New Mexico’s Mountaintop Extracts Aims for Pure Heights

With a name like Mountaintop Extracts, one might assume that delivering the highest high was the goal of the founders of this Albuquerque, New Mexico-based producer, but it was not.…

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Ninth Circuit Denies Citizenship to Foreign-born Washington State Dispensary Owner

A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a cut-and-dried opinion Friday affirming last year’s district court summary judgment denying Maria Elena Reimers…

Frequent marijuana users tend to be leaner and less likely to develop diabetes. But the pseudo-health benefits come at a price, experts say

The stereotypical cannabis connoisseur perpetually has the munchies but is, paradoxically, perplexingly thin. Now researchers at the University of California, Irvine, think they know why—and no, pot consumption isn’t the…

State board revokes Secaucus dispensary’s cultivating and manufacturing licenses over $700K in unpaid fees

In a shocking move for the local and state cannabis industry, New Jersey officials revoked the Harmony Foundation’s licenses for cultivating and manufacturing adult-use marijuana over unpaid fees, while also…

Trulieve to Close Last California Store; Exit Massachusetts by End of 2023

Trulieve announced today that it is cutting losses in two mature markets where it has a minimal footprint relative to other states. The multistate operator said it is closing its…

Black Farmer Cannabis Bill Passed in Florida

By Fred Rocafort, Attorney at Harris Bricken Black farmers in Florida stand to benefit from a medical cannabis bill passed in the waning days of the state legislature’s 2023 session.…

Lawmakers scramble to fix NY’s struggling rollout of retail cannabis

Some New York lawmakers are scrambling as they enter the final week of the legislative session to implement measures to aid the state’s struggling retail cannabis market, including a proposal…

State board revokes Secaucus dispensary’s cultivating and manufacturing licenses over $700K in unpaid fees

Florida recreational marijuana effort clears crucial hurdle

While it still faces a Florida Supreme Court review and an expected legal challenge from state Attorney General Ashley Moody, amendment supporters heralded the breakthrough. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The effort…