January 6, 2026Focus Article, Industry Analysis, minnesota, policy, regulatory, social equity, tribal nations

Minnesota Continues To Break New Ground in Cannabis

Minnesota has one of the most progressive markets in the US to normalize cannabis. Liquor stores can sell certain hemp-derived THC products, […]

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. […]

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 […]

April 24, 2024All U.S., Briefs, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, forrest parker, great smoky cannabis co., Medical & Recreational, North Carolina, qualla boundary, qualla enterprises, recreational, retail, social equity

North Carolina tribe begins state’s first medical cannabis sales on 4/20

Hundreds of customers flocked to the Great Smoky Cannabis Co. on 4/20 to celebrate the launch of medical cannabis sales on tribal […]

April 6, 2024All U.S., Leafly Holdings, legal, marijuana lawsuit, new york, New York Judge Judge Kevin Bryant, new york lawsuit, new york ocm, New York Office of Cannabis Management, recreational, retail, social equity

Judge clarifies New York adult-use marijuana ruling after creating chaos

A New York Supreme Court judge turned the state’s legal cannabis industry on its ear Thursday by striking down nearly all of […]

April 1, 2024All U.S., Big Plan Holdings, cannabis women, Caroline Phillips, chanda macias, Ispire, labor, Latinas in Cannabis, Laura Fogelman, legal, Luna Stower, marijuana women, Mota Glass, National Cannabis Festival, national holistic healing center, pax, social equity, Supernova Women, Susie Plascencia, Tara Joseph, women grow, Women in Cannabis

Want to shatter cannabis’ grass ceiling? Here’s how these women did it

What these women in cannabis say about raising capital, social equity and what they wish they had known before entering the industry. […]

April 1, 2024All U.S., Briefs, canna zoned, Medical & Recreational, missouri, Missouri adult-use cannabis, Missouri adult-use marijuana, missouri social equity, recreational, retail, social equity

Missouri revokes 9 out of 48 marijuana social equity licenses

Nine of the 48 marijuana social equity licenses issued by Missouri regulators last fall have been revoked because the applicants were deemed […]

March 29, 2024All U.S., Briefs, hemp beverages, legal, low thc beverages, marijuana legalization, minnesota, Minnesota marijuana legalization, recreational, retail, social equity, thc beverages

Minnesota lawmakers are mulling THC beverages on tap, marijuana license cap

Minnesota cannabis operators could sell low-THC beverages on tap if changes made this week to the state’s 2023 adult-use marijuana law are […]

February 29, 2024All U.S., Briefs, cultivation, Gov. Kathy Hochul, illicit cannabis, Kathy Hochul, manufacturing, Medical & Recreational, new york, recreational, retail, social equity

Meta, Google must quit promoting illicit marijuana, New York governor says

New York’s governor is demanding that social media sites and search engines such as Meta and Google stop promoting illicit marijuana sellers. […]

February 11, 2024All U.S., Briefs, caurd, Crystal Peoples-Stokes, Gov. Kathy Hochul, Kathy Hochul, Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act, Medical & Recreational, MRTA, new york, New York adult-use, New York adult-use cannabis sales, new york caurd, New York Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary, new york dispensary licenses, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, new york legalization, News by State, recreational, retail, social equity

New York approves 2 adult-use stores as politicos weigh cannabis law changes

New York regulators gave the OK for two more adult-use stores to open as lawmakers ponder some potential changes to the state’s […]