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[#item_full_content] N.H.’s medical marijuana prices are among the highest in New England. Advocates proposing ways to make it more affordable, by allowing it to be grown in greenhouses and turning dispensaries…

[#item_full_content] Riverhead, Southampton and Brookhaven are suing New York State in an effort to keep local control over zoning rules and other guidelines for marijuana dispensaries.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Elizabeth Manriquez has been a local business owner in Barre for 19 years. She has owned Espresso Bueno since 2007, and recently expanded by opening Dames, a cannabis dispensary next  Read…

[#item_full_content] As Virginia prepares to legalize retail marijuana sales as soon as November, small business owners and farmers are urging lawmakers to delay the start date.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Small business groups and Virginia farmers are sounding the alarm ahead of any bills’ final passage.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] California lawmakers convened a joint legislative oversight hearing on February 17 to examine concerns that unclear cannabis packaging rules are undermining youth protections.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Staff held a ribbon cutting Wednesday.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The chamber’s Health and Human Services Committee approved legislation allowing those 21 and older to use cannabis with no licensed program in place.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The Station cannabis dispensary recently opened, and its founder says community ties - not celebrity branding - will determine survival in Newark’s crowded cannabis market.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] New national sales deal and fresh Manitoba/Saskatchewan distributors aim to boost Nextleaf's cannabis brands; company also issues 955,556 shares at $0.05.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Massachusetts offers a cannabis research permit, but no one's obtained one. State cannabis czar Shannon O'Brien wants to change that.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] AZ bill to criminalize “excessive” marijuana odor; PA legalization push; HI medical cannabis access vote; MO licensing audit Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s…

[#item_full_content] Canadian cannabis producer Organigram Global has acquired Germany’s cannabis company Sanity Group to expand its European presence into regulated cannabis markets.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Missouri’s rapidly expanding marijuana industry, valued in the billions of dollars, was launched through an application and evaluation framework marred by  Read More  

[#item_full_content] French authorities have unveiled the first draft of the medical cannabis reimbursement framework, now shared at Cannabis Europa Paris 2026.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The audit found significant problems when reviewing applications for marijuana business licenses.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] An audit of marijuana in Missouri has found licensing issues and customer privacy concerns.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Cory James Blee, 47, and his wife, Heather Ann Longo, 43, were both arrested on felony charges Wednesday afternoon for selling various amounts of illegal marijuana at their four businesses…

[#item_full_content] [[{"value":"Since 2019, the VTSU Cannabis Studies Certificate Program has been at the forefront of cannabis education and advocacy, not just in Vermont but across New England. This year, the program…

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[#item_full_content] Retail marijuana moves closer to reality in Virginia as House and Senate approve different bills headed to conference committee.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] 2026-02-18 16:25:00 ET Virginia legislators have moved closer to creating a legal retail cannabis market , advancing a revised Senate proposal. The updated bill cleared the Senate Finance and Appropriations…

[#item_full_content] One of the owners of a convenience store in Durham was arrested Tuesday on felony charges after a search uncovered the sale of marijuana at his business, records show.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The massive winter storm that blanketed the Northeast in January buried Massachusetts cannabis retailers in customers, state regulators said.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Organigram acquires Germany's Sanity Group for up to €250m, marking major consolidation deal back by big tobacco.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Organigram Global has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire German operator Sanity Group GmbH. "Organigram's proven track record in executing highly strategic and complementary M&A…  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Traditionally immune to minimum wage increases, cannabis operators are facing increased pressures in 2026 - and are facing tougher choices.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] MTL Cannabis investors deliver 99.97% support for Canopy Growth deal, clearing a key step toward closing expected before the end of March 2026.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Organigram Global Inc. (NASDAQ: OGI) (TSX: OGI), (the “Company” or “Organigram”), a leading licensed producer of cannabis, is pleased to announce that it has...  Read More  

[#item_full_content] During a meeting among some multi-state operators (MSOs) in 2022, which was reportedly convened by an executive of Chicago-based Green Thumb Industries, business officials allegedly colluded to “'push out the…

[#item_full_content] Argent Biopharma faces a precarious 2026 as customer receipts fall sharply ahead of paired back AusCann asset deal.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Now that the bills have passed in the chambers they originated, they each now head to the other chamber for consideration, and differences between them would be resolved before legislation…

[#item_full_content] New York cannabis regulators and a licensed cannabis business have urged a state appellate court to find that the state's marijuana law preempts localities from enforcing more stringent location policies…

[#item_full_content] The move is meant to open up a conversation about how to support marijuana businesses and stabilize the market as an influx of supply has led to plummeting prices.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] State cannabis regulators have yet to decide how they will handle the awarding of up to 20 cannabis retail licenses to applicants chosen by lottery as early as May. The…

[#item_full_content] About 15 percent of pot businesses are owned by people in the state’s primary equity programs, the Globe found.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Commission will hold public hearing as supply, prices influence market conditions  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Meet Budist, the ratings and review platform, that’s applying wine industry metrics to cannabis.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] The bill’s draft language would allow hemp farmers to self-designate as industrial producers while aligning with a federal ban on intoxicating products.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Innovia Consulting, a leading Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central consultancy, today announced the acquisition of 365Vertical and 365 Cannabis, two specialized Microsoft partners known for delivering industry-tailored ERP and business…

[#item_full_content] Trump pardons NFL star for marijuana; New Farm Bill hemp provisions; VA cannabis sales legalization; MD psychedelics; CO medical marijuana access Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every…

[#item_full_content] Haledon, NJ – Building on two highly successful community access events, the CannUnity Culture Collective, a community-driven alliance led by Molly Ann Farms dispensary, will host its third $1...  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Minnesota’s ban on shipping CBD products was overturned Thursday, a relief especially to rural retailers.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Texas dispensaries can now store and deliver medical marijuana under the expansion of the state’s Compassionate Use Program.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Retailers sold just over $1.1 billion of cannabis products from January through October 2025 – well below the $1.4 billion sold in 2024.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] In a head-turning editorial, the country's leading newspaper misunderstands cannabis' problems and offers a solution that would make it worse.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Over the course of the grand opening weekend, January 17th-18th, 2026, local residents, nearby neighbors, and visitors from across Southern Maine came out to welcome Parsonsfield’s first-ever licensed cannabis dispensary. The celebration included…

[#item_full_content] VIRGINIA—The Virginia City Council is continuing to consider a request from a business that wants to operate under the city’s cannabis ordinance.  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Including those managing dispensaries in Perkins Twp., Norwalk  Read More  

[#item_full_content] Gotham, the world's first cannabis concept store, has introduced the Gotham Growth Project (GGP) which will focus on Black brands.  Read More