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Medical marijuana became legal in Kentucky at the start of this year. Under the ordinance dispensaries in Daviess County would pay a $500 license application fee and a $1,000 license renewal fee.

In recognition of Juneteenth, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Thursday announced the pardon of nearly 7,000 additional cannabis-related convictions and the allocation of $400 million in state funds to communities historically impacted by discriminatory policies.

Stocktwits - Retail chatter around Aurora Cannabis (TSX:ACB) spiked Thursday after the company denied online reports claiming it had entered into agreements with MedLeaf Therapeutics and MediPharm GmbH.

Pennsylvania’s governor and the state’s divided Legislature remain at an impasse on a path forward to legalize adult-use cannabis amid ongoing budget negotiations that must be hashed out by the end of the month.

Alabama’s long-stalled rollout of medical marijuana hit a major breakthrough Tuesday with Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission officials confirming the issuance of some contested licenses would finally move forward after being tied up for years in litigation.

Last week, Pettingill got an email from his bank, cPort Credit Union, saying they would close his account on July 31. According to that email, obtained by WMTW, the credit union is cutting ties with all medical marijuana caregiver storefronts.

Josh Kesselman, founder of RAW Rolling Papers, going in with former High Times Co-Owner Matt Stang on an all-cash $3.5 million acquisition that will see publication resume along with the return of the Cannabis Cup.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — It’s been six months since Kentucky legalized medical cannabis licenses in the commonwealth. Since then, two companies have been selected to start businesses in Lexington.

Bioxyne Limited, through its subsidiary Breathe Life Sciences, has entered the German cannabis market by securing a manufacture and supply agreement worth €3.2 million (A$5.6 million) with Farmakem d.o.o. and Adrex Pharmaceuticals GmbH.

Florida lawmakers have introduced new regulations on how THC and hemp products are packaged and sold, aiming to keep them out of the hands of minors. Cole Peacock, owner of Seed and Bean in Fort Myers, shared his insights on the growing industry of THC and hemp products.

Cookies, one of the most recognizable brands in the cannabis space, is set to collect $22.7 million from a nationwide retail partner that failed to pay agreed-upon royalties and misused the brand’s recognizable intellectual property to raise capital, according to a final arbitration ruling.

Global trade disruption is rattling industry supply chains, sending prices of packaging materials and cultivation equipment upward, DIG360 Consulting Ltd. executive retail advisor Rick Bohonis said in an email.

The North Carolina Senate wants to ban some hemp products and prohibit the sale of certain THC drinks and gummies to anyone under the age of 21 — a proposal that could set up a fight with the House, which passed a more limited measure earlier in the session.

A bill to crack down on consumable hemp products and THC-infused beverages that had previously cleared its committee hearing is no longer being considered by the General Assembly this year.

Of the $129,013,022 sold this year, adult-use sales accounted for the majority, with over $119.6 million in revenue. Medical marijuana sales brought in an additional $9.4 million. Sales in May alone totaled more than $27.4 million, up from $26.2 million in April, and the most since October.

As CBD oil continues to increase in popularity throughout the wellness, pharmaceutical, and beauty markets, consumers are clamoring to know what exactly this cannabis-derived substance is and how it functions.

Aurora Cannabis is on track for its first profitable year, driven by a strategic pivot to high-margin medical cannabis and disciplined cost management. Strong international medical sales, improved margins, and debt elimination have led to consistent positive adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow.

The Maine Legislature has approved a bill that would make several changes to how the state regulates its adult-use cannabis industry, sending the measure to the governor for consideration.

The Honorable Plant Dispensary opened its doors at 123 Bay Ave. in Highlands Monday morning, and promises to be a well run and well organized addition to a main street that continues to add new and different businesses to the borough. Owned by a team headed by Jackie Bruckmann, a New Jersey born and locally raised entrepreneur

A new cannabis distribution warehouse celebrated its opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Rochester on Friday. Nabis is recognized as the nation’s largest licensed cannabis wholesale platform. The company came to the area in order to expand its services and access to areas including Buffalo, Rochester, and Albany.

The California Department of Public Health proposed the ban Friday, which would make a controversial earlier emergency ban permanent, according to a CDPH document shared with SFGATE. It’s now in a 45-day comment period, with a public hearing planned next month.

There were 38,509 active business licenses in regulated medical and recreational marijuana markets during the first quarter of 2025, according to a recent report by CRB Monitor, a cannabis intelligence firm that tracks and monitors permits.

