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After long delays, new Cannabis businesses are opening in Illinois with a vow to help others along the way Image Cannabis NewsAugust 7, 2023 Five years after starting the process, Dan Pettigrew finally has opened his first cannabis store in Illinois. Pettigrew is the co-founder of Viola CHI with former NBA star Al Harrington, following years of ope
Dispensary’s Cannabis drive-thru proposal goes up in Smoke Image Cannabis NewsAugust 7, 2023 The Scottsdale City Council allows businesses to provide drive-thrus for pharmacies, alcohol, and tobacco… But they just voted against a drive-thru for cannabis. The drive-thru proposed by Harvest of Scottsdale dispensary went up in smoke at a city Planning
Connecticut Cannabis company emerges as multistate operator Image Cannabis NewsAugust 7, 2023 Alocally grown cannabis company is expanding its reach as a multistate operator. Hartford-based medical and adult-use cannabis retailer and grower Fine Fettle, which currently operates in Connecticut and Massachusetts, has its sights set on another emergin
$60m worth of Cannabis seized after police raid properties in rural Queensland Image Cannabis NewsAugust 4, 2023 Police have seized approximately $60 million worth of cannabis from two properties in rural Queensland. Officers allegedly found 11 greenhouses containing almost 5,000 cannabis plants, along with dried and drying cannabis, at Coonambula,
Florida attorney general targets company in Marijuana ballot fight Image Cannabis NewsAugust 4, 2023 Florida Attorney General exposes misleading tactics in proposed Marijuana amendment, alleging favoritism towards Trulieve. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office late Wednesday pumped up arguments against a proposed constitutional amendment
How Michigan's booming Marijuana industry is affecting customers and businesses Image Cannabis NewsAugust 4, 2023 The legalization of recreational marijuana in Michigan has had quite an impact. June was a record month with recreational sales of over $254 million, and medicinal sales close to $7 million. With all that cash flowing, the tax dollars f
First-ever Bowling Green Hemp dispensary opens its doors Image Cannabis NewsAugust 3, 2023 Bowling Green had history mark its place on Tuesday after the city’s first hemp dispensary open its doors. The co-owners of One Love Hemp Dispensary, Lauren and Matthew Bratcher, have been advocates of adult-use cannabis, as they, and numerous studies, have f
Lack of banking services threatens Cannabis social equity Image Cannabis NewsAugust 3, 2023 Sean Berte and Armani White are the poster children for cannabis social equity businesses. Boston natives both, the duo set out to use the well intentioned social equity regulations to obtain a license and open a store in their hometown. White, 50% owner of
Is the Cannabis industry sitting on an untouched gold mine? Image Cannabis NewsAugust 3, 2023 Universities across the country are working in all areas of research and development to advance cannabis cultivation, medicine, drug delivery and technology. But these innovations are collecting dust because the universities are not in the business of comm
Legal Weed sales fall short of predictions Image Cannabis NewsAugust 3, 2023 As New York cracked down on unlicensed cannabis shops, sales of legal marijuana grew to reach a total of $33 million during the industry’s first six months, state records show. But the legal cannabis marketplace, which launched in January, remains far from realizing the lo
Big St. Louis-based Cannabis firm to expand with acquisition Image Cannabis NewsAugust 2, 2023 Proper Brands, one of the St. Louis region’s largest marijuana firms, is acquiring another local cannabis business in a deal that CEO John Pennington said is the largest single acquisition in Missouri's cannabis market. St. Louis-based Proper on Tuesday a
Denver issues ticket, warning letters to unlicensed Cannabis hospitality businesses Image Cannabis NewsAugust 2, 2023 On Saturday, the city investigated multiple locations after receiving complaints of illegal activity. Eight businesses have recently received warnings for hosting marijuana-related activities in Denver without the required license,
Cannabis delivery firm Eaze and its billionaire investor accused of fraud Image Cannabis NewsAugust 2, 2023 Lawsuit accuses Eaze of fraud in 2021 Green Dragon acquisition. A new lawsuit filed against Eaze, the once high-flying firm that pioneered on-demand cannabis delivery nearly a decade ago, accuses the company of committing fraud when it began
Detroit now accepting 2nd round of Recreational Marijuana business licenses Image Cannabis NewsAugust 1, 2023 Fifty marijuana business licenses are up for grabs in Detroit. The second round of applications for recreational marijuana businesses opened Tuesday. Available are 30 licenses for marijuana retailers, 10 licenses for micro businesses, and 1
Recreational Cannabis is now legal in Minnesota. Here’s what we know Image Cannabis NewsAugust 1, 2023 Cannabis is now legal for adults 21 and older to use and possess in Minnesota, making it the 23rd state in the country to legalize cannabis for recreational use. The first dispensary selling marijuana for recreational use is now open and selling t
NY shuts down alleged unlicensed Cannabis shops Image Cannabis NewsAugust 1, 2023 New York officials have shut down what they call seven unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in the western part of the state. New York officials shut down what they called seven unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in the western part of the state Monday, alleging the owner i
