Recreational Marijuana News

Canada’s Aphria Inc. is purchasing SweetWater Brewing Co. — based in Atlanta, Georgia — for approximately USD $300 million.

Massachusetts has officially surpassed $1 billion in adult-use cannabis sales, resulting in about $200 million in taxes for the state.

Shawn Kemp’s Cannabis has walked back its claim in a disputed press release last month that the shop is Seattle’s first Black-owned cannabis dispensary after it was revealed that Kemp holds just a minor stake in the company.

Canada’s Aurora Cannabis reported a slight increase in 2021 Q1 revenue over the fourth quarter of last year.

The FBI last week raided the offices and homes of several California officials as part of an investigation into cannabis-related corruption.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday that he expects New York to legalize adult-use cannabis next year, “because the state is desperate for funding.”

New Jersey Assemblyman Jamel Holley is calling for the immediate end of minor cannabis arrests and prosecutions after the state’s landslide vote in favor of legalization.

Anti-cannabis activists in Montana have filed a post-election lawsuit against the state’s successful adult-use cannabis legalization ballot measure, claiming its allocation of new funding violates the state constitution.

With legalization the big winner in Tuesday night’s election, what other cannabis justice measures prevailed?

New Jersey’s Ballot Question No. 1 was approved by voters with an overwhelming 2:1 margin of support.

Arizona became the 13th state to legalize cannabis on Tuesday after voters approved Proposition 207, which legalizes the possession and use of cannabis by adults aged 21 or older.

South Dakota voters have chosen to legalize cannabis for both adult and medical use. It will be the first time a state has jumped straight from prohibition to full legalization.

Montana voters have approved adult-use cannabis legalization via two voter initiatives that set the legal consumption age at 21 and will establish a legal and regulated cannabis marketplace in the state.

Across the U.S. today, voters from Montana to New Jersey will consider a series of ballot initiatives that could represent yet another dramatic shift for the country away from our archaic cannabis and drug policies.

New Zealand voters appear to have rejected a voter referendum to legalize adult-use cannabis by a 53 to 46 percent margin.

The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that the majority of workers at a cannabis cultivation/processing facility are considered “agriculture laborers” under federal law — in some states, such as Massachusetts, this opens up cannabis workers to unionizing under state law.

A recent study by Washington State University researchers found that teenage boys are easily influenced by social media and advertising into believing that cannabis will improve their sex lives.

A coordinated law enforcement raid in Washington state last week brought down a large cannabis smuggling operation based out of 27 homes in Skyway, Renton, Kent, Maple Valley, SeaTac, and other Puget Sound communities.

MedMen has filed suit against the city of Pasadena, California in an effort to block the city’s cannabis business licensing process after the company was removed from consideration following a major ownership/management shift.

The family of late Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia has unveiled the new cannabis line Garcia Hand Picked.

Jay-Z’s new cannabis brand Monogram has launched a billboard advertising campaign at the borders between states with disparate cannabis laws.

The DEA is seeking a contractor capable of incinerating up to 8,000 pounds of cannabis and other federally prohibited substances per day.

Jay-Z last week announced the launch of his new cannabis line Monogram, offered in partnership with California-based Caliva.

Former NBA star Shawn Kemp is set to open the first Black-owned cannabis dispensary in Seattle, Washington on October 30.