The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed cannabis bill last week that would permit intoxicating hemp-derived beverages to be sold in licensed Massachusetts liquor stores while ordering edible intoxicating hemp-derived products like gummies off store shelves, but critics say the legislation fails to address the core problem of enforcement at the local level.

Cannabis has ramped up since it was legalized for sale in Vermont three years ago, with hundreds of licensed growers and dozens of dispensaries across the state. But a group of advocates representing medical cannabis, racial justice, and small growers say they are being shut out of the marketplace and the Statehouse.

As Mecosta County Commissioners prepare to decide on applications by nonprofit and government entities for Marijuana Excise Tax funds, some may wonder how those funds can be distributed.

With the change in presidential administration, immigration law issues have dominated the news cycle recently. There is no doubt that immigration enforcement issues are a priority for this administration.

Timber Cannabis, which has seven locations, agreed to pay $205,000 to settle a lawsuit, though it admitted no liability in making the deal. Lawyers are entitled to one-third.

Haribo, the confectionery company, has stated that the cannabis detected in their cola-flavored gummy candies did not enter the products during their manufacturing process. This conclusion follows an independent investigation conducted by the company.

Ukraine’s emerging legal medical cannabis industry continues to make strides, with a recent example being the nation’s first-ever approval of a medical cannabis product import permit. The permit’s approval was announced by the State Service of Ukraine on Medicine and Drugs Control.

Lawmakers passed House Bill 445 last month. When that happens, and what that will look like, is still a little blurry. Even reading the bill, it’s not clear when authorities will begin enforcing the new law. There are so many questions and rumors swirling in the industry. The one thing everyone can agree on is that big changes are coming.

Massachusetts House lawmakers unanimously approved a cannabis reform bill that would restructure the oversight commission, regulate hemp, and tackle other hurdles in the industry.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein says a panel he’s tasked with recommending cannabis sale regulations — including potential legalization of adult use of marijuana — should aim to provide a structure in a state where products now from otherwise lawful hemp are unregulated and leave young people unprotected.

A ‘security decree’ measure received final passage by Italy’s Senate today by a vote of 109-69. In addition to the ban on cannabis light, the measure also involved several other provisions championed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing coalition government, including the introduction of 14 new crimes.

California’s struggling legal cannabis market is shrinking faster than ever, according to new tax data released Tuesday. Taxable sales at California’s legal cannabis stores amounted to $1.088 billion in the first quarter of 2025, the lowest figure in five years and an 11% drop in sales compared to the same quarter a year earlier

A group of several cannabis companies, Canna Provisions, Inc., Gyasi Sellers, Wiseacre Farm, Inc., and Verano Holdings Corp., had challenged the prohibition as no longer constitutional, given the shifts in cannabis policy.

Oklahoma housing prices, especially in rural areas, have risen sharply since medical marijuana was legalized, a study finds. Researchers link the increase to marijuana growers buying up properties, driving up prices and impacting affordability for local residents.

The Nebraska Legislature just approved Gov. Pillen's nominations for its new medical marijuana panel. Now, they're on a deadline.

legislative effort backed by Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers to ban most consumable hemp and other THC products in the state stalled Friday and will now wait until at least 2026.

With thousands of jobs on the horizon and billions expected in revenue, New York's cannabis sector is poised for massive growth

Lawmakers mulled Thursday whether New Jersey should ramp up enforcement against unlicensed cannabis sellers by passing a bill that would criminalize the purchase of unlicensed marijuana.

Based on revenue projections from Arizona, Maryland, and Michigan, and assuming 16% in total taxes at retail, MPP anticipates that Pennsylvania would generate between $105 and $236 million in tax revenue in its first year of legal cannabis sales, and between $320 and $610 million by year four.

States have generated a combined total of more than $24.7 billion in tax revenue from legal adult-use cannabis sales since the first adult-use cannabis markets launched in Colorado and Washington in 2014, according to a new report published by the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP).

Several bills passed in the 2025 Legislative Session, aimed at improving transparency and oversight in Hawaiʻi’s growing hemp industry, and addressing safety and continued access for patients relying on cannabis for medical treatment.

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected arguments by several Massachusetts cannabis businesses that the federal prohibition on marijuana could no longer be deemed constitutional, as the U.S. Supreme Court held two decades ago.

A 2025 survey published in Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health (3,4) reported that 40% of veterans who suffer from chronic pain, utilize cannabis to treat the symptoms caused from the condition. Norml (3) mentioned that the study authors suggested that the data could be “under-reported” due to the VA’s stance against medical cannabis.

