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California’s frustrating fight to end illegal weed

More than six years after recreational sales launched, the state is still struggling to eradicate the unlicensed market. ARCADIA, California — Law enforcement officers from the California Department of Cannabis Control converged on a shabby off-white storefront in the Los…

Massachusetts cannabis regulators fine companies for record-keeping, pesticide violations

The Cannabis Control Commission fined two of the largest marijuana companies operating in Massachusetts on Thursday for negligent behavior around the use of pesticides and record-keeping procedures. The violations against Ascend Wellness and Curaleaf add to a growing list of enforcement…

AG, secretary of state target nearly 100,000 signatures on Nebraska medical cannabis petitions

LINCOLN — Nebraska’s chief election official and top prosecutor have questioned the validity of more than half of the signatures already validated on each of the state’s two medical cannabis petitions for the November election. Attorney General Mike Hilgers, in a…

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$130 million of cannabis in sea shipment of soybeans from Canada

October 9, 2024
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Haul is second seizure involving more than 500kg of cannabis buds this year, department says Hong Kong customs officers have arrested three suspects and confiscated 500kg (1,102lbs) of cannabis buds with an estimated street value of HK$130 million (US$16.7 million)…

In Vermont, regulators are worried about the cannabis industry getting too high

October 7, 2024
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Two years after retail recreational sales became legal, the state’s Cannabis Control Board wants to take a breath and reassess how to keep the industry sustainable and Vermont-centric MONTPELIER, Vt. — In June 2022, three months before retail recreational marijuana…

Cannabis firm backing recreational marijuana amendment sues Republican Party, TV stations

October 3, 2024
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Florida’s largest medical-marijuana company filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday accusing the state Republican Party of launching an “intentionally deceptive campaign” to mislead voters about a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana. With voting by mail already…

Gov. Newsom’s Farmers Market Veto Sows Disappointment, Confusion, Allegations

October 2, 2024
Tom Hymes
California, Cultivation, News & Insights
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In a last-minute decision that dashes the hopes of California’s remaining small-batch cannabis cultivators that a lifeline of revenue in the form of farmers markets might be in the offing after years of negotiation, Governor Newsom vetoed AB 1111 just…

The Power of the Down-Ballot: Why local races are crucial to cannabis legalization

October 2, 2024
Derek Ross
Descheduling or Rescheduling Marijuana, Federal, Op-Ed, Policy & Legal
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By Derek Ross, CEO of Nova Farms As we approach another pivotal election season, much of the national focus is, understandably, on the presidential race. It’s the headline-grabber, the showstopper. However, if you are invested in the future of cannabis…

Arkansas medical marijuana supporters sue state over decision measure won’t qualify for ballot

Organizers of an effort to expand medical marijuana i n Arkansas sued the state on Tuesday for its decision that the proposal won’t qualify for the November ballot. Arkansans for Patient Access asked the state Supreme Court to order Secretary of…

California Will Allow Amsterdam-Like Cannabis Cafes

Marijuana businesses will be allowed to serve food and have live music performances as a way to attract more customers. Marijuana dispensaries in California will be allowed to sell food and nonalcoholic beverages, as well as host live events on…

Harris says she backs legalizing marijuana, going further than Biden

September 30, 2024
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Vice President Harris reaffirmed her support for legalizing marijuana Monday, speaking up on the issue publicly for the first time she became the Democratic nominee. “I just think we have come to a point where we have to understand that…

NYC cracked down on illegal weed bodegas, left behind hundreds of shuttered storefronts

A candy-colored “Exotic Clouds” sign that once beckoned customers into a smoke shop at Stanton and Ludlow streets now hangs over a darkened storefront with windows covered in graffiti. Blocks away, on Allen Street, the gate is down on another…

How a ‘well-known secret’ in Massachusetts cannabis testing is obscuring what’s in your weed

‘No testing would be better than what we do today,’ one lab founder said. Holistic Industries knew its marijuana-growing facility in Massachusetts had a mold problem in 2020 and 2021. To sell its cannabis, Holistic had to have it tested…

Blinded by the Bud: A Craft Conversation with Brighterside Farms

September 26, 2024
Tom Hymes
Company Stories, Cultivation, New Jersey, News & Insights, Spotlight
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The people behind New Jersey cultivator Brighterside Farms may be relatively new to the state, but they are anything but new to cannabis. Their cultivating roots extend back to 2006 and way past that as well, first back east during…

The New Mexico cannabis cowboys: Modern day desperados

It was something once relegated to the shadows in back alleys and dimly lit street corners. But all that changed two years ago after lawmakers legalized recreational marijuana. In New Mexico today there are 13 times more cannabis stores than…