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New York governor orders probe of Marijuana licensing program 'disaster' amid black market surge Image Cannabis NewsMarch 19, 2024 Unlicensed NY storefronts prompted Gov. Kathy Hochul to request online platforms like Google to stop listing them. New York will evaluate its troubled recreational marijuana licensing program after lawsuits and bureaucr

State Legalization Efforts Put Federal Marijuana Ban Under Fire Image Cannabis NewsMarch 19, 2024 Several cannabis companies are challenging the federal ban on marijuana, arguing it has no legal basis. They claim the government’s original justification for prohibition - curbing illegal interstate trade - is no longer valid since many states have le

Scandal Unfolds: NY Cannabis Chief on Leave Amid Retaliation Firestorm Image Cannabis NewsMarch 19, 2024 Top state cannabis official Damian Fagon put on administrative leave following NY Cannabis Insider investigation. A high level official at the Office of Cannabis Management was placed on administrative leave following a NY Cannabis Insider inves

New Cannabis Lawsuit Filed Against Federal Government Image Cannabis NewsMarch 19, 2024 After a Massachusetts-based cannabis lawsuit was dismissed in January, the companies decided to introduce a new court filing. Last year in October, a group of cannabis companies filed a federal lawsuit claiming that a federal ban on cannabis is unconstitutional,

Morocco celebrates huge Cannabis harvest – legally for the first time Image Cannabis NewsMarch 18, 2024 Nearly a million people live in areas of northern Morocco where cannabis is the main economic activity. Morocco’s first legal cannabis harvest was 294 metric tons in 2023, after the country approved its cultivation and export for medicine and ind

How the United States became a major supplier of Weed to Ireland Image Cannabis NewsMarch 18, 2024 Irish gangs are sourcing cannabis from American suppliers after its legalisation in 24 states. Drug trafficking is rapidly evolving in terms of both smuggling methods and money-laundering America has become a significant source of cannabis being smugg

Weed Megacorp To Exit Maine Adult-Use Market Image Cannabis NewsMarch 18, 2024 Global cannabis powerhouse Curaleaf is leaving Maine’s recreational cannabis market as it continues efforts to improve the company’s profitability. Curaleaf, one of the world’s largest cannabis companies, is exiting the adult-use cannabis retail market in Maine with the

Combined Medical And Adult-Use Cannabis Sales In Colorado Reach $115.4M In January Image Cannabis NewsMarch 18, 2024 Colorado Cannabis Sales Hold Steady in January, Year-Over-Year Decline Continues. January cannabis sales in Colorado came in flat compared to December, according to data released by the Colorado Department of Revenue. Combined medica

Cannabis tax money seen as a bribe to Menominee Image Cannabis NewsMarch 18, 2024 Controversy Surrounding Marijuana Stores in Menominee. Two hundred, ninety-five thousand dollars a bribe paid to the city of Menominee to host the dismal marijuana industry (EagleHerald newspaper 3/6/2024, City to receive $295,000 in state dollars.). 10th Street is lo

More funding needed for New York’s Cannabis social equity entrepreneurs Image Cannabis NewsMarch 18, 2024 Challenges and Calls for Equity in New York's Cannabis Industry. In 2023, some 6,900 New Yorkers applied for adult-use recreational licenses, competing for approximately 900 to 1,500 licenses expected to be issued by the NYS Office of Cannabis

Lansing Marijuana business loses licenses over 'illicit' products Image Cannabis NewsMarch 18, 2024 Michigan Marijuana Business Surrenders Licenses for Mixing Legal and Illicit Products. The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency Thursday announced that a Lansing marijuana business would surrender its medical and adult-use processor licenses because i

New York Must Figure Out How to Fix Cannabis Mess, Hochul Orders Image Cannabis NewsMarch 18, 2024 New York Governor Orders Review of Cannabis Business Licensing Process Amid Rollout Criticism. Governor Kathy Hochul ordered a review of the way New York State licenses cannabis businesses after calling the sluggish rollout of legal cannabis a “disast

Vice President Harris calls for quick action to reschedule Marijuana Image Cannabis NewsMarch 18, 2024 Vice President Harris Urges Federal Government to Expedite Marijuana Rescheduling. Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday called on the federal government to expedite the rescheduling of marijuana, marking a significant moment in the ongoing debat

Chinese organized crime dominates America's illicit Marijuana Market Image Cannabis NewsMarch 18, 2024 Gangsters, Money and Murder: How Chinese Organized Crime Is Dominating America’s Illegal Marijuana Market. A quadruple murder in Oklahoma shows how the Chinese underworld has come to dominate the booming illicit trade, fortifying its rise as a glo

Flipping the script: Cannabis lawyer turns Cannabis entrepreneur Image Cannabis NewsMarch 15, 2024 From Lawyer to Cannabis Entrepreneur: Blake Mensing's Career Shift in Massachusetts. When Massachusetts voters passed a ballot initiative legalizing recreational marijuana in 2016, it opened the door for Blake M. Mensing to establish what would turn o

California Cannabis tax collections are down 20% over two years Image Cannabis NewsMarch 15, 2024 Debate Over California's Cannabis Taxes Intensifies as Groups Clash Over Raising Rates. California’s cannabis taxes have long been attacked for being unsustainably high, to the point that even state Attorney General Rob Bonta has called for lowering th

Cannabis tax revenue is paying for roads, parks and public safety in West Michigan Image Cannabis NewsMarch 15, 2024 Cannabis tax revenue is paying for roads, parks and public safety in West Michigan. Allowing regulated cannabis businesses is paying off for local governments across Michigan, where excise tax revenue is returning to fund projects su

New Buffalo Township pausing new Marijuana dispensary applications Image Cannabis NewsMarch 15, 2024 New Buffalo Township Puts Pause on Marijuana Dispensary Considerations Amid Surge in License Applications. New Buffalo Township is putting a pause on considering more marijuana dispensaries... after already getting 35 license applications. Currently