MediPharm Labs has commenced production of its novel cannabis metered dose inhalers for the EU and UK markets under a distribution agreement with Blackpoint Limited.

In the latest turn of Texas legislative affairs, state representatives have publicly expressed their dissatisfaction with the Senate's amendment to the medical marijuana expansion bill, HB 46.

The White Earth Nation made history Saturday with the opening of a cannabis dispensary in Moorhead. The recreational cannabis dispensary is the first-in-the-state to sell marijuana outside of tribal lands.

An amendment passed by the Texas Senate to a bill defining medical marijuana use in the state greatly reduces applicable patients compared to the version passed by the House.

Colorado's legal cannabis market, valued at USD 2.59 billion in 2024, is projected to soar to USD 5.53 billion by 2030, with a CAGR of 12.90%. Driven by legalization, tech advances, and government initiatives, growth is bolstered by partnerships. The rise of medical marijuana for cancer treatment is a key factor.

Thailand is planning to introduce a requirement for medical certificates to be shown when buying cannabis, a senior official said on Thursday, in a move to tighten control of marijuana use, three years after it was decriminalised.

Prohibitionist organization Smart Approaches to Marijuana Action is sounding the alarm that a cannabis banking amendment could be added to a cryptocurrency bill that’s advancing on the Senate floor this week.

WCCO's Caroline Cummings reports from the capitol where lawmakers are proposing to increase the cannabis gross receipt tax from its current rate of 10% to 15%, and that's already on top of a 6.875% state sales tax. Here's how cannabis business owners are responding. nnesota lawmakers propose increased tax hike on cannabis products, 5% more than the currant rate WCCO's Caroline Cummings reports from the capitol where lawmakers are proposing to increase the cannabis gross receipt tax from its current rate of 10% to 15%, and that's already on top of a 6.875% state sales tax. Here's how cannabis business owners are responding.

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said exploring the therapeutic potential of psychedelics—especially for military veterans—is “a top priority” for the Trump administration.

The state of Minnesota and White Earth have finalized a cannabis compact agreement. The almost 90-page document lays out the terms and conditions under which the tribe may regulate and operate cannabis businesses outside tribal lands.

The Ma’Ryzhany Hemp Company restored an old abandoned flax mill to create the facility, which will have a capacity of 14,000 tons per year and produce hemp fiber for the domestic market and well as the broader European textile industry.

The tax increase would be on top of the state sales tax rate of 6.975% and any local sales taxes. The tax would also apply to hemp-derived THC edibles such as the beverages sold at liquor stores and other non-cannabis retailers. If approved, the increase would make Minnesota’s taxes higher than neighboring states where adult-use marijuana is legal.

United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 360 announced today that more New Jersey cannabis workers have voted to unionize as part of its long-running Cannabis Workers Rising campaign.

Marijuana has been partially legalised in Germany, but the firm fears its wares from as far as Jamaica, Uganda and New Zealand could make it an attractive target for criminals.

Researchers from the BC Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food analyzed wholesale cannabis sales data from June 2022 to May 2024. The study, published in the International Journal of Drug Policy, used regression models to estimate the price elasticity of demand for regulated marijuana in the province.

Growing cannabis in a greenhouse provides a unique blend of benefits and challenges. One of the primary advantages is the ability to harness natural sunlight, which contributes to the plant’s growth and potency

An Alabama company that sells hemp-derived products is defending itself after the passage of controversial legislation to restrict the state’s THC industry.

The city is currently negotiating a host community agreement with a new company that is seeking to purchase the now-closed Heka Inc. facility on Sgt. Thomas Dion Way and open recreational and medical marijuana dispensary and cultivation operation.

Initiative 75, approved by a clear majority of voters, made adult marijuana possession the city’s “lowest law enforcement priority.” At a time when marijuana arrests remained common across the United States, Seattle’s move was seen as both bold and symbolic.

Image | adobe.stock/Андрей Трубицын In a recent press release, the Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association (ICIA) released the first-ever map of Tribal cannabis and hemp programs. This work was created through collaboration with Vicente LLP, a cannabis law firm.

Attorney General Phil Weiser announced today that he has reached settlements with two cannabis companies, resolving allegations that they misrepresented their products.

Just as the state's cannabis commission seemed to be emerging from months of turmoil, the unexpected resignation of one of its members this week threw it back into uncertainty.

