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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed the state’s budget bill on Thursday, securing $16 million to help officials crack down on unlicensed cannabis operators.

Arkansas medical cannabis sales during the first quarter of 2023 were up about 7% compared to the same time period last year.

James Yi is the founder and CEO of Leaf Trade, a wholesale cannabis platform that integrates point-of-sale, e-commerce, retail fulfillment, payment processing, and more.

Colorado’s February cannabis sales this year declined 14.2% from the same month in 2022, continuing an overall year-over-year decline in both adult-use and medical cannabis sales for the state.

A recent survey found that Portland, Oregon is the best-ranked U.S. city for cannabis shoppers due to its high number of dispensaries per capita and affordable prices.

Maryland lawmakers have advanced a measure to see state officials begin issuing adult-use cannabis licenses this summer.

Missouri’s total March cannabis sales topped $125 million, putting the state on track to exceed $1 billion in cannabis sales for the year.

Millennial and Gen Z shoppers account for the majority of all cannabis sales in the U.S. (63%) and Canada (72.1%), according to recent data from the analytics firm Headset.

New Mexico adult-use cannabis dispensaries sold more than $300 million worth of product during the first year they were permitted.

Lawmakers in the Montana Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee voted 6-4 against a proposal that sought to eliminate adult-use cannabis sales in the state.

A Montana proposal seeks to eliminate the state’s adult-use cannabis dispensaries and raise the medical cannabis tax from 4% to 20%.

Pennsylvania’s latest adult-use cannabis legalization proposal would see state-licensed liquor stores control the retail cannabis market.

Illinois generated $36.1 million in tax revenue from cannabis sales to Wisconsin residents last year, according to a recent report.

A recent proposal in Washington state would create about 100 new retail adult-use cannabis dispensary licenses reserved for social equity applicants.

New York is being sued by several of its medical cannabis operators over the state’s plan to give the first adult-use retail cannabis licenses to social equity applicants.

New York’s slower-than-expected adult-use cannabis roll-out could cost the state $2.6 billion in related tax revenues over the next eight years, according to a new report.

Michigan’s average price-per-ounce for cannabis flower fell from $152 in January 2022 to just $80 in January 2023.

Lawmakers in the Maryland House passed a bill to establish regulations for the state’s forthcoming adult-use cannabis market.

Oregon cannabis prices reached an all-time low of $4 per gram at the beginning of 2023.

Lawmakers in the Kentucky House of Representatives passed a bill to regulate delta-8 THC products in the state. The proposal stops short of an outright ban.

Missouri’s newly legal cannabis industry topped $100 million in sales during its first month of adult-use sales.

New York officials announced they are doubling the number of cannabis dispensary licenses in the state from 150 to 300.

Michigan’s adult-use cannabis industry sold $1.8 billion worth of product during the fiscal year 2022.

California cannabis sales declined in 2022 for the first time since the state launched its adult-use marketplace in 2018.