Missouri strips marijuana licenses connected to company accused of predatory behavior March 28, 2024 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Missouri’s health department on Wednesday stripped two coveted marijuana micro-licenses tied to an out-of-state company that had been accused of predatory practices and had listed the licenses for resale. The two micro-licenses, awarded to Seashore Rhythm, LLC in Arnold near… Read More→
Colorado Officials Propose Banning Marijuana Businesses From Unlicensed Events October 31, 2023 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments With two months left in a state rulemaking period, Colorado regulators are proposing a significant restriction to marijuana brands and cannabis event holders. During the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division's final public rulemaking hearing today, October 30, MED officials proposed banning licensed… Read More→
Tours of Michigan cannabis companies reveal inner workings of marijuana business October 9, 2023 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments A growing number of recreational marijuana businesses in Michigan, from outdoor cannabis farms to microbusinesses, are providing tours to interested consumers that show them how cannabis plants are grown, harvested and processed. The openness is a notable shift for a still… Read More→
Missouri sees surge in cannabis jobs after legalization vote April 3, 2023 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Marcus Kerr was running his own food truck in California in 2018, when he parked by a marijuana dispensary one day. “I just ended up meeting the owner of this company, and they had my food,” he said. “They said,… Read More→
Missouri weed prices are about to go up. How high? That depends whom you ask March 29, 2023 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments In February, the first month that recreational marijuana could legally be sold in Missouri, sales hit $103 million — well above what many industry observers predicted. That’s good news for the marijuana business. For consumers, it could be more of… Read More→
Kansas City medical marijuana companies prepare to cash in on full legalization November 14, 2022 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Just days after Missouri approved recreational marijuana, some Kansas City area weed businesses say they are ramping up their facilities and preparing to cash in from increased sales. Others, however, are more relieved than elated. They view legalized marijuana, which… Read More→
Boston to refund millions in marijuana ‘impact’ fees November 11, 2022 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Boston will refund millions of dollars in “impact” fees it collected from marijuana companies, the first Massachusetts municipality to do so after state lawmakers enacted a measure cracking down on the controversial payments. Officials in Mayor Michelle Wu’s administration notified local cannabis… Read More→
Amazon still says no to drugs, and is booting marijuana businesses September 27, 2022 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments For nine years, Arnold Marcus had been making a living selling spice grinders on Amazon. His company, Golden Gate Grinders, had several colors available, repeat customers and an invitation to join the Amazon Accelerator program, a path toward becoming a… Read More→
DeSantis wants pot companies to pay more to do business in Florida August 29, 2022 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments As Florida medical marijuana companies continue to rake in cash, Gov. Ron DeSantis this week said cannabis operators need to pay more for the opportunity to do business in the state. The state “should charge these people more,” DeSantis told… Read More→
Secret marijuana records would be unveiled under plan approved by Missouri House May 11, 2022 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments The state House on Tuesday voted to pry open a trove of secret state records that detail the ownership structures of Missouri’s medical marijuana companies. Lawmakers approved the plan, as an amendment to an unrelated bill, on a bipartisan 128-6… Read More→
As Mississippi cities opt out of medical marijuana, business hopefuls shut out March 17, 2022 AggregatedNews Mississippi 0 Comments Mississippians hoping to start medical marijuana businesses are up against a new obstacle: city aldermen. Despite voters overwhelmingly passing Initiative 65 to create a medical marijuana program in November 2020, the state supreme court struck it down on constitutional technicality.… Read More→
Colorado offers cannabis entrepreneurs free business education through a new program February 1, 2022 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments Colorado’s cannabis entrepreneurs can look forward to a new technical assistance program aimed at providing education on business development within the industry. The Cannabis Business Office, which announced the program Monday, plans to partner on the initiative with Make Green Go!,… Read More→
Colorado’s cannabis industry makes modest gains in minority ownership January 25, 2022 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments Almost 17% of regulated marijuana business owners in Colorado identify as minorities, according to new data by the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division, but one Black entrepreneur contests that there’s much more work to be done. “Cannabis ownership in Colorado is… Read More→
Medical marijuana operators reflect on industry’s first 12 months in Virginia November 10, 2021 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments The Richmond area’s first and only medical cannabis operator has opened an outpost in Short Pump, the latest of several new or upcoming marijuana dispensaries popping up around the state. Green Leaf Medical announced earlier this week the debut of… Read More→
New Mexico explores public financing for cannabis businesses October 18, 2021 AggregatedNews New Mexico 0 Comments Small-scale marijuana businesses in New Mexico would receive access to publicly financed loans of up to $250,000 in an effort to promote social and economic fairness, under a proposal unveiled Thursday. The New Mexico Finance Authority suggested a $5 million… Read More→