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Omicron variant affecting cannabis industry supply chain

Thor Benson January 19, 2022

The omicron variant of COVID-19 has been stressing supply chains around the world, and it appears the cannabis industry hasn’t been spared from supply chain issues. Cannabis companies are sometimes having...

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Montana’s recreational cannabis market isn’t being embraced by all counties

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial January 14, 2022

On Saturday, January 1, 2022, legal recreational cannabis sales started in Montana.  Now joining 17 other U.S. states, the "Big Sky Country" is presenting existing cannabis dispensary owners in rural...

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Maine’s largest cannabis company strongly contests ruling that permits out-of-state sellers to operate legally

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial January 13, 2022

A court order that would have enabled out-of-state companies to legally operate medical cannabis stores in Maine has been appealed by a leading industry group.  Wellness Connection of Maine – the...

Florida Senate candidate voices support for legalization

Florida Senate candidate voices support for legalization

Thor Benson January 12, 2022

Florida Democratic Senate candidate Allen Ellison recently took to Twitter to voice his support for legalizing cannabis. Ellison was responding to a follower who asked him how he felt about legalizing...

https://www.kktv.com/content/news/Colorado-House-OKs-bill-on-medical-marijuana-use-for-autism-505519161.html

Colorado Governor Jared Polis excuses former cannabis convicts of their crimes

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial January 12, 2022

Before the year 2021 drew to a close, the Democratic Governor of Colorado, Jared Polis, announced more than 1,300 pardons for people who had previously been convicted of cannabis possession offenses.  The...

Ohio’s medical cannabis industry flourished in 2021, but advocates envision bigger things for 2022

Ohio’s medical cannabis industry flourished in 2021, but advocates envision bigger things for 2022

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial January 3, 2022

It’s becoming increasingly difficult to resist the cannabis reform movement in America, with so many places on the nation’s map transforming from “red zones” to “green zones”.  Last year...

Philadelphia has banned pre-employment cannabis drug testing

Philadelphia has banned pre-employment cannabis drug testing

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial January 3, 2022

On April 22, 2021, Bill No. 200625 was approved and adopted by the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This influential piece of legislation officially outlawed pre-employment cannabis drug testing...

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Illinois generated almost $100 million more from cannabis tax revenue than alcohol this year

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial January 3, 2022

Tax revenue earned through the adult-use cannabis program in Illinois amounts to $100 million more than the tax revenue that was generated with alcohol in 2021. As if that wasn’t impressive enough,...

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Michigan regulators trying to prevent cannabis monopolies

Thor Benson December 31, 2021

Michigan regulators are trying to make sure cannabis monopolies don’t form in the state, which legalized cannabis in 2018. One of the main problems they’re dealing with is that there are too many hurdles...

https://www.kktv.com/content/news/Colorado-House-OKs-bill-on-medical-marijuana-use-for-autism-505519161.html

Cannabis sales in Colorado sink for third consecutive month

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial December 30, 2021

Cannabis sales in Colorado have been plummeting for three consecutive months. In fact, based on official state data for the month of October, revenue is almost 12 percent less than it was at the same time...

https://abovethelaw.com/2018/03/cashed-and-counting-california-starts-crackdown-on-gray-marijuana-marketplace/

California cannabis industry is on the cusp of ‘collapsing’, business leaders warn Governor

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial December 30, 2021

Governor Gavin Newsom of California has been alerted of the fact that the state's legal cannabis industry is on the cusp of financial collapse. The warning was directed towards the governor by a number...

https://herb.co/marijuana/news/new-york-medical-cannabis-laws/

Hundreds of New York towns opt out of legal cannabis sales

Thor Benson December 17, 2021

Hundreds of towns in New York have decided to opt out of legal cannabis sales. Over 400 towns have decided not to allow dispensaries and cannabis lounges to open ahead of the Dec. 31st deadline to opt-out. Melissa...

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