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County's first Marijuana store now open in Sussex Borough

County's first Marijuana store now open in Sussex Borough

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 25, 2024

A shop in Sussex Plaza on the borough's Main Street has become the first retail cannabis shop in Sussex County. Cannabis Clubhouse is not a place where you can smoke marijuana, but where you can legally purchase state-approved cannabis products, said Danielle Zill-Barry, owner and manager of the

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Maine bill aims to change how edible Cannabis products are labeled

Maine bill aims to change how edible Cannabis products are labeled

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 25, 2024

A Maine bill aims to remove a label required on certain recreational marijuana products that tells people there's THC in it. Currently, every adult-use edible cannabis product in Maine is required to be stamped with a universal symbol to tell those looking at it that it contains THC. A bill

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Hemp farmers: Future uncertain with no plan from Ohio lawmakers on adult-use

Hemp farmers: Future uncertain with no plan from Ohio lawmakers on adult-use

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 24, 2024

Nearly three months after it was passed by voters, the future of adult-use marijuana in Ohio is still up in the air without a plan from lawmakers. This also means it's unclear for hemp farmers like Eric and Yvonne Boltz. Boltz to Nutz is a biodiverse farm in Hamilton with hemp being one of their

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Cannabis added to Canadian Free Trade Agreement, but cross-province sales not likely any time soon

Cannabis added to Canadian Free Trade Agreement, but cross-province sales not likely any time soon

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 23, 2024

The newest version of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) has now been expanded to include trade in non-medical cannabis. For the first time, the CFTA, which came into force in 2017, includes references to cannabis and the cannabis industry, with the word cannabis appearing 238 times within the

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Soon, you can smoke NJ legal Weed at some new businesses

Soon, you can smoke NJ legal Weed at some new businesses

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 23, 2024

New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission Approves Rules for Cannabis Consumption Lounges. As the number of New Jersey dispensaries ballooned over the last year, consumers and medical marijuana patients have faced an ironic bind: There's very few places, legally, to get high. More than three years

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Michigan Adult-Use, Medical Cannabis Sales Reach $3.6 Billion in 2023

Michigan Adult-Use, Medical Cannabis Sales Reach $3.6 Billion in 2023

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 23, 2024

As sales continue to rise, some advocates are expecting the industry to reduce its growth path. New data from the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) in Michigan revealed that the state collected more than $3.6 billion in adult-use sales last year. Compared to the $2.3 billion in sales collected in

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Cannabis consumption lounges will create ‘safe spaces’ to consume, business owners say

Cannabis consumption lounges will create ‘safe spaces’ to consume, business owners say

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 23, 2024

Rules regulating lounges were approved last week. Alyza Brevard-Rodriguez hopes to host community events on the second floor of her soon-to-open cannabis dispensary, events like smoke-and-yoga sessions and comedy nights featuring cannabis. “I think it’s really critical for us to create those safe

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Florida To Vote On Marijuana Legalization On 2024 Ballot, DeSantis Suggests

Florida To Vote On Marijuana Legalization On 2024 Ballot, DeSantis Suggests

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 23, 2024

Florida Governor Anticipates Supreme Court Approval for Adult-Use Marijuana Initiative, Setting Stage for 2024 Ballot. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has stated that the Supreme Court will approve the initiative for adult-use marijuana initiative, which potentially can pave the way for the state to vote

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Check Out Seth Rogen And Evan Goldberg’s Latest Rolling Paper Collab

Check Out Seth Rogen And Evan Goldberg’s Latest Rolling Paper Collab

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 23, 2024

Houseplant and OCB Announce Partnership: Premium Line of Rolling Papers and Cones to Debut on February 16. In an exclusive reveal ahead of its official announcement, Houseplant, the cannabis lifestyle brand co-founded by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Michael Mohr, has formed a partnership with OCB

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Former Google & Meta Engineers Built A Weed Distribution Network

Former Google & Meta Engineers Built A Weed Distribution Network

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 23, 2024

The wide world of weed is a vast sea of small businesses, each with its own buyers, owners, and sales objectives. Enter Nabis, a massive weed distribution network and the largest distributor of cannabis in California. The weed tech darling is a powerful engine in the marketplace that makes the state