America's cannabis industry supports 425,002 full-time jobs – despite a 3.4% dip, the long-term outlook remains optimistic

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board today approved the creation of the Cannabis Business Development (CBD) Grant Program, a new $5 million initiative designed to provide targeted financial support to eligible recreational cannabis entrepreneurs in New Jersey.

The Pennsylvania House recently approved HB 1200, a cannabis legalization bill that could legalize adult-use cannabis in the state.

Cannabis Means Business (CMB), the industry's premier business to business conference and expo, today shared new details on their schedule of panels and presentations, along with new programming, exhibitions and networking opportunities.

Colorado lawmakers have sent a bill to the governor that would make a series of changes to the state’s marijuana laws, including revisions to help more people participate the industry and reduce certain regulatory restrictions on cannabis businesses.

Only a handful of medical marijuana-related bills remain alive at the Oklahoma Legislature as lawmakers head into the final few weeks of this year's session.

A recently introduced bill, if it passes, would allow research on cannabis despite its schedule I status, which some experts say could help policymakers “craft effective” legislation in the future and potentially allow more clinical research on medical cannabis.

Swade Cannabis, owned by St. Louis-based BeLeaf Medical Co., has assumed the operations and management of Smithville, Missouri-based BesaMe Wellness's five dispensaries in the Kansas City area.

Cannabis-infused drinks are gaining popularity as an alternative for consumers embracing an alcohol-free lifestyle, and although the effects on the market are too early to tell, Taffer asserts there is "no question" it is shaking up the industry.

Colleagues of a campaigner who fought for her son's epilepsy to be treated with cannabis have described her as an "articulate, inspirational and impassioned advocate" following her death.

The State Senate will temporarily hold off on confirming state marijuana commissioner nominee Joshua Sanderlin until he divests from two cannabis businesses.

The Pennsylvania House has approved a bill that would create a system to allow adult use of marijuana. The final vote was 102-101 along party lines. Every Republican voted against the bill.

The Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration’s (ABCA) Enforcement Division, in collaboration with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), executed a closure order on Bouquet Labs DC

Despite representing a small slice of the overall cannabis market, fast-acting marijuana gummies are a powerful force, generating significantly higher sales per stock-keeping unit (SKU) compared to traditional edibles.

Scientists have discovered cannabidiol, a compound in cannabis known as CBD, in a common Brazilian plant, opening potential new avenues to produce the increasingly popular substance.

Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed legislation seeking to improve the state’s medical cannabis program. HB 1989 sought to significantly improve product labeling and codify permissible delivery locations.

Fresh changes to Florida law on ballot initiatives will create new hurdles for advocates aiming to put legislative proposals before voters—including, potentially, the renewed effort to legalize marijuana in the state.

Australian farmers are warning of "catastrophic failures" in the medicinal cannabis industry if the government does not reduce its reliance on international imports. A newly formed alliance argues gaps in supply are being plugged by lower-quality imports that it says are flooding the market.

With a combined 25 years of experience, the new collaboration aims to increase savings and sustainable growth for cannabis businesses.

Marijuana delivery company Eaze Technologies filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in March after selling and transferring its assets to creditors, according to BankruptcyObserver.

The U.S. cannabis industry is on track to contribute up to $123.6 billion to the national economy in 2025, according to MJBizDaily reporter Andrew Long in a new summary of findings from the MJBiz Factbook’s first quarterly update of the year.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has called banning THC products a top priority. The latest draft of the lower chamber’s THC regulation bill would allow retailers to continue selling edibles and drinks.

Marijuana exchange-traded funds give you the chance to invest in a range of cannabis-related companies. But don’t expect stability from these budding funds.

Shangri-La Dispensaries’ new state-of-the-art cultivation and manufacturing facilities in Connecticut will add significant production capacity for the company’s national retail growth.

Companies tied to Chicago-based Cresco Labs submitted 128 expensive applications for Kentucky medical cannabis licenses. They landed two, delivering the most coveted cultivator operation back to Cresco.

A collection of 18 leading public marijuana businesses lost a collective $2 billion last year despite pulling in more than $8.5 billion in revenue in 2024, according to an analysis of public securities

Canadian-based leading global medical cannabis company, announces the completion of a multi-year investment of $3 million in improvements to its manufacturing facility in Pemberton, British Columbia.

The Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation has issued its third marijuana product recall this month, announcing Tuesday that products manufactured by Nodaway Holdings LLC under the brand name Plume Buzz Bites are being recalled due to concerns about product design.

