Michigan Processor Sky Labs Charged with Tracking Violations
A Michigan adult-use processor that already lost its medical cannabis license and has been fined at least $130,000 for past disciplinary actions faces new charges... Read more.
Border Patrol Seizures Continue in New Mexico
Cannabis seizures from licensed businesses by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents continue near the U.S. border in New Mexico, and state officials are still... Read more.
Oregon Regulators Cancel Cultivator’s License
An Oregon cultivator lost his cannabis business license after he sought financial help from a man who had surrendered his own license because of track-and-trace... Read more.
MJ-Related SARs Hit Highest Level in First Quarter
Financial institutions filed the most marijuana-related Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) in the first quarter 2024 than in any other quarter during the last 10... Read more.
NYC Launches Social Equity Cannabis Loan Fund as State Pauses Its Program
As New York state’s Cannabis Social Equity Investment Fund halts its lending program following negative news reports, New York City is trying to fill part of the... Read more.
MD to Hold Cannabis License Lotteries Following End of Litigation
The Maryland Cannabis Administration will hold social equity cannabis license lotteries Friday, June 28, for Talbot and Calvert counties after a pair of lawsuits... Read more.
Arkansas Judge Denies Stay on Dispensary License Revocation
An Arkansas Circuit Court judge on June 20 denied dispensary owner Dragan Vicentic’s motion to stay the revocation of his license for Green Springs Medical. The... Read more.
Former Massachusetts Town Official Arrested for Cannabis Investor Fraud
The former chair of the Select Board of Grafton, Mass., was arrested June 7 on federal charges alleging he collected $432,000 from nine investors who thought they... Read more.
If Cannabis is Rescheduled, 280E Tax Savings Could Take Effect Immediately
Assuming that cannabis is moved to Schedule III, attorneys and accountants believe the tax impact on businesses could be immediate. Attorney General Merrick Garland... Read more.
Republicans Add Cannabis Banking Protection to Federal Funding Bill
Language to protect financial institutions that provide services to the cannabis industry was added to a federal funding bill by a Republican-led House subcommittee.... Read more.
