Massachusetts marijuana grow facility workers unionize
Employees at a cannabis cultivation facility in Massachusetts voted to unionize, a further indication that organized labor is picking up steam since […]
Category: Illinois Medical Cannabis Business & Marijuana Legal News
Illinois social equity program flawed, advocates say, but it’s best in cannabis industry so far
Illinois’ social equity provisions for cannabis companies are considered among the most forward-thinking in the country, yet some advocates and business insiders […]
Week in Review: US cannabis sales to top $15B, Illinois licensing delays, NJ at forefront of legalization & more
Medical and recreational cannabis sales in the United States are on track to exceed $15 billion this year, a jump of 40% over […]
Cresco closes $29M sale-leaseback deal on MA marijuana facility
Cresco Labs, a multistate cannabis operator headquartered in Chicago, has entered into its fifth sale-leaseback deal with San Diego-based Innovative Industrial Properties […]
Illinois delays awarding 80 cannabis business permits
The governor of Illinois on Monday signed an executive order delaying the issuance of 80-plus marijuana business permits that were scheduled to […]
Week in Review: AG Barr blasted for marijuana merger reviews, more M&A deals altered, L.A. shifts course & more
U.S. Attorney General William Barr ordered investigations into 10 proposed marijuana industry mergers – a move that a career Justice Department prosecutor charged […]
Cresco cannabis dispensary workers in Chicago area vote to unionize
Employees at Cresco Labs’ Illinois marijuana dispensary in Lakeview have voted to unionize, one of the industry’s first unionization elections since the […]
More states permit marijuana retailers to sell hemp-derived CBD, creating added competition for MJ producers
(A version of this story first appeared on Hemp Industry Daily.) More states are allowing the sale of hemp-derived CBD products at […]
Recent looting targeting marijuana shops disrupts supply chain, producing fallout in some wholesale markets
Robberies and looting that targeted cannabis retailers during the recent nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd have upended the marijuana […]
Recovery from losses, damage during protests will take weeks for many cannabis businesses
The protests, lootings and robberies connected to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis might have died down over the past two […]