A New York Prison Locked Men Up For Drugs. Now the Site Will Grow Marijuana

Until closing a decade ago, a sprawling state prison in this town northwest of New York City locked up men convicted of drug offenses and other crimes. Now Warwick aims to turn what was a medium-security complex in Orange County…

New York cannabis farmers: Let us plant legal marijuana now

It’s almost planting season in Upstate New York, and farmers are ready to spring into action. But for the farmers hoping to jump into the recently legalized business of growing marijuana for recreational use, there’s a problem. The state may…

Marijuana delivery plan for Massachusetts goes too far, lawmakers say

A handful of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have asked that Massachusetts marijuana regulators scrap the proposed delivery license that would let operators buy marijuana wholesale from cultivators and manufacturers, store it in a warehouse and deliver it…

Pennsylvania’s new medical marijuana player aims to ramp up production and drive down prices

Jushi Inc. will become one of the dominant players in the Keystone State’s medical marijuana market with its $37 million acquisition of Scranton-based Pennsylvania Medical Solutions from Vireo Health International. The aggressively expanding Jushi, based in Boca Raton, Fla., already…

Cannabis firm Aurora’s stock jumps 19% in pre-market trading as sales surge during coronavirus

Canada-based marijuana producer Aurora Cannabis pulled off high sales during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic. The licensed weed producer in Alberta posted third quarter revenues of $53.4 million (all figures in this post are in US dollars) on Thursday -…

Tilray says coronavirus has not materially impacted its ability to sell marijuana

The COVID-19 pandemic has not materially hurt cannabis producer Tilray Inc.’s ability to sell pot to medical patients and recreational customers, the company said late Monday as it reported a wider-than-expected net loss. Shares of Tilray TLRY, +3.85% fell 1.9% in the extended…

Mexican Farmers Are Growing Cartel-Free ‘Ethical’ Weed

April 26, 2020
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Cannabis production in Mexico is making a comeback, and this time it’s cartel-free. Independent farmers are now producing high-quality “ethical” weed—without the involvement of the country’s violent cartels. As the country prepares to create a legal weed market, cannabis producers and…

Cannabis giant Canopy Growth further shrinks global footprint

Canopy Growth's latest efforts to pare down its global cannabis operations include closing a US hemp farm and exiting Africa, the company announced Thursday. Much like other larger North American cannabis firms whose growth far outpaced that of the market they served, Canopy Growth (CGC) is…

Growing off the grid: Marijuana businesses find ways to be eco-friendly

Growing marijuana, an energy-intensive activity, is not easy to take “off the grid.” Yet that is what Solar Therapeutics is planning to do. This month the marijuana cultivation and retail company will turn on its microgrid, essentially giving Solar Therapeutics…

Facing stiff competition, will Colombia’s marijuana industry go up in smoke?

A intense scent hangs in the air at the 15-hectare La Chacra medicinal cannabis farm in central Colombia, where marijuana plants blossom in the warm closeness of its huge, heavily-secured greenhouse. It is one of the world’s biggest crops, but…

The ‘Green Dimension’: Inside the Lives of California’s Marijuana Trimmers

Tucked into the forests of Mendocino County, accessible by a two-lane road that winds through hills of golden grass abundant with rattlesnakes is the small town of Covelo, where hundreds of seasonal workers converge every year, eager to help harvest…

Canadian Cannabis Farmers Will Qualify For Some Federal Funding

August 1, 2018
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When Canada officially launches its recreational marijuana market later this year, the federal government will provide the nation’s cannabis farmers with some of the same funding opportunities as other green thumb industrialists. Earlier this month, agricultural ministers representing every level of…

Northern California County Turns Back On Growers – Votes To Ban Marijuana

A previously pot friendly rural Northern California county has reversed course and banned commercial marijuana farms, paving the way for lawsuits from growers who previously received permits and paid taxes. A newly constituted Calaveras County board of supervisors last week…

Nevada Marijuana Growers Worry As New Regulations Arrive

January 17, 2018
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Nevada marijuana growers are fearful of going out of business as the state moves forward with a set of permanent regulations that some cultivators say give dispensaries an economic advantage. Cultivators before the Nevada Tax Commission on Tuesday lamented the number…

Ohio Issues Large Medical Marijuana Grow Licenses

November 30, 2017
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - After months of waiting and speculation, state regulators have decided who will grow medical marijuana in Ohio. The Ohio Department of Commerce on Thursday announced 12 winners of "level I" cultivation licenses for up to 25,000 square…