October 2, 2024All U.S., ancillary, Briefs, cannabis industry diversity, cultivation, diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Cannabis Industry, labor, manufacturing, marijuana industry diversity, Medical & Recreational, racial diversity, retail, social equity, women in cannabis study

MJBizDaily launches survey about diversity in US cannabis industry

Seeking to better understand the role of women and minorities in the U.S. cannabis industry, MJBizDaily is launching its annual diversity survey. […]

October 1, 2024AB 1111, All U.S., california, california assembly bill 1111, California State Fair, cannabis farmers, cannabis farmers market, coastal sun farms, cultivation, Darren Story, DenCob Farms, Farming, Gail Pellerin, Gavin Newsom, genine coleman, Gov. Gavin Newsom, legal, manufacturing, Medical & Recreational, Naia Hall, News by State, Origins Council, recreational, retail

California governor vetoes cannabis events bill, approves consumption cafes

The day after California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed small farmers to sell their cannabis products directly […]

October 1, 2024All U.S., california, colorado, labs, legal, marijuana testing labs, massachusetts, Medical & Recreational, new jersey, new york, Packaging & Labeling, pesticides, recalls, retail, Science, Testing, thc potency inflation

Major marijuana markets still lacking controls for suspicious lab results

More than half of the country’s biggest marijuana markets do not have a reference lab, according to analysis by MJBizDaily, a glaring […]

September 30, 2024All U.S., Briefs, cultivation, hemp, hemp CBD, Kentucky, lab, laboratory, lottery, manufacturing, Medical & Recreational, retail, Testing

Kentucky’s first medical marijuana business license goes to a testing lab

A cannabis testing laboratory is Nicholasville, Kentucky, is the first business to receive a license under the state’s medical marijuana program, which […]

September 28, 2024All U.S., Curaleaf Holdings, election, finance, florida, Florida adult-use marijuana vote, florida amendment 3, legal, Medical & Recreational, recreational, Smart & Safe Florida, Smart and Safe Florida, Surterra Holdings, Trulieve Cannabis

How likely is passage of Florida’s adult-use marijuana legalization measure?

With little over a month to go before the national election, polls show the future of Florida adult-use cannabis balanced on a […]

July 10, 2024adult-use marijuana, All U.S., Briefs, Delaware, Delaware adult use marijuana, jay carney, legal, marijuana banking, Medical & Recreational, MMJ, recreational, retail, social equity

Delaware to allow medical marijuana operators to pivot to adult use for $200K

Delaware adult-use marijuana sales will begin by April 2025 if Gov. Jay Carney signs four bills passed by the state Legislature, regulators […]

July 9, 2024All U.S., california, california legal marijuana, cannabis vape hardware, Final Bell, legal, manufacturing, marijuana vape hardware, Marketing and branding, Medical & Recreational, News by State, Pax Labs, Perfect Union, recreational, retail

California cannabis operators pivot to comply with new vape law

California brands and retailers are implementing new vape packaging and disposal initiatives in response to a newly enacted state law. California cannabis […]

July 7, 2024Briefs, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, great smoky cannabis co., hemp CBD, Hemp Industry News, legal, Medical & Recreational, North Carolina, North Carolina marijuana, north carolina medical cannabis, North Carolina medical marijuana, ogwalla tract, recreational, retail

Republican opposition defeats North Carolina medical cannabis again

For the third straight year, a proposal to legalize medical cannabis has failed in the North Carolina Legislature. Republican opposition defeats North […]

July 1, 2024Briefs, california, cultivation, Farming, Green Life Business Group, Herbl, high times, High Times Holding Corp., kevin singer, legal, manufacturing, marijuana receivership, Medical & Recreational, News by State, receivership, recreational, retail, Stephen Kunkle

Receiver overseeing asset sale of cannabis brand High Times is terminated

The receiver appointed to handle the asset sale of cash-strapped cannabis brand and iconic publication High Times is no longer working with […]

July 1, 2024All U.S., Briefs, Canada/International, finance, Goodness Growth Holdings, lawsuit, legal, marijuana mergers and acquisitions, Medical & Recreational, Supreme Court of British Columbia, Verano Holdings

Verano raises ante in suit against marijuana operator Goodness Growth

Verano raises ante in suit against marijuana operator Goodness Growth is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis […]