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Ontario-based Truss Limited has issued a recall for three lots of its XMG Cola — over 37,000 units — due to concerns that tiny “pinhole leaks” could form in the cans, leading to possible leakage and loss of carbonation.

Arshad Lasi is CEO and co-founder of The Nirvana Group, a vertically integrated Oklahoma cannabis company.

According to the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission, total adult-use cannabis sales reached $80 million during the program’s first 10 weeks.

Rhode Island’s November elections will see 31 municipalities voting on whether they will opt into allowing adult-use cannabis retail sales and the resulting cannabis industry tax revenues.

In Maine, where 93% of municipalities have been resistant to allowing adult-use cannabis sales, cannabis regulators are now offering up to $20,000 as an incentive for cities and towns to allow cannabis businesses.

New Mexico set yet another new cannabis sales record in July, totaling $40.3 million in the combined medical and adult-use markets.

Cannabis sales in Colorado hit $153.68 million for the month of May, a 32% decline from the state’s all-time high in July 2020.

Arizona’s adult-use cannabis sales reached $75.5 million in April which represents a decrease of $5 million from March.

Burb Cannabis Corp. is set to open a retail shop on the University of British Columbia campus this fall.

Washington D.C. Councilmembers are set to vote on an emergency bill today eliminating the need for a doctor’s note to purchase medical cannabis by allowing individuals to ‘self-certify’ that they use cannabis for medical purposes.

Cree Robinson is the Co-Founder of touCanna, a software platform linking cannabis dispensary operations, data, and team management.

The first month of regulated cannabis sales in New Jersey reached $24 million with 13 dispensaries averaging about $5 million in sales per week.

A bipartisan bill containing tax credits for licensed cannabis retailers passed the California state Senate on Thursday and moves next to the Assembly for policy hearings.

Cara Wietstock meets with Kim Myles, host and designer for the new reality series High Design on Discovery+, where she travels around the country bringing her interior design wisdom to independently-owned cannabis dispensaries.

New York’s Cannabis Control Board Chair Tremaine Wright and Office of Cannabis Management Director Chris Alexander have stated separately that they anticipate adult-use sales could begin by fall.

A proposal in California would allow for cannabis sales in farmers markets and establish permits for offering cannabis products at state-licensed events.

DoorDash is entering the cannabis industry via a partnership with Toronto-based cannabis retailer Superette.

When the pandemic lockdowns struck, digital marketing quickly became the best form of outreach for cannabis retailers. But now that restrictions have largely been lifted, how has the industry’s landscape changed?

It’s the busiest season of the year for cannabis industry workers and 4/20-related burnout is a real risk — here are ruminations from one former (jaded) budtender and reactions from other budtenders, both current and former.

New Jersey is set to begin adult-use cannabis sales on Thursday, April 21 after approving applications from current medical providers to expand into the new market.

Marlo Richardson is the owner and CEO of Greenwood & Company, a licensed entity in California that helps bring cannabis brands to market.