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As adult-use cannabis dispensaries continue to open across Connecticut, other types of marijuana businesses have been slow to begin operations. As of Nov. 1, 55 cannabis companies had licenses pending, according to the state’s online licensing database, with 40 of those businesses having received

There is a new and unusual union in the state of Maine, and its officers and members recently held their first meeting in Sanford. Since unions are common – for firefighters, teachers, electrical workers, and more have them – you might ask what makes this newly formed one unusual. Pete

Store opens in defiance of the Town of Newmarket opting out of retail cannabis outlets, police investigating. Newmarket now has its first-ever retail cannabis location, but authorities say it is operating illegally. Newmarket Smokes Out opened at the plaza at 17817 Leslie St. Oct. 20, offering 24

The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) is seeking to revoke the licenses of 165 grow facilities in the state for failing to post signage on their property. Senate Bill 1737 took effect a year ago, and it requires commercial growers in the state to have a sign on their operation showing

A temporary outlet selling cannabis products has set up shop in downtown Jamestown until the end of December. Herbal IQ of Buffalo has opened at 320 North Main Street after its request to hold a cannabis growers showcase was approved by the State Office of Cannabis Management. Jamestown Mayor Eddie

Five years of legally growing hemp in Kansas has taught growers and researchers what works and what doesn’t. “Hemp” was the buzz word in Kansas and surrounding states after the 2014 Farm Bill allowed states to create their own regulations and pilot programs to reintroduce industrial hemp back into

Ohio voters advanced cannabis culture in the state on November 7 by approving a ballot proposal legalizing recreational marijuana. This makes Ohio the 24th state in the United States to permit cannabis use for non-medical purposes. While this change brings new freedoms for adults, employers in Ohio

Canadian cannabis company Trees this week announced that its scheduled merger with 420 Investments, announced in July this year, has now been ‘unilaterally terminated’. The pair announced the news in a short press release earlier this week, but offered little insight into why the recently announced

There are now 24 states in the country where weed use is allowed for adults. Ohio voters comfortably approved a marijuana legalization referendum on the ballot Tuesday. The vote makes Ohio the 24th state in the U.S. to legalize adult-use marijuana and furthers a trend of more conservative states

Seven years after Pennsylvania legalized marijuana for medical use, lawmakers are debating whether to allow recreational use — and what that would look like. It has created quite a buzz in the evolving industry. “Pennsylvania has a lot of market potential,” said Brendan Mitchel- Chesebro, a

The day before Illinois’ spring legislative session ended, lawmakers were poised to pass a wide-ranging cannabis bill that was meant to save struggling small businesses. The measure had largely been agreed upon by stakeholders in months of meetings. But large cannabis companies and some lawmakers

The Colorado market rebound is somewhat all over the map. A longtime Colorado cannabis distributor and deal broker who works with dozens of farms and brands said he expects the cultivation sector in the state to continue shrinking more than it already has this year, but the wholesale market has

Residents in Broadview will vote on an ordinance that would ban marijuana sales in the city limits. From January of 2022, when adult-use sales began through August of this year, the Montana has seen more than 516 million dollars in total sales. There were more than $24 million total sales in that

Delaware legislators spent years debating whether to permit recreational marijuana use and create a regulated industry in the state. After Gov. John Carney stood down his opposition in April allowing legalization bills to pass, new debates are now filtering down to local municipalities. Under the

The most recent batch of consumption lounge license approvals includes two huge multi-state operators. Nevada officials are continuing to approve more consumption lounge applications, with six more conditional licenses approved by the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board (CCB) for various cannabis

A team of chemists at terpene distributor Abstrax Tech has conducted an extensive study of the molecules that are likely involved in giving cannabis its unique smell. In their study, published in ACS Omega , the group used a variety of tests to look for and identify the molecules that give cannabis

High Tide Successfully Restructures $8,9 Million in Debt with Key Lender. High Tide has announced that it has successfully completed a restructuring of approximately $8.9 million of the company’s outstanding debt held by a key industry lender under a senior secured convertible debenture. The parties

Willie’s Reserve is now available at Puff dispensaries and several other retailers throughout Michigan. Country cannabis outlaw and icon Willie Nelson entered the Michigan cannabis market, debuting his cannabis brand in the state last week. Michigan is the eighth state so far to sell flower from the

The new, strict rules in Virginia will remain in place until the lawsuit moves forward. Since the 2018 Farm Bill authorized hemp production and removed the crop from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) schedule of Controlled Substances, the hemp-derived cannabinoid industry has boomed across

TJ Lewis has leased a large retail space in Clay and fitted it with display cases and a secure supply room for an array of legal marijuana products. He has 25 people ready to join the payroll. In the past few months, he’s invested more than $500,000 in his project. Lewis is one of more than a dozen