Massachusetts cannabis businesses fined for pesticide, ownership infractions
Three marijuana cultivation companies in Massachusetts will pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines for pesticide use and other violations. The […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Chart: Tepid adult-use cannabis sales in Massachusetts for first week of reopening
Recreational marijuana stores reopened in Massachusetts in late May after a state-mandated, two-month shutdown in response to the coronavirus, but sales during […]
Marijuana MSO execs pinpoint state markets they’re least bullish on – and those they’re eyeing for the future
This is the second installment of a two-part series in which top executives from multistate operators discuss the state-legal marijuana markets they […]
US cannabis retailers take mixed approaches amid pandemic-fueled downturn, with some eyeing costs and others spending more
As the U.S. economy struggles to recover from a recession spurred by the coronavirus pandemic, some cannabis retailers are looking for ways […]
Massachusetts regulators developing cannabis product catalog
Massachusetts marijuana overseers are taking a new approach to tracking industry inventory – a statewide product catalog listing all the various edibles, […]
Robbery-related losses total millions as cannabis companies pick up the pieces; insurance coverage unclear
The financial toll inflicted on the legal marijuana industry by dozens of robberies and looting since last weekend is easily stretching into […]
Week in Review: UN to vote on WHO cannabis plan, MA adult-use sales resume, California localities welcome marijuana & more
A document prepared by the chair of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) lays out a course to keep on […]
COVID-19 impact on marijuana retail sales varies by state
While state cannabis markets have unique dynamics, sales generally have been strong during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Nancy Whiteman, CEO of […]