Missouri Cannabis Sales Total $113M in October
Tue / Nov 21st
Missouri cannabis retailers sold $113.1 million worth of adult-use products in October, according to data from the state Department of Health and Senior Services.
TG joined Ganjapreneur in 2014 as a news writer and began hosting the Ganjapreneur podcast in 2016. He is based in upstate New York, where he also teaches media studies at a local university.
Tue / Nov 21st
Missouri cannabis retailers sold $113.1 million worth of adult-use products in October, according to data from the state Department of Health and Senior Services.
Mon / Nov 20th
The owner of a Mississippi medical cannabis dispensary owner has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s rules on cannabis advertising, which he argues censors cannabis companies and violates their First Amendment rights.
Mon / Nov 20th
Missouri cannabis regulators have revoked the license of cannabis company Delta Extractions, which in August was the subject of a near-63,000 product recall.
Mon / Nov 20th
The University of Minnesota School of Public Health announced the launch of its Cannabis Research Center, which will assess the impact of adult-use legalization and help inform future cannabis policies.
Fri / Nov 17th
A citizen petition in Canada’s House of Commons is seeking to raise the maximum amount of THC in cannabis edibles from 10 milligrams to 100 milligrams.
Fri / Nov 17th
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a bill to allow for the sealing of eligible misdemeanor convictions after three years and certain felony convictions after eight years, following the candidates’ release from incarceration.
Fri / Nov 17th
Lawmakers in Japan’s House of Representatives have passed a bill to legalize cannabis-derived pharmaceuticals. The bill would also establish legal restrictions on general cannabis use, which was not previously referenced under federal law.
Fri / Nov 17th
City Council members in Lubbock, Texas have rejected a cannabis decriminalization proposal, leaving the issue for voters to decide during next year’s election.
Thu / Nov 16th
The Florida Supreme Court seems poised to allow an adult-use cannabis legalization proposal to be put to voters next year, seemingly rejecting arguments by the state Attorney General Ashley Moody that the initiative violates the state’s single-subject rule on ballot questions.
Thu / Nov 16th
The first round of Maryland’s adult-use cannabis licensing process is open; state law requires the first round of licenses to be set aside for social equity applicants.
Thu / Nov 16th
The National Labor and Relations Board has approved a settlement that will see a Missouri cannabis dispensary company reinstate five employees and pay more than $145,000 in backpack, front pay, and interest and compensation to 10 employees who were terminated after a March union organizing action.
Wed / Nov 15th
South African lawmakers on Tuesday approved a bill to legalize the personal use of cannabis. The measure does not legalize cannabis sales, meaning if individuals want to consume it legally, they have to grow it.
Wed / Nov 15th
Montana officials and three of the state’s cannabis licensees last week agreed to a joint agreement allowing a 60-day preliminary injunction against a state law that increases licensing fees for businesses with multiple dispensaries.
Wed / Nov 15th
The Australian Medical Association says that while it supports certain cannabis decriminalization policies, it is opposing a bill to legalize adult-use cannabis due to the potential for increased “health and social-related harms.”
Tue / Nov 14th
Oklahoma cannabis regulators are seeking to revoke the licenses of 165 medical cannabis cultivators for failing to post signage on their property as required under a bill from last year.
Tue / Nov 14th
The latest Gallup poll found record-high support for the federal legalization of adult-use cannabis, with 70% of U.S. adults supporting the reforms.
Tue / Nov 14th
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) has called upon the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature to make changes to the state’s voter-approved cannabis legalization measure before it takes effect on December 7.
Mon / Nov 13th
Missouri has expunged nearly 100,000 cannabis convictions as part of the state’s adult-use cannabis constitutional amendment approved last year by voters.
Mon / Nov 13th
The medical cannabis market in Ohio is expected to hit $520 million this year, according to cannabis industry intelligence firm BDSA, which also predicts the state’s combined cannabis markets will total $820 million in 2025.
Mon / Nov 13th
A Wyoming proposal that seeks to ban intoxicating hemp products is moving to the Legislature after passing the Joint Judiciary Committee last week.
Fri / Nov 10th
The Virginia Cannabis Control Authority this week released a report covering the increased availability of intoxicating consumable hemp products in the state and calling for regulations to curb the hemp products industry.
Fri / Nov 10th
The University of Mississippi is launching an online medical cannabis and dietary supplements graduate program; the program will officially launch next year and will offer rolling admissions.
Fri / Nov 10th
A lawsuit in Alaska is challenging the Department of Natural Resources’ recently approved regulations to limit intoxicating hemp products, claiming the rules are unconstitutional.
Thu / Nov 9th
The California Department of Cannabis Control has clarified that the National Agricultural Workers Union is not a bona fide labor organization following reports from earlier this year that the organization is one of many “fake” unions in the space.
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