Category Archives: Marijuana Business Daily

New Hampshire gov touts tax-free, state-run adult-use cannabis industry

Following the New Hampshire Senate’s rejection of an adult-use marijuana legalization proposal last week, Republican Gov. Chris Sununu offered a unique path forward that may still deeply disappoint the cannabis industry: tax-free legal cannabis, but sold only in state-owned stores, with tight state control and local bans allowed. New Hampshire remains the only state in […]

Lobbyist pleads guilty in Michigan marijuana bribery scandal

Following the New Hampshire Senate’s rejection of an adult-use marijuana legalization proposal last week, Republican Gov. Chris Sununu offered a unique path forward that may still deeply disappoint the cannabis industry: tax-free legal cannabis, but sold only in state-owned stores, with tight state control and local bans allowed. New Hampshire remains the only state in […]

Cultivation employees form first cannabis union in Connecticut

Following the New Hampshire Senate’s rejection of an adult-use marijuana legalization proposal last week, Republican Gov. Chris Sununu offered a unique path forward that may still deeply disappoint the cannabis industry: tax-free legal cannabis, but sold only in state-owned stores, with tight state control and local bans allowed. New Hampshire remains the only state in […]

Residency requirements for marijuana licenses at odds with US Constitution

Medical and recreational cannabis markets continue to have a growing impact on the broader U.S. economy, but the state-level impact differs based on each market’s size, maturity and type. And while highly populated states with bigger markets have a larger dollar amount of economic impact, some smaller, less-populated states are generating more impact per person. […]

US cannabis industry’s $100 billion economic impact varies by state

The Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) has launched a Social Impact Fund to address some of the outstanding issues in the industry associated with environmental sustainability and diversity, among other things. The OCS, which is owned by the Ontario government, says the new pilot funding is an opportunity to support projects and research promoting social responsibility […]

Ontario Cannabis Store launches Social Impact Fund

The Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) has launched a Social Impact Fund to address some of the outstanding issues in the industry associated with environmental sustainability and diversity, among other things. The OCS, which is owned by the Ontario government, says the new pilot funding is an opportunity to support projects and research promoting social responsibility […]

New Arkansas law prohibits sales of delta-8 THC products

It is no longer legal in Arkansas to sell products containing delta-8 THC, the hemp-derived cannabinoid steeped in confusion and controversy. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders recently signed Act 629 into law, according to Little Rock TV station KARK. ADVERTISEMENT Other cannabinoids now prohibited by Arkansas include delta-9, delta-6a, delta-10 and delta-10a, which have been reclassified […]

CT seeks THC caps on unregulated marijuana products, synthetics ban

The Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) has launched a Social Impact Fund to address some of the outstanding issues in the industry associated with environmental sustainability and diversity, among other things. The OCS, which is owned by the Ontario government, says the new pilot funding is an opportunity to support projects and research promoting social responsibility […]

Prospects seem rosier for Senate passage of cannabis banking reform – but no guarantee

Law enforcement agencies in Oklahoma now have full authority to enforce the state’s medical marijuana laws, especially going after illicit operators. According to Oklahoma City TV station KFOR, Gov. Kevin Stitt recently signed a bill into law that’s aimed at reining in the illegal businesses that have spread swiftly since the state launched its medical […]

Florida lawmakers pass bill on medical cannabis telehealth, Black farmers

Hemp plantings in the United States were nearly cut in half in 2022, with 28,400 acres dedicated to growing the plant – slightly more than the acreage set aside for Christmas trees. Put another way, at 44.4 square miles, outdoor and indoor hemp cultivation in the U.S. would fit almost entirely on Hilton Head Island, […]