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FTC and FDA Send Second Set of Cease-and-Desist Letters to Companies Selling Products Containing Delta-8 THC in Packaging Designed to Look Like Children’s Snacks

July 16, 2024
Rob Meagher
Federal, Federal Trade Commission, Press Releases
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PRESS RELEASE Agencies call out firms for putting kids’ health at risk for the sake of profit For the second time in as many years, the Federal Trade Commission today sent cease-and-desist letters – jointly with the U.S. Food and…

NY Cannabis Control Board Approves 100+ Licenses at Contentious Meeting

July 11, 2024
Tom Hymes
Compliance and Regulations, New York, News & Insights
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A somewhat stressed out but productive New York Cannabis Control Board held a monthly public meeting on Tuesday, July 10 – aka 7/10, a cannabis concentrates holiday – to address a full agenda of items that included over 100 applications…

How Minnesota accidentally created America’s weed beverage capital

The state’s market for THC drinks has exploded into a nearly $200 million industry over the last two years. MINNEAPOLIS — Call it the Minnesota Weed Miracle. State lawmakers — some with no clue what they were doing — voted with little fanfare…

Ethos Cannabis CEO Gibran Washington on Growth and Profitability

July 9, 2024
Tom Hymes
Company Stories, News & Insights, Pennsylvania, Spotlight
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Based out of Philadelphia, Ethos Cannabis is one of those rare beasts in the cannabis realm, a profitable multistate operator whose growth trajectory is up and under control, and whose ambitions, borne of discipline and focus, are seen by its…

Cannabis Law is Chaotic: Avoiding Misinformation Online

By Vince Sliwoski, Managing Partner Harris Sliwoski The internet is a badlands of misinformation on cannabis law and policy. Less than stellar takes may be amplified on news sites, giving them a veneer of authority. Social media platforms, from X…

Next step in Connecticut’s cannabis market: Membership clubs and offerings

Gone are the days of illicit, backroom weed sales. The legalization of cannabis has completed changed the way cannabis is sold and now one of Connecticut’s largest cannabis companies is inserting a new way of selling by launching a tiered, paid…

SCOTUS Scuttles Chevron

This January, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that challenged the deference given federal agencies by federal courts to interpret vaguely written laws. It was called the Chevron deference. It no longer exists. It took about…

Winning Strategies for MSOs: Navigating Growth, Innovation and Regulatory Challenges

By Lexie Barton, Director of Client Strategy, BDSA The cannabis industry has faced significant challenges in the past year, though shifting macro-environmental factors indicate a promising outlook. Multi-state operators (MSOs) are particularly well-positioned to succeed, with anticipated growth driven by…

A year after Maryland approved recreational cannabis, sales are booming but health concerns linger

A year ago, there were still plenty of unknowns in Maryland’s cannabis industry. Medical cannabis businesses, now cleared to participate in the newly approved recreational market, had to gauge what would happen when they opened their doors to all adults 21…

NCAA removes cannabis from list of banned drugs during championships

In the regular season, the NCAA generally only tests for performance-enhancing drugs. It still can test for PEDs, stimulants and narcotics before championships. The NCAA no longer will test Division I athletes for cannabis products ahead of its championships after…

Texas Has Basically Legalized Marijuana. We Have the Proof.

Testing of smokable hemp at eight dispensaries around the state found that all were selling cannabis with potent levels of the psychoactive compound THC. The first thing I notice on entering the store is the smell. It is an earthy…

5 Ways to Increase Dispensary Sales with Email Receipts

When someone makes a purchase in your dispensary, do they receive a receipt in your store or via email? Bottom-line, if you’re not asking every customer if they’d like an emailed receipt and encouraging them to choose email over paper…

Curaleaf’s ‘The Hemp Company’ Delivers with DoorDash (UPDATED)

June 24, 2024
Tom Hymes
Delivery Service, Hemp Industry News, Multiple State Operators, Spotlight
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Curaleaf announced several launches on Monday, all of them related to hemp-derived THC products that are ostensibly compliant with the 2018 Farm Bill. First, Curaleaf announced the launch of an “all-new line of hemp derived THC products under its Select…

The cannabis industry is fighting over how many stores one company can own. Here’s why.

A debate over the cap on weed permits has sparked worries about broken promises to entrepreneurs of color and fears of a marijuana monopoly When recreational cannabis became legal in Massachusetts in 2016, the state imposed strict limits on how…

Is Maryland Governor Wes Moore Blowing Smoke or Fire?

While the cannabis and hemp industries have been mostly (and rightly) fixated with goings-on at the federal level, the states are where cannabis policy is enacted and where the regulatory impact of cannabis policies is truly felt, for better and…