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Arizona tried adding equity into Marijuana Licensing. Dispensary chains still took over

Arizona tried adding equity into Marijuana Licensing. Dispensary chains still took over

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 22, 2024

Would-be partners have offered Abel Ochoa "crazy amounts of money" for the social equity marijuana license he and his cousin own. "I had somebody offer me $17 million," he said, laughing. "If I would've just took the money, like yeah, that would've been nice. But what, what would've been the purpose

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Crumbling SPD Support Threatens Future of Germany’s CanG Bill

Crumbling SPD Support Threatens Future of Germany’s CanG Bill

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 19, 2024

German Cannabis Act Faces Uncertainty as Support Wavers and Criticism Mounts. Germany’s Cannabis Act (CanG) is entering increasingly uncertain territory as support within the coalition’s largest party crumbles, and criticism of the bill begins to surface on multiple fronts. Just before the

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West Virginia's Cannabis industry could get an upgrade with new legislation

West Virginia's Cannabis industry could get an upgrade with new legislation

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 19, 2024

Cannabis is getting the old college try again in the West Virginia State Legislature. Del. Evan Hansen, D-79, introduced HB-4873 into the House of Delegates, which seeks to establish a framework under which adults over the age of 21 can legally consume cannabis products in the state of West Virginia

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Maryland Police Chief Stands Up Against State Law that Reduces Number of Eligible Applicants

Maryland Police Chief Stands Up Against State Law that Reduces Number of Eligible Applicants

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 19, 2024

In Montgomery County, Maryland, law enforcement applicants must cease cannabis use for three years before being hired. A police chief in Maryland is standing up against county regulations, which requires that potential law enforcement applicants must abstain from cannabis use for at least three

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Missouri legislators push back on adding marijuana to workers’ compensation law

Missouri legislators push back on adding marijuana to workers’ compensation law

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 19, 2024

If Missouri employees ask for workers’ compensation after an on-the-job injury, employers can require them to take a drug test for marijuana. If they test positive — even if they hadn’t consumed marijuana for days — their compensation and death benefit may be reduced by 50%. That didn’t change when

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6 Lessons for Success in New York Cannabis

6 Lessons for Success in New York Cannabis

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 19, 2024

Essential Advice for Those Looking to Enter the New York Cannabis Industry. Over the past week I’ve received many calls from in- and out-of-state residents looking to enter the New York cannabis industry. Some have applied for licenses and are stuck in processing hell, awaiting confirmation from the

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Will Virginia lawmakers legalize retail Marijuana sales this year?

Will Virginia lawmakers legalize retail Marijuana sales this year?

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 18, 2024

Dustin Weekley has a wide variety of CBD products on the shelves at Bountifuel Utopia in Norfolk, but there's one thing not on the shelves — actual marijuana. "There would definitely be a market for it," he told News 3 earlier this month. Despite marijuana possession becoming legal in Virginia in

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Canopy Growth Raises $35M Selling Units

Canopy Growth Raises $35M Selling Units

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 18, 2024

Canopy Growth Announces US$35 Million Private Placement Offering. Canopy Growth Corporation, today announced that it has entered into subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”), dated as of January 18, 2024, with certain institutional investors (the “Investors”) in a private placement

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New Cannabis Dispensary 'NOXX Cannabis' Opens in East Peoria

New Cannabis Dispensary 'NOXX Cannabis' Opens in East Peoria

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 18, 2024

Now Open, NOXX Cannabis Offers 25% Off the Entire Store as it Prepares for its Grand Opening Celebration. The newest cannabis dispensary in East Peoria, NOXX Cannabis is now open and serving recreational marijuana customers. Located at 300 S Main St, the dispensary is currently offering 25% off the

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DeWine looks to keep ‘intoxicating Hemp’ away from children

DeWine looks to keep ‘intoxicating Hemp’ away from children

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Cannabis NewsJanuary 18, 2024

Delta-8 THC is a compound that can be found hemp. When concentrated or manipulated, it can give people a high when consumed, just like marijuana. “Well, Delta-8 has gotten a lot easier to get now,” said Gary Wenk, a professor of behavioral science at Ohio State University. It can be easily

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