Illinois marijuana retail applicants sue over state’s do-over plan
Illinois is continuing to run into major legal problems in its bid to award 75 additional marijuana retail licenses and prove the […]
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US Supreme Court declines to weigh in on cannabis overtime pay case
How federal labor laws affect state-legal marijuana businesses could remain murky after the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to hear an overtime […]
Michigan to allow first-time marijuana licensees to apply for adult-use permits
Michigan will open up recreational cannabis licensing opportunities to applicants who did not previously hold medical marijuana licenses starting in March. The […]
West Virginia awards licenses to 10 medical marijuana growers
West Virginia regulators awarded 10 medical cannabis cultivation permits as one of the country’s slowest MMJ programs to launch took a major […]
A new Arizona adult-use cannabis market may offer limited business opportunities
Even if Arizona voters back recreational marijuana legalization on Nov. 3, don’t expect a wide-open cannabis market with lots of new business […]
Week in Review: Wildfire smoke impact, cannabis market transitions, curbing illicit sales & more
Smoke and ash from the record wildfires in the western U.S. are slowing the growth of outdoor marijuana plants and forcing cultivators […]
Product shortages, rising prices hit Arkansas medical marijuana market
A leading Arkansas medical marijuana dispensary says it’s facing a product shortage that can be resolved only by additional cultivation capacity. Dragan […]
Billions at stake as voters decide on medical, adult-use marijuana markets in five states
(This story will be updated up to Election Day with new polling data and other information relevant to the legalization initiatives detailed […]
Democrats’ COVID-19 relief bill contains cannabis banking
Buried deep in the U.S. House Democrats’ latest $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package, announced Monday, is a key provision that will delight […]
Federal agency sues Maryland medical marijuana firm over sexual harassment
A Maryland medical marijuana operator has been charged with violating federal law by subjecting several dispensary employees to sexual harassment, a potentially […]