The Minnesota Senate has passed Senate File 2216 in a 122 to 10 vote, advancing a wide-ranging commerce policy and spending package that includes updates to the state’s cannabis program.

State lawmakers scheduled three eastern Nebraska public forums this weekend to allow the public to weigh in on medical cannabis and proposed state legislation.

After a slow initial launch to its adult-use marijuana market, New York in 2024 saw the number of legal stores nearly triple, according to a new Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) report, fueling total sales for the year of $869 million.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt called upon four government agencies on April 28 to coordinate a statewide enforcement effort against the unlawful manufacturing, distribution and sale of “psychoactive marijuana byproducts.”

“As the market has grown to over 500 brands and nearly 370 stores open, we have begun to see average retail prices fall in several leading categories, including Flower, Edibles, Concentrates and Vaporizers,” John Kagia, OCM’s executive director of market policy

Since becoming the first G7 country to legalize adult-use cannabis, Canada has seen the industry contribute more than $43 billion to GDP — including $7.4 billion in 2024 — and created more than 80,000 jobs nationwide.

Ohioans are paying less for marijuana than when recreational sales began but prices remain much higher than Michigan.

In a Friday interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, Scotts Miracle-Gro CEO Jim Hagedorn addressed the company’s recent efforts to offload its cannabis business, saying it’s “mostly off the table.”

Cannabis Regulatory Agency Executive Director Brian Hanna told state lawmakers this week that the cannabis industry is under extreme pressure from falling prices, black market activity and the growing unregulated, intoxicating hemp products sold in gas stations and other retailers that compete with licensed products sold through dispensaries.

House Bill 110 was introduced by State Rep. Ed Osienski (D-Newark) early this month when the FBI denied background checks for recreational marijuana business license holders who have been waiting on the sidelines to begin operations.

While licensed to sell medical cannabis, the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA) director Fred Moosally tells Axios that investigators found

Momentum is growing in the state’s medical marijuana rollout. On Tuesday, one of the first large-scale cultivation operations, Cresco Labs cut the ribbon on its first Kentucky facility.

As South Africa positions itself for a transformative economic opportunity with cannabis, significant regulatory gaps in the recreational cannabis space need to be addressed.

The Iowa House passed legislation Monday to legalize the use of psilocybin, the psychoactive compound found in “magic mushrooms,” for psychiatric treatment through a state program.

A circuit court judge ruled Monday that the process by which the latest medical cannabis licenses were awarded was invalid. They’re starting over again.

Montana’s legal marijuana market has officially surpassed $1 billion in total sales, following more than $26 million in sales in March.

Congressional Cannabis Caucus co-chair Dave Joyce introduced legislation last week that would remove marijuana from the list of federally controlled substances and allow states to set their own policies on its use.

House, Senate lawmakers forward competing bills for the tens of millions of dollars the state collects on recreational marijuana sales every year.

Michigan’s legal marijuana industry recorded a meager $16.1 million in sales on Easter Sunday, down 43.5% from last year’s record 420 sales of $28.5 million, according to data from the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency.

Robin Goldstein, Ph.D., Director of the Cannabis Economics Group at the University of California, Davis, offers a compelling forecast in his 2025 report

The Assembly Judiciary Committee today approved Assembly Bill 203, legislation that would significantly reshape Nevada’s cannabis laws by broadening access for social equity operators, easing delivery and packaging rules, and revising licensing and tax provisions.

Tilray, Canopy Growth, Indivior, Innovative Industrial Properties, and Gibraltar Industries are the five Cannabis stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool.

Six years after that initial rush, industrial hemp farming in Texas stands on the brink. Senate Bill 3, which would ban any consumable hemp products that contain even trace amounts of THC, could destroy what farmers like Hill have built

Eaze’s eat-the-world ambition was wiped out by broken technology, a revolving door of CEOs, and bungled regulation.

Nebraska lawmakers on Thursday declined to advance a bill that would have regulated the state’s voter-approved medical marijuana program.

Two years after Arizona retailers recorded record sales of recreational and medical cannabis, the retail boom is fading.

Mike Tyson, the legendary boxer turned cannabis entrepreneur, is stepping into a new role as CEO of Carma HoldCo, the parent company behind TYSON 2.0, Ric Flair Drip, and Wooooo! Energy and Evol by Future. The move is effective immediately.

Budget Committee members voted favorably to impose a 15% excise tax and limit where and how consumable hemp products can be sold.

The lack of medical marijuana legalisation in the US state of Kansas has been a thorn in Governor Laura Kelly’s side for years. She’s still hoping to finally pull it out.

Members of the panel voted 3–2 along party lines to designate all three proposals inexpedient to legislate, recommending that the full Senate reject them.

Cannabis Control Board and Office of Cannabis Management challenging the constitutionality of a requirement in the law that legalized marijuana for all licensees to have labor peace agreements

Missouri cannabis regulators on Monday officially revoked another 25 facility licenses in a program designed to benefit disadvantaged business owners but plagued by allegations of predatory practices.

The state expects “thousands” of applications for the new retail permits, including six reserved for social equity applicants,

The Trulieve medical cannabis company contributed $19.6 million during the first three months of 2025 to a renewed effort to pass a constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana, according to a newly filed finance report.

Legal marijuana sales in Michigan reached $276,946,009.79 in March, according to a new report released by the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA), with average prices dropping to an all-time low of $65.14 per ounce.

Starting Tuesday, April 15, recreational marijuana sales will begin in Colorado Springs. City records Friday showed 22 storefronts had secured active recreational licenses for opening day.

Nearly two years after its formation, Rhode Island’s three-member Cannabis Control Commission only needed 18 minutes Friday to approve an inaugural set of rules

The Alabama House of Representative this week passed legislation to regulate consumable hemp goods, with supporters of the bill saying it is needed to keep intoxicating products out of the hands of children.

The controversial amendment, introduced Wednesday by Representative Mark Cochran, would ban the sale of hemp products containing more than 0.3% THC

Tilray TLRY -1.89% said it booked $1.4 million in THC drink sales in its fiscal year to date. It has also expanded the distribution of these drinks in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana and New Jersey, as well as through online direct-to-consumer channels.

Some 80 coffeeshops are taking part in the experiment which advocates hope this will ultimately end a long-standing legal anomaly — you can buy and sell small amounts of weed without fear of prosecution in the Netherlands

Costa Rica passed a bill that would legalize medical marijuana and the cultivation of hemp for industrial purposes, following three years of talks and a presidential veto on an earlier version of the initiative.

Lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee did vote on the underlying measure—HB 160, from Rep. Brian Stewart (R)—saying they expect to move forward slowly and carefully, though they spent close to 40 minutes discussing the proposal and adopted a six-page amendment.

Minnesota must conduct a preapproval lottery for cannabis business licenses that it abandoned late last year, a Ramsey County judge ruled Friday

Maryland’s Senate voted in favor of legislation that would expand the state’s marijuana tax exemptions to include transactions involving licensed cannabis nurseries.

HB 555 in the state legislature would exempt honorably discharged veterans from having to pay the $75 registration fee for medical marijuana cards.

PUFF, a Michigan cannabis company, will give away “Jeeter for Life” to three of its loyal customers. Participants can enter the sweepstakes one of three ways:

Legacy advocacy group Oklahomans for Responsible Cannabis Action (ORCA) would need to collect more than 172,000 signatures by July to place proposed State Question 837 on state ballots

Marijuana multistate operator Standard Wellness Holdings has received a $14 million senior secured credit line from Advanced Flower Capital to refinance existing debt.

Between regulatory uncertainty, banking restrictions, and sky-high tax burdens, even the most successful operators often feel like they’re just treading water.

Planet 13 Holdings Inc., a leading vertically integrated, multistate cannabis company, announced the grand opening of its 32nd Florida dispensary in Orange Park on April 4-5, 2025

By the end of 2031, the market is projected to reach a valuation of US$ 15.9 Billion. This significant growth is driven by the evolving legal landscape

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a Maine man’s appeal that sought to clarify the boundaries of a federal law that protects state-legal medical marijuana activity from prosecution by the federal government.

Minnesota State Representatives Nolan West (R) and Keith Allen (R) have filed legislation that would allow marijuana businesses to significantly expand their cultivation capacity.

As of April 1, all licensed doctors in the Czech Republic are allowed to prescribe medical marijuana to patients experiencing chronic pain. Previously, this option was limited to specialists.

The commission publicly admitted to failing to collect $555,671 in license renewal extension fees.

Sanctuary Cannabis' failed challenge centered on a new state Department of Health formula that dramatically increased costs for marijuana companies.

Colorado has charted and navigated the roadmap for the cannabis industry, but marijuana sales are largely no longer profitable for companies, big or small.

From processing tools and equipment to unsanitary human hands and airborne fungi, potential contamination culprits are omnipresent in grow rooms and processing facilities.