Marijuana Testing Lab CannaSafe Expands Footprint Despite Pandemic May 6, 2020 AggregatedNews Lab Testing 0 Comments The coronavirus pandemic hasn't hindered one cannabis testing lab's plans for expansion. California-based CannaSafe is expanding to locations in Oregon, Florida, and Illinois in an effort to bring its testing services and expertise to new markets despite the ongoing crisis.… Read More→
Oklahoma cannabis industry smashes record monthly sales number in April May 6, 2020 AggregatedNews Oklahoma 0 Comments Roll aside, toilet paper. Oklahomans rushed to purchase another product in record volume last month, as medical marijuana dispensaries logged enough sales to spike tax collections by more than 25%. According to the Oklahoma Tax Commission, dispensaries remitted almost $9.8… Read More→
‘Local cannabis companies face extinction;’ Recreational marijuana businesses plead with Mass. lawmakers for state loan program amid pandemic May 6, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments It took almost two years for Massachusetts marijuana company T. Bear, Inc., to receive approval to commence operations, which finally came down on March 20, recounted owner and CEO Angela Brown. That approval authorized the East Wareham company to start operations on March… Read More→
Illinois legal weed sales during the first full month of coronavirus lockdown amount to almost $37.3 million May 5, 2020 AggregatedNews Illinois 0 Comments Legal weed sales during Illinois’ first full month of coronavirus lockdown amounted to almost $37.3 million, surpassing every month of recreational marijuana sales in Illinois so far except January. Dispensaries have been allowed to stay open during Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s… Read More→
Connecticut’s recreational marijuana legalization efforts in limbo May 4, 2020 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments his year’s canceled legislative session prevented the General Assembly from voting on many hot-button issues — including potentially making Connecticut the 12th state to legalize recreational marijuana sales. In early March, Gov. Ned Lamont gave his full support for adult-use… 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→
Medical marijuana industry booming in Florida during COVID-19 pandemic April 24, 2020 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments Since Florida confirmed its first COVID-19 cases early last month, people are getting more things delivered, from groceries to food, to mixed cocktails to go. And more and more Floridians are having medical marijuana delivered straight to their homes “In… Read More→
Cannabis In Colorado Isn’t Like A Normal Business. The Challenges Of Coronavirus Really Drive That Home April 24, 2020 AggregatedNews Colorado, Coronavirus 0 Comments In about two hours, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock taught public officials a valuable lesson about the meaning of the word “essential.” When he announced the city’s stay-at-home order on March 23, Hancock said recreational marijuana dispensaries, as well as liquor stores,… Read More→
Launch of adult-use marijuana in Maine delayed due to coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic April 23, 2020 AggregatedNews Maine 0 Comments The Office of Marijuana Policy (OMP) is postponing the spring debut of adult-use marijuana retail sales in Maine. The OMP says the decision made due to the ongoing coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to stakeholders, OMP Director Erik Gundersen writes, “Just… Read More→
Lebanon Passes Legislation Legalizing Medical Marijuana Cultivation As Economy Struggles Amid Coronavirus Fallout April 22, 2020 AggregatedNews Asia 0 Comments The Lebanese parliament on Tuesday passed legislation to legalize cannabis cultivation for medical and industrial purposes, a move that was recommended by economic advisers even before the coronavirus pandemic dealt a devastating blow to the Mediterranean nation's struggling economy. Under… Read More→
Marijuana industry tested in virus crisis April 21, 2020 AggregatedNews Coronavirus 0 Comments The unofficial holiday celebrating all things cannabis arrives Monday as the nation’s emerging legal marijuana market braces for an economic blow from the coronavirus crisis, with many consumers reducing spending or going underground for deals. It was supposed to be… Read More→
Sales at Arizona marijuana dispensaries skyrocketed in March as coronavirus shutdown started April 17, 2020 AggregatedNews Arizona 0 Comments The coronavirus pandemic didn't slow down growth in Arizona's medical marijuana program, state figures show, with qualified patients buying more than a ton more marijuana in March than they did in February. The 17,095 pounds of marijuana sold by medical-marijuana… 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→
Marijuana Has Been Deemed ‘Essential’ — But Essential for Whom? April 16, 2020 AggregatedNews Coronavirus 0 Comments As the coronavirus spread across the country in March, and stay-at-home orders began to go into effect, every state with a regulated cannabis system allowed weed sales to continue in some form, deeming medical-marijuana businesses essential during the pandemic, along with groceries and pharmacies. This, The New York Times declared, was “official… Read More→
Coronavirus Is Legitimizing Pennsylvania’s Marijuana Industry April 16, 2020 AggregatedNews Pennsylvania 0 Comments Medical marijuana is essential. According to Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s executive order and Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney’s list of restrictions on business activity, cannabis is just as essential as food and toilet paper amid the global coronavirus pandemic. In mid-March, when both leaders mandated… Read More→