. never thought the University of Southern California would say yes. When the founder and CEO of the cannabis brand Cookies first heard his business team was trying to sign a …
Mississippi Cannabis Provider Sues For Right To Advertise
The owner of a cannabis dispensary in Mississippi has filed a lawsuit alleging that state laws which prevent him from advertising his business violate his First Amendment rights. Clarence Cocroft II of Olive Branch, Mississippi is the owner of Tru Source Medical...
Mississippi Makes It a Crime to Advertise Legal Medical Marijuana Businesses
Clarence Cocroft is the owner of a legal medical marijuana business in Olive Branch, Mississippi. However, while his business is perfectly legal, the state is hell-bent on making it practically impossible for him to actually stay afloat. How? By making it a felony for...
Santa Cruz cannabis business owner chases thieves, arrested for attempted murder
The owner of Decibel Gardens, which grows and packages marijuana in Santa Cruz, was arrested by police after attacking multiple masked people who are still on the loose. Derek Hubbard was arrested on four counts of attempted murder Monday after police reviewed...
Missouri cannabis social equity licensees face funding hurdles
Samantha Blum campaigned for years to legalize marijuana in Missouri. Now, she is among the 48 winners of a cannabis microbusiness license awarded by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services last month to underrepresented communities. Blum, a stay-at-home...
Santa Cruz cannabis business owner arrested on felony charges for response to break-in
SANTA CRUZ — A 36-year-old Santa Cruz cannabis business owner was arrested this week after an apparently violent response to a break-in. Derek Hubbard, who police say was the victim of an early-morning robbery at his Encinal Street facility Monday, was being held...
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