Colorado lawmakers pass cannabis social equity measure
A Colorado bill that would set aside cannabis social equity licenses for prospective entrepreneurs and give them a leg up in getting […]
Category: Recreational Marijuana News
Chart: Adult-use marijuana sales show resiliency in May, despite pandemic
More than 2½ months into the coronavirus pandemic, cannabis sales in five of the nations’ largest recreational markets are a mixed bag. […]
Colorado marijuana sales dip in April after strong March
Colorado’s marijuana market took a hit in April – almost certainly the result of coronavirus-related restrictions – by nearly 8% combined for […]
California marijuana excise tax to remain stable through 2020
The California state cannabis excise tax won’t go up in July as it did in January. The state Department of Tax and […]
Method Man starts cannabis firm to bolster blacks in industry
Rapper and actor Method Man said he’s launching a new marijuana business specifically aimed at boosting other black-owned cannabis companies. According to […]
California regulator decries cannabis delivery suit as ‘bizarre’ in court filing a month before trial
In a preview of a hotly anticipated trial set to take place in July, a key California marijuana regulator blasted a lawsuit […]
Marijuana company Cresco Labs adds first person of color to board
Cresco Labs, a Chicago-based marijuana multistate operator, appointed Michele Roberts to its board of directors, making the executive director of the NBA […]
Study: Denver cannabis companies mostly white-owned, lacking social equity
A study by Denver regulators highlighted that marijuana company ownership in the city and county is predominantly white, spurring a debate over […]
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, […]
Schwazze signs deal to buy Colorado cannabis retailer Star Buds for $118M
Denver-based Schwazze, a vertically integrated cannabis company formerly operating as Medicine Man Technologies, signed definitive acquisition agreements to purchase 14 Star Buds […]