Attorney general nominee Garland signals friendlier marijuana stance
The U.S. marijuana industry will likely have a friendlier attorney general if President Joe Biden’s pick, Merrick Garland, is confirmed as the […]
Category: Cannabis Industry & Marijuana Business Briefs
Ex-Eaze CEO pleads guilty in $100 million cannabis payment scheme
The former CEO of California cannabis delivery platform Eaze pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud in connection […]
Montana lawmakers weigh bill to separate marijuana, hemp production
Montana lawmakers are mulling legislation that would require medical marijuana cultivators to keep their operations confined to indoor facilities, leaving the outdoors […]
Canada tallies CA$2.6B in cannabis sales for 2020, up 120% over 2019
Canadian sales of legal recreational cannabis totaled 2.6 billion Canadian dollars ($2.08 billion) in 2020, as December sales increased from a relatively […]
New cannabis SPAC raises $150 million in IPO for US acquisitions
Choice Consolidation Corp., a new cannabis industry special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), raised $150 million in an initial public offering on the […]
South Dakota rejects telemedicine for medical marijuana consultations
South Dakota lawmakers will not allow qualifying patients to use telehealth to consult with doctors or receive recommendations about medical marijuana. South […]
California medical cannabis dispensary owes $4.2 million, US Tax Court rules
A subsidiary of California-based cannabis retailer Harborside must pay nearly $4.2 million in back taxes and penalties after losing a case in […]
Growing marijuana regulators group pressures Congress
The Cannabis Regulators Association, a recently formed but potentially influential marijuana industry group, welcomed an overseer of the country’s biggest MJ market […]
Court ruling paves way for New Jersey to expand medical cannabis market
A New Jersey appellate court lifted a 2019 order preventing the state from issuing an additional 24 medical cannabis licenses. The decision […]
Report: Ex-Eaze CEO to be charged in cannabis payment-processing scheme
Federal prosecutors reportedly plan to charge a former CEO of California cannabis delivery platform Eaze in connection with a case accusing two […]