Marijuana, cannabis, hemp: Why Minnesota is choosing its words carefully March 19, 2024 AggregatedNews Minnesota 0 Comments When the state of Minnesota legalized adult-use cannabis last year, legislators made a subtle change to the books: they struck most mentions of “marijuana” and swapped it out for “cannabis.” Amid the slew of changes coming with legalization — expunging criminal records,… Read More→
CT Retail Weed Sales Fall for Second Month March 13, 2024 Tom Hymes Connecticut, News & Insights, Retail 0 Comments Signaling a trend no market wants to see, Connecticut’s retail cannabis sales for both medical and adult-use fell by well over a million dollars between January and February. According to the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP), which regulates the… Read More→
Gov. Josh Shapiro called for legalizing marijuana, and the state’s need for revenue could help make it a reality February 7, 2024 AggregatedNews Pennsylvania 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Mammals With the Munchies: Curing Animals With Cannabis February 6, 2024 AggregatedNews Science and Technology 0 Comments While many people and their doctors have embraced medical marijuana for health ills, treating pets and zoo animals with CBD and THC is just beginning. Like many captive elephants, Nidia suffered from chronic foot problems. Fissures had formed in the… Read More→
Cannabis Banking Today November 17, 2023 AggregatedNews Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Oregon 0 Comments By Vince Sliwoski, Principal at Harris Sliwoski We are helping build out another cannabis banking program here in Oregon. My law firm has done a series of these for credit unions (“CU”s) and other financial institutions (“FIs”) going back to… Read More→
Cannabis Rescheduling and the Demise of Section 280E November 2, 2023 Steven Schain Federal 0 Comments By Steven Schain Although the final decision rests with the DEA, if cannabis is reclassified to Schedule III, marijuana growers, processors, transporters or sellers (marijuana-related businesses or MRBs) will cease being encumbered by onerous operating and taxing obstacles to become… Read More→
Santa Barbara’s wine industry declared war on weed. Pot is winning. September 15, 2023 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments They might not be profitable yet, but California’s biggest pot farms are here to stay in Santa Barbara County When pot farms showed up in Santa Barbara County in 2017, the wine industry went on the attack, vowing to launch… Read More→
Philip Morris acquiring Cannabis inhaler developer Syqe Medical for up to $650 million July 19, 2023 AggregatedNews Mergers & Acquisitions 0 Comments The Israeli company’s main product is a metered-dose inhaler for pain reduction treatment using medical cannabis Philip Morris, the international tobacco giant, is acquiring the Israeli company Syqe Medical in a deal that could reach $650 million, Calcalist has learned.… Read More→
Who’s most likely to smoke weed, and is it older NPR listeners? July 14, 2023 AggregatedNews Marketing 0 Comments More than a third of people 65 or older report having tried marijuana, a proportion that has tripled since 2009. That trend has not gone unnoticed by reader Elizabeth Albright of Fountain, N.C., who asks about gray-haired customers of legal… Read More→
California Gives Up on the Illegal Cannabis Market July 10, 2023 AggregatedNews Black Market, California 0 Comments California has the biggest legal cannabis market in the world – it’s a larger economy than some small nations. But while the Golden State’s regulated market is massive, it’s illegal market is far bigger. California has a big illegal cannabis market problem… Read More→
Oregon Town’s Marijuana Boom Yields Envy in Idaho June 15, 2023 AggregatedNews Idaho, Oregon 0 Comments Tax revenue has surged since cannabis stores opened in Ontario, Ore., fueling a push in neighboring Idaho to legalize sales and get in on the action. For John Leeds, the hour-and-a-half commute to and from his job as assistant manager… Read More→
Medicinal cannabis helps cancer pain – study May 3, 2023 AggregatedNews Medical Marijuana, News & Insights 0 Comments Medicinal cannabis can help relieve pain caused by cancer and reduce the number of drugs patients need, Canadian research suggests. In a study of 358 cancer patients, researchers concluded it was a safe option for managing pain, alongside other drugs.… Read More→
Dr. Leana Wen is Wrong; We Should Be Celebrating Cannabis Use April 27, 2023 Tom Hymes News & Insights, Opinions 3 Comments Reading Dr. Leana Wen’s Washington Post opinion piece this week, “We should not be celebrating marijuana use,” I could not help but think back to 2015, when I attended an early MJBizCon show at one of Chicago’s great hotels. While… Read More→
Security threats at a Cannabis Dispensary – What to Watch For April 24, 2023 Jeff Dingle Security 1 Comment By Jeff Dingle Security is of the utmost importance in the cannabis industry. The industry is highly regulated and the sale of cannabis products is strictly controlled, so dispensaries must take specific measures to protect their products and customers. Unfortunately… Read More→
Oversupply has Pennsylvania marijuana store owners not feeling the buzz April 17, 2023 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments 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… Read More→