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Profits from sales of recreational marijuana are in the tens of millions, the Division of Cannabis Control reports. As of Dec. 30, sales of recreational marijuana were reported to have exceeded $242 million of the more than $2.2 billion in total product sales, including medical marijuana. More than

Last year young women outpaced men when it came to cannabis use, but what’s behind this historic shift in consumption trends? According to data from the latest Monitoring the Future study, in 2023, women aged 19-30 years reported consuming more cannabis than men for the first time since records

In dispensaries across Whidbey, patrons can find a popular brand of cannabis known for its consistency, kindness to the environment and colorful packaging. What people may not know about the Port Angeles-based weed farm, Falcanna, is that it would not exist without an iconic falconer on South

If you’ve driven an interstate highway through Michigan, you’ve been bombarded with billboards for weed. The state approved recreational marijuana five years ago and the ads immediately proliferated, with competing companies boasting homegrown products, free delivery and puns. (“Stop by and say high

Ohio’s newly launched recreational marijuana market is already turning heads nationwide, with experts calling it one of the most successful rollouts in U.S. history. Ben Burstein, a national marijuana sales analyst with LeafLink, said Ohio’s approach to launching its recreational cannabis market has

Gov. Kathy Hochul said last week that New York state’s cannabis industry has reached more than $1 billion in retail sales. “This achievement reflects the dedication of entrepreneurs, consumers, and communities who have embraced the legal market and helped to establish New York as a national leader

2024 was a primarily lean and flat year for the U.S. cannabis industry. The state-legal cannabis industry has been volatile from its inception, and 2024 represented a year of winnowing with many cannabis businesses failing. 2025 has some light on the horizon, though, with the prospect of the Drug

California cannabis regulators and industry defenders argue that despite the proliferation of pesticides found in legal weed, licensed products are still safer and purer than those sold on the underground market. That isn’t always true, according to an analysis of tests conducted by The Times. Of 16

Illinois Healthy Alternatives Association (ILHAA) commends Governor Pritzker and State Legislators for wanting to protect children and consumers, but they caution that the current proposed legislation falls short and jeopardizes small businesses. Illinois Healthy Alternatives Association calls for

As Delaware moves forward with issuing recreational marijuana business licenses, many municipalities are establishing their restrictions on where these businesses can open, leaving uncertainty around where licensees will be able to operate. In 2023, the state legalized recreational cannabis and

The debate over whether or not marijuana should be legal in Texas has gotten pretty heated over the past few years. Though a misstep by Texas officials back in 2019 rendered many forms of THC legal to sell in Texas, now the Texas Senate’s leader is looking to close that loophole and rid Texas of THC

New York regulators approved 68 adult-use cannabis licenses, but more than 3,000 applications filed a year ago are still pending. That’s partially because regulators want to avoid flooding the market as state-regulated recreational cannabis sales approach the $1 billion mark, Felicia Reid, the

US cannabis industry revenues are set to grow just 3.2% in 2025, as price compression, difficult economic dynamics and an increasingly complex political landscape put the brakes on the sector. According to a new report from ATB Capital Markets, the market is set to have contracted by 0.2% in 2024

The Office of Cannabis Management provided a year in review by sharing an update on the cannabis industry in New York State during a Cannabis Control Board meeting. New York State currently has 261 adult-use retail stores. OCM said it is a big increase, considering there were barely two dozen stores

The New York Office of Cannabis Management held a Control Board Meeting today that was broadcast online. Two months ago, we provided an update regarding the state’s strong growth in adult-use sales, and this extremely bullish story has become even more bullish. Sales growth is very strong, and the

Arizona’s recreational marijuana market showed signs of stabilization in October, with dispensaries selling $75.3 million in adult-use cannabis products, up from September’s $67.3 million, according to the latest data from the Arizona Department of Revenue. The medical marijuana sector continued its

Ridder is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Navus CEA Enterprises, a family-funded investment company with a proven track record in controlled environment agriculture (CEA). Building on a history of successful collaborations as co-investors in ventures like Blue Radix and Metomotion

The legal cannabis market is projected to reach $102.2 billion globally by 2030, growing at a sizzling 25.7% annual rate, according to a report by Grand View Research. This dramatic growth is expected even without U.S. federal support, but that equation could shift dramatically under President-elect

In 2022, LEX 18 reported on pushes for the decriminalization of marijuana in the commonwealth and the next year there was a lot of discussion about medical marijuana. Now, in 2025, Kentucky will begin a medical cannabis program. But advocates like Robert Matheny, the owner of KY CBD Farmacy, say it

A leading beer industry trade group has put out a statement of guiding principles to address what it calls “the proliferation of largely unregulated intoxicating hemp and cannabis products,” warning of risks to consumers and communities resulting from THC consumption. Among other recommendations