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Ayr Wellness, well-known Cannabis advocates team to launch brand Image Cannabis NewsJuly 10, 2023 Ayr Wellness partners with Cannabis advocates Stanley Okoro and Brendon Robinson. Multistate operator Ayr Wellness is teaming up with well-known cannabis advocates Stanley Okoro and Brendon Robinson for the launch of a brand that’ll help support the li
Cannabis now and where it goes next Image Cannabis NewsJuly 10, 2023 Cannabis sales in the US are continuing their run of impressive growth. Sales hit $30 billion in 2022, and by New Frontier Data’s account they will reach between $58 billion and $70 billion by 2030 depending on the pace of legal reform. Legal cannabis is still expanding its geogra
Hong Kong jails first person under Cannabis compound CBD ban Image Cannabis NewsJuly 7, 2023 HONG KONG: A 32-year-old woman was jailed on Friday (Jul 7) for bringing cannabidiol (CBD) into Hong Kong, the first criminal conviction under the city's recent blanket ban on the substance. CBD - a non-psychoactive derivative of the cannabis plant - is tou
Cannabis retailers relieved by end of province’s social responsibility fee Image Cannabis NewsJuly 7, 2023 Every year, come June 30, regardless of how well the store had been doing throughout the year, AAAAA Supercraft Cannabis in Ste. Anne, Man., would invariably sink into the red. That’s when a year’s worth of the province’s six per cent social r
Over £4M of Cannabis seized in West Yorkshire as part of Unprecedented National Campaign Image Cannabis NewsJuly 6, 2023 Officers from West Yorkshire Police have seized cannabis estimated to be worth more than £4 million after executing 50 search warrants as part of a national operation aimed at tackling organised crime groups (OCGs). A total of 46
More than 200,000 signatures submitted to regulate tax Marijuana Image Cannabis NewsJuly 6, 2023 Ohioans may get a say on whether the state should legalize recreational marijuana. The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol just submitted over 200,000 signatures for their proposal on the November ballot. If it passes, Ohioans age 21 and older
The push for Legal Weed faces hostile ground in red states Image Cannabis NewsJuly 5, 2023 Legalization efforts are increasingly focused on staunchly conservative states more resistant to loosening marijuana rules. Weed legalization advocates are running out of friendly territory. The movement has swept the country over the last decade: Nearly half
DeSantis signs bill prohibiting Medical Marijuana Image Cannabis NewsJuly 5, 2023 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Banning Medical Marijuana in Sober Living Facilities, Sparking Controversy. Florida Gov Ron DeSantis, a 2024 Republican presidential candidate, has signed a bill that expressly prohibits sober living facilities from allowing re
Seven Founding Fathers who farmed Hemp and advocated for it Image Cannabis NewsJuly 4, 2023 America is built on a foundation of hemp advocacy, since the beginning. On July 4, 1776—247 years ago—the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence, announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain. Many of them no
We’re getting equity wrong Image Cannabis NewsJune 30, 2023 A journalist’s plea for entrepreneurs, brands, and regulators to look beyond retail licenses and nonprofit donations. Another Juneteenth has come and passed, bringing a renewed wave of highlights of Black-owned brands and commitments to fostering diversity and equity in cannabis. Then, it’
Is the European Union set to change its stance on Cannabis? Image Cannabis NewsJune 28, 2023 THE wind has been taken out of the sails of European cannabis recently with Germany opting to curtail its ambitions of a fully-fledged domestic, adult-use market. Following a January 18 meeting between the European Commission Director-General for Migration
Marijuana supply chain: profits and headaches Image Cannabis NewsJune 28, 2023 The marijuana supply chain is an interesting market to follow. Like any agricultural product, there are ebbs and flows to its supply and demand. However, there is one caveat in the marijuana supply chain that makes things a bit trickier: in most states, cannabis products
DeSantis ally takes bold stand against 2024 Pot Legalization vote Image Cannabis NewsJune 28, 2023 Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, a close ally of Republican Gov Ron DeSantis, asked the state Supreme Court to nix a proposed constitutional amendment that would legalize pot in the state. The petition, dated Monday, comes less than a week after
Four men sentenced for importing Cannabis from US to UK Image Cannabis NewsJune 27, 2023 Four men have been sentenced for their part in an operation which saw more than 20 kilograms of cannabis imported to the UK from the US in packages described as ‘clothing’. While in California in May last year taking part in poker tournaments, Andrew Taylor, of
Maryland Governor Wes Moore reaffirms commitment to social equity in Cannabis Legalization Image Cannabis NewsJune 27, 2023 Governor Wes Moore Affirms Maryland's Commitment to Social Equity and Restorative Justice in Landmark Cannabis Conference. ANNAPOLIS, MD — In a powerful address at the annual conference of the Cannabis Regulators Association i
Budding union efforts in Michigan’s Cannabis Industry Image Cannabis NewsJune 26, 2023 Marijuana licenses could be in jeopardy if bills go unpaid Although Michigan’s marijuana market surpassed $2 billion in profits last year, price volatility has continued to loom like a dark cloud. The recreational flower price per ounce was $90.64 in May, slowly
