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[#item_full_content] Michigan lawmakers debate a 24% marijuana tax that could generate $420 million for roads, but critics warn it may strengthen the black market.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] California Just Slashed Its Cannabis Tax to Save Its Dying Industry - The Los Angeles Harbor Area's Only Independently owned news magazine serving San Pedro, Wilmington, Carson, Lomita, Torrance, Long Beach,…

[#item_full_content] An Oregon marijuana business has filed a new federal lawsuit against the state, challenging the constitutionality of laws prohibiting interstate cannabis commerce. After filing an initial suit in 2022—and later…

[#item_full_content] A significant outlay of $100,000 is likely to discourage a small, local business and leave an opening for a big-pocketed corporate interest.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] In the decade that recreational marijuana has been legal for Oregon adults, entrepreneurs have needed a license from the state to operate a dispensary. In 2024, the Oregon Legislature passed…

[#item_full_content] MONTICELLO — The Monticello City Council has approved another round of changes to its cannabis rules, continuing to refine how marijuana businesses can operate in town just as the city’s  Read…

[#item_full_content] But can Assured Testing Laboratories, which reopened Sept. 15, recover its dominant market share following its July suspension?  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Verano's cultivation and processing facility — the multi-state cannabis company's only grow site in Ohio — is now manufacturing pre-rolled joints.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] As a few Summit County communities await tax revenue from marijuana sales, local officials weigh what any funds they get could be used for.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Maryland's cannabis tax fund for community repair has $90M+ unspent. Bureaucracy slows distribution, prompting reforms to aid affected communities.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] CELORON — Four years after the Celoron Village Board opted out of allowing cannabis dispensaries and on-site consumption in the village, residents are still divided on the topic. During a…

[#item_full_content] The Cannabis Control Commission turned a new page on Wednesday with the official return of formerly-ousted Chair Shannon O’Brien, who announced she’s reveiwing all the moves the pot board mad…  Read…

[#item_full_content] Oregon officials are asking a federal appeals court to reverse a judge’s ruling that struck down a voter-approved law to require licensed marijuana businesses to enter into labor peace agreements…

[#item_full_content] As federal cannabis reform looms, government officials are sending mixed messages on marijuana. The divide in D.C. is apparent.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Discover how Aurora Cannabis Inc.'s turnaround and Trump's CBD remarks impact its stock, plus new risks to watch for. Click here to read why ACB is a Sell.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] A "frustrated" intermediate appellate court in Massachusetts appeared unlikely Wednesday to second-guess a lower court's disqualification of counsel in a dispute over control of a cannabis business, even as it…

[#item_full_content] Marijuana companies said Ohio's rules make it difficult to run a business and even prevent them from saying "Merry Christmas."  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The state of Minnesota plans to spend $3.6 million to help businesses enter the state’s new adult-use recreational cannabis industry and train workers for jobs in a healthy and legal  Read…

[#item_full_content] This is the eleventh marijuana recall issued in Colorado this year.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] “Our industry is not their piggy bank. Our wallets are not their budget overruns.” By Ben Solis, Michigan Advance The proposed new wholesale tax on marijuana products to fund road…

[#item_full_content] Thailand’s new prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul, architect of cannabis reform, raises industry hopes after months of tighter restrictions.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The Starr Buds dispensary stirred controversy when it opened near Butte High School earlier this year.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] These three cannabis companies offer different ways to play an industry that's down by 80% from its peak, but showing signs of life.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Donald Trump’s September 28 video on cannabinoids spotlights their shift from consumer products to pharmaceutical research and clinical development.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Conventional wisdom says that minority-owned branding limits your audience. That’s not the case for cannabis and psychedelics.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] More than 30-plus cannabis-industry to go in 2025, including MJ Unpacked, NECANN, CHAMPS, Puffco, Hall of Flowers and MJBizCon.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Supergood, a Ravenna-based marijuana dispensary, has cleared the first hurdle to operating in Akron.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] LAKEHURST – This small municipality already hosts two cannabis businesses, but the Borough Council is considering allowing a manufacturing facility across from town hall.   Resident Andrew Decher expressed his…

[#item_full_content] The cannabis company closed the transaction for loans on real estate in Cincinnati, Sandusky and Piqua.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) - Cathedral City is taking stronger action to address growing complaints over cannabis odors, after months of pressure from residents living near facilities. Last week, the…

[#item_full_content] The cannabis company opened its latest RISE dispensary in Lebanon, marking its 108th retail facility nationwide.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Sweetspot Farms, a cannabis company with dispensaries and sustainable cultivation operations across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, today announced the grand...  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Michigan's cannabis industry is already struggling from plunging prices, layoffs, and shuttered dispensaries and cultivators. Now Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is pushing a whopping 24% wholesale tax…  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Cathedral City is implementing stricter regulations for cannabis businesses in response to the abundance of odor complaints from residents. The city had a spike in complaints starting in…  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Dispensify has announced a partnership with CloudBox. Together, the companies will deliver fully integrated, turnkey solutions designed to improve compliance, streamline operations, and…  Read More  

[#item_full_content] NYC leaders unite to ensure cannabis tax revenue reinvests in communities harmed most.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] A leading alcohol industry group has added a company that makes THC-infused drinks to its membership roster for the first time. Cannabuzz, a Kentucky-based manufacturer of hemp-derived THC beverages, is…

[#item_full_content] At PTMC Lisbon, Infarmed pledged licensing reforms as experts debated innovation, investment, and Portugal’s role in Europe’s cannabis market.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] “Well, adding a new cannabis tax into the mix now is going to tip that balance… It’s going to drive people out of the legal market.” By Jordyn Hermani, Bridge…

[#item_full_content] In the new state budget, lawmakers are considering a proposed 24% wholesale tax on Marijuana, replacing one of the lowest Marijuana taxes in the country.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] A recent judge ruling says that Albert Lea city officials broke their own rules when they denied a business license to the first retailer licensed in Minnesota due in part…

[#item_full_content] The lawsuit follows an investigation from the media and federal officials into alleged corruption surrounding city of Baldwin Park’s legal cannabis licensing process  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Top Michigan marijuana trade group weighs lawsuit over proposed 24% wholesale tax integral to state budget deal. At issue: Whether lawmakers are amending a voter-approved legalization law.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Meanwhile, lawmakers have not touched the state’s 4% liquor tax since it was set in 1985  Read More  

[#item_full_content] IBD's specialty consumer products industry group, which is predominantly made up of cannabis stocks, rose 3% midday Monday.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Monday brought some sunshine for the cannabis industry, which has otherwise seen dark clouds looming over the past few years. Cannabis shares are rallying sharply today after President Donald Trump…

[#item_full_content] Cannabis stocks are soaring today in light of some positive remarks from President Donald Trump. What implications could this have for the industry’s long-term prospects?  Read More  

[#item_full_content] A case of alleged corruption in California has resulted in a large payout for a cannabis company near Los Angeles.  Read More  

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[#item_full_content] "In Michigan, we've proven again and again that we can work together and get things done by staying focused on the kitchen table issues that make a real differe  Read More