3 Massachusetts marijuana dispensaries fined a total of $800,000 July 16, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Massachusetts marijuana regulators have fined three companies a total of $800,000 for various infractions. The Cannabis Control Commission levied the fines against Garden Remedies Inc., Healthy Pharms Inc., and Acreage Holdings Inc., according to The Telegram & Gazette. Garden Remedies, which… Read More→
Cities in Illinois Can Now Collect More Taxes On Marijuana Purchases July 6, 2020 AggregatedNews Illinois 0 Comments Municipalities in Illinois that have cannabis dispensaries will start seeing more money from recreational marijuana purchases. Cities, counties and villages that passed an individual 3% cannabis tax could start collecting it as of July 1. In the Metro East, that… Read More→
Pennsylvania’s new medical marijuana player aims to ramp up production and drive down prices June 23, 2020 AggregatedNews Cultivation, Processing 0 Comments 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… Read More→
For these Massachusetts marijuana retailers, opening during the pandemic brought new hurdles; ‘we’ve risen to every challenge’ June 17, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Caroline Pineau had imagined that when she received a final license to open Stem, a recreational cannabis shop in Haverhill, she’d be sitting in the Cannabis Control Commission’s meeting room at Worcester’s Union Station. But instead, the celebration of receiving… Read More→
Massachusetts marijuana regulators to investigate attacks on retailers June 5, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments The Cannabis Control Commission plans to review the security protocols of the three marijuana dispensaries that were broken into this week. Regulators said they would also analyze security requirements for the industry as a whole. Grove Hall-based Pure Oasis, Allston-based… Read More→
Chicago marijuana dispensaries close indefinitely June 1, 2020 AggregatedNews Illinois 0 Comments The bulletproof security glass inside Mission South Shore marijuana dispensary was supposed to be impenetrable. But it gave way Sunday afternoon to looters armed with crowbars and baseball bats. They smashed through the front door first, then hacked away at… Read More→
N.J.’s 77K medical marijuana patients will have more choices as 2 new dispensaries prepare to open May 28, 2020 AggregatedNews New Jersey 0 Comments Two new medical marijuana dispensaries have received permission to open their doors to patients, officials announced Wednesday. The state Department of Health said it has issued final permits to Zen Leaf Elizabeth and Columbia Care in Vineland to begin dispensing marijuana. That brings the state total… Read More→
Lavish Parties, Greedy Pols and Panic Rooms: How the ‘Apple of Pot’ Collapsed May 26, 2020 AggregatedNews Retail 0 Comments The warm California sun shone down on Adam Bierman as he stepped up to the ceremonial ribbon strung across the entrance of his latest triumph: a new store on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice, the hottest retail strip west of… Read More→
Coronavirus in Oklahoma: Marijuana dispensaries roll without a rescue April 28, 2020 AggregatedNews Oklahoma 0 Comments No federal help is on the way for medical marijuana businesses, so the fledgling industry in Oklahoma is finding its own way through the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis. "We've had to look at taking cost-cutting measures and increasing our… Read More→
Mass. Recreational Marijuana Shops Lose Bid To Reopen During Pandemic April 17, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments A Suffolk Superior Court judge has denied a request by a group of recreational marijuana businesses to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic. The businesses had sued Gov. Charlie Baker over his decision to shut down recreational pot businesses in his response to… Read More→
Cannabis users, shops suffer high anxiety after Massachusetts shuts down recreational sales April 1, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Shannon Venezia hasn’t had a seizure in four and a half years — a fact that she attributes to her decision to treat her epilepsy with cannabis instead of the prescriptions her doctor wrote, which she says would give her… Read More→
Vermont medical marijuana dispensaries stay open, but some limit hours March 30, 2020 AggregatedNews Vermont 0 Comments Just hours after Gov. Phil Scott issued a “stay at home” directive Wednesday shutting down all but “essential” businesses, a panel of lawmakers discussed whether medical marijuana dispensaries in Vermont would be permitted to stay open. Sen. Dick Sears, D-Bennington… Read More→
Halt of Mass. recreational marijuana sales is followed by layoffs, concerns about future of emerging industry March 30, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Earlier this month, a letter was reportedly distributed to employees of Cultivate Holdings, a medical and recreational marijuana dispensary in Leicester. The letter dated, which was March 18 and was obtained by MassLive, noted that the outbreak of COVID-19, the disease… Read More→
Massachusetts medical marijuana centers now allowed to offer curbside pickup for patients during COVID-19 pandemic March 29, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments As officials work to limit the spread of COVID-19 in Massachusetts, the state Cannabis Control Commission said licensed Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers will be able to offer curbside pickup to patients and caregivers. The CCC has issued an administrative order that temporarily… Read More→
Marijuana deliveries skyrocket during coronavirus crisis in Las Vegas March 29, 2020 AggregatedNews Nevada 0 Comments Before the coronavirus outbreak, Thrive Cannabis Marketplace in North Las Vegas was making about three dozen deliveries a day. But with dispensaries only permitted to offer delivery service after nonessential businesses were ordered closed, Thrive is making several hundred deliveries… Read More→