Pennsylvania Archives - Cannabis Business Executive - Cannabis and Marijuana industry news

New Cannabis Legalization Introduced To PA Legislature

September 17, 2024
AggregatedNews
Pennsylvania
0 Comments

Advocates believe recreational legalization is only a matter of time. The question is what it will look like. Pennsylvania State Capitol building in Harrisburg on July 26, 2023. Credit: Amanda Berg/Spotlight PA The legislature returned from recess Monday in Harrisburg,…

Pa. House introduces marijuana legalization bill as momentum for recreational cannabis builds

A bipartisan pair of representatives announced plans to introduced a bill to legalize marijuana in Pennsylvania. The bill is largely similar to a bipartisan Senate bill that has been stalled since its introduction almost a year ago. “Smoking marijuana should not be…

Pennsylvania’s path to legalizing cannabis faces numerous hurdles

To the cannabis-curious, possibilities are bountiful in a nation increasingly supporting the legalization of marijuana. In some U.S. cities, nearly every block seems to boast cannabis dispensaries fashioned with a telltale green cross symbol. Inside, many resemble the modern minimalism…

Gov. Josh Shapiro called for legalizing marijuana, and the state’s need for revenue could help make it a reality

A top Senate GOP leader suggested he may be willing to consider legalizing recreational marijuana, especially as Pennsylvania spending is projected to exceed revenue in the next fiscal year. Legalizing recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania has for years seemed like a…

TerrAscend Maintains Its Balance in an Uncertain Market

June 12, 2023
Tom Hymes
Company Stories, News & Insights, Spotlight
0 Comments

TerrAscend (CSE: TER) (OTCQX: TRSSF) is a Canadian public company with operations in Canada and five U.S. states: California, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Michigan, where it has its greatest concentration of retail outlets. A vertical integrated company in each…

Oversupply has Pennsylvania marijuana store owners not feeling the buzz

Medical cannabis users in Pennsylvania have been enjoying a two-year high with prices falling as much as 62%, but store owners are not feeling the buzz. Balance sheets are awash in red ink for multistate operators that run the dispensaries…

Fluent in Florida: CEO Robert Beasley’s Strategy of Growth by Contraction

December 12, 2022
Tom Hymes
Company Stories, News & Insights, Spotlight
0 Comments

Founded in 2016, Cansortium Inc. is the publicly traded parent company of Florida-based Fluent, which was rebranded from Knox Medical in May 2019. Fluent is a multistate operator with a reach as far west as Texas and as far north…

Pennsylvania Governor Signs Cannabis Banking and Insurance Protections into Law

It is official. On July 11, 2022, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed House Bill 331 into law, ostensibly making the Commonwealth safer for financial institutions and insurers that want to do business with the state’s medical marijuana industry. In relevant part, the new…

Legal but unregulated hemp derivative delta-8 thrives in Pa.’s thorny marijuana landscape

June 14, 2022
AggregatedNews
Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Policy & Legal
0 Comments

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania lawmakers and advocates for legal cannabis say uneven access to marijuana has pushed consumers toward a widely available — but unregulated — psychoactive product whose exact contents are often impossible to discern. A state senator is now…

Fetterman’s not-so-secret weapon: Weed legalization

The issue isn’t top of mind for most voters, but the Democratic frontrunner is betting that it could help draw people to the polls. LANCASTER, Pa. — Few Senate candidates sell campaign T-shirts emblazoned with marijuana leaves. But head over…

Republican-backed push to legalize weed in Pennsylvania gets underway with hearing

The push to legalize recreational marijuana for adults in Pennsylvania follows legalization moves in neighboring New Jersey and New York. A Republican-controlled Pennsylvania Senate committee on Monday held what was billed as the first of a series of hearings on…

Medical marijuana sales sizzle in Pennsylvania, and the M&A market has been busy

James Thomas’ hips began to bother him three or four years after he had joint replacement surgery. He turned to medical marijuana and is still testing out the right formulation. “I haven’t found the right marijuana yet,” the 69-year-old retired…

For the first time, legal weed gets Republican senate support in Pa.

It marks the first time any Pa. Republican senator has endorsed a plan to end the prohibition on cannabis. For years, Democrats in Pennsylvania’s legislature have introduced bills to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use. But without any Republican support,…

Recreational Marijuana Legalized by New Jersey Voters

Voters approved a constitutional amendment to legalize cannabis in New Jersey, putting pressure on neighboring states like New York. After years of legislative failures, New Jersey voters on Tuesday authorized the legal use of recreational marijuana in a year when…

New to medical marijuana? Curious? Here’s what experts say you should know.

Getting medical marijuana has never been easier in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Telemedicine, online ordering, and home delivery — innovations spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic — have streamlined the process and encouraged more people than ever to explore whether…

Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Next