SF marijuana dispensaries see big shift to edibles amid coronavirus

When San Francisco’s shelter-in-place order was announced on March 16, many city residents ran to the grocery store to stock up on things like canned goods and toilet paper. Other residents went straight to their local dispensary. “The day of…

Illinois marijuana dispensaries sold more than $10.8 million worth of recreational weed in the first five days of sales. Now, some have halted recreational sales amid product shortages.

Illinois marijuana shops sold more than $10.8 million worth of recreational weed in the first five days of sales, the state said. Customers made more than 271,000 purchases during that time. Now a handful of shops have halted recreational weed…

Recreational marijuana sales in Massachusetts generated $400M in sales in first year

In its first year of recreational cannabis sales, the state generated $61 million in total taxes on nearly $400 million in marijuana sales, according to figures released Wednesday by state agencies. But state officials say the work to build the…

Many Massachusetts Towns Continue Fight Against Marijuana Retailers

The image of local stores selling recreational pot has residents of some Massachusetts cities and towns calling timeout on part of the voter-passed state law allowing retailers to offer marijuana products. Westborough voters earlier this month approved a ban blocking…

Cannabis Industry Watches as Sessions Confirmation Hearing Begins Today

The marijuana industry will be listening intently to the confirmation hearings for Jeff Sessions for attorney general on Tuesday morning. While many people are focused on Sessions past positions on civil rights, the cannabis companies are very concerned that this…