Here’s how much people spent on marijuana on first day of NJ legal weed sales April 28, 2022 AggregatedNews New Jersey 0 Comments Customers bought nearly $2 million of legal weed for recreational use last Thursday, the first day New Jersey medical marijuana dispensaries were allowed to sell to all adults over 21 years old. According to the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission,… Read More→
Flaming Lips Frontman Wayne Coyne Inks Marijuana Edibles Deal April 25, 2022 AggregatedNews Industry People 1 Comment Oklahoma-based medical marijuana company The Nirvana Group announced on Monday that it has entered into a partnership with Lover Yer Brain, the cannabis edibles firm founded by Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne. Under the terms of the agreement, The Nirvana… Read More→
Recreational marijuana still isn’t legal in Virginia and medical patients face access challenges April 5, 2022 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments While recreational marijuana is technically legal in Virginia, the path to purchasing it in stores is still a long way off. In February, Republicans in the House of Delegates killed legislation that would have allowed limited retail sales later this year. The… Read More→
Legal weed sales could start in New Jersey within weeks, Murphy says February 24, 2022 AggregatedNews New Jersey 0 Comments After missing a self-imposed Tuesday deadline to open the state for legal marijuana sales, Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday night New Jersey is “within weeks” of having existing medical weed dispensaries sell recreational cannabis to adults 21 and older. “If I had… Read More→
Despite delay in N.J. cannabis market, weed workers moving full steam ahead to unionize February 17, 2022 AggregatedNews New Jersey 0 Comments Union fever is spreading like wildfire among the state’s cannabis workers even though the adult use recreational market has yet to open up. The workers prepping for that day say they want careers, not just jobs, and that’s spurring union… Read More→
Californians legalized pot, but these 10 big cities still don’t have retail dispensaries November 29, 2021 AggregatedNews California 0 Comments Though Californians voted to legalize adult use marijuana in 2016, it remains largely unavailable in some of the biggest cities in the state. Out of the 482 cities in California, 174 of them allow some form of licensed cannabis business,… Read More→
New Mexico state regulators hear from public on proposed cannabis courier, manufacturing, retail rules October 29, 2021 AggregatedNews New Mexico 0 Comments The New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department and its Cannabis Control Division heard from the public on Thursday during a public rulemaking hearing regarding cannabis couriers, retail establishments and manufacturing facilities. The comments during the meeting varied from proposed regulations… Read More→
Wyoming Looking at Full Marijuana Legalization to Generate ~$49.5M in New Revenues March 4, 2021 AggregatedNews Wyoming 0 Comments 14 Wyoming legislators are sponsoring a bill to legalize marijuana in the state. If House Bill 209 were to become law, anyone 21 years or older could legally possess retail marijuana (in amounts explained below) or cultivate marijuana for personal use (also… Read More→
Lawsuit filed over Maine marijuana retail licenses October 21, 2020 AggregatedNews Maine 0 Comments Two small Maine-based marijuana businesses are suing the agency that oversees recreational marijuana operations, arguing state licenses were illegally awarded to out-of-state owners. State law requires owners of marijuana operations to live in Maine and to have filed state income… Read More→
Marijuana sales to become legal in Vermont October 8, 2020 AggregatedNews Vermont 0 Comments Vermont will join the ranks of states allowing the legal sale of marijuana and cannabis products under a bill allowed to pass into law by Gov. Phil Scott without his signature on Wednesday. Scott, in choosing to allow S. 54… Read More→
Michigan to open access to the recreational marijuana market in March to help curb black market sales October 6, 2020 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Early next year, Michigan will eliminate a barrier to entry in the state’s recreational marijuana industry that has stifled growth and unintentionally complicated the fight against unlicensed, black market marijuana. As of March 1, certain newly licensed recreational marijuana businesses… Read More→
Maine’s marijuana market opening could be a letdown for many October 5, 2020 AggregatedNews Maine 0 Comments The long-awaited launch of Maine’s recreational cannabis market will likely fall short of expectations, with some shops unsure if they will even have marijuana to sell, much less the THC-infused food and drinks readily available on the state’s existing medical… Read More→
Poll shows support for legalizing marijuana in Arizona October 2, 2020 AggregatedNews Arizona 0 Comments Arizona voters favor legalizing recreational use of marijuana through a ballot measure that will be decided in the November election, according to a new poll of likely voters. Support for Proposition 207 came in at 45.6% versus 34.2% opposed, with about… Read More→
COVID-19 Ushering in Automated Future for Retail Pot September 26, 2020 AggregatedNews Retail 0 Comments The future of marijuana retail could mean more automation and shorter wait times as Colorado marijuana retailers change their business models during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Green Solution, one of the state's largest dispensary chains, has installed self-service kiosks in… Read More→
June was Colorado’s biggest marijuana sales month ever. July was likely bigger. August 12, 2020 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments June marks the first month in Colorado history that recreational marijuana shops sold more than $150 million worth of products as cannabis consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic continues to set industry records. Recreational marijuana consumers spent $158,102,628 at Colorado shops in… Read More→