More States Try Taking Cannabis Testing to a Higher Standard
Several states with legal adult-use cannabis are pushing for greater transparency in lab testing as a means to combat lab shopping, just as the nation’s f... Read more.
PR Credit Co-op Sues Dispensary Operator Over Suspicious Electronic Transactions
Puerto Rico’s largest provider of banking services to the island’s medical cannabis industry is looking for a federal court that would allow it to drop cann... Read more.
Trulieve to Abandon MA Amid Labor and Safety Scrutiny
Multi-state cannabis powerhouse Trulieve is leaving Massachusetts after months of scrutiny over labor practices, including the death of cultivation worker Lorna... Read more.
NY Regulators Try To Grease The Wheels On The Sputtering Start To AU Sales
New York’s Cannabis Control Board scheduled a surprise meeting for the first Tuesday after Memorial Day during which it approved changes to the state’s soci... Read more.
2,700 Applicants Still Waiting for Illinois Dispensary Lottery
Nearly 2,700 aspiring cannabis retailers in Illinois who submitted applications are still waiting for a lottery that the state said would come before the end of... Read more.
Cannabis Seed-to-Sale is Becoming a Duopoly
The cannabis industry’s track and trace market is consolidating into a two-party system with almost every state that allows medical or adult-use cannabis sign... Read more.
MN Defamation Suit Latest Skirmish Between Hemp Farmers and Legal Weed Producers
Hemp producers are suing pro-legalization nonprofit MN is Ready for defamation just as legal adult use is about to be approved in the state. The lawsuit, which ... Read more.
Paychex Exit Leaves Cannabis Clients in the Lurch
When Paychex, the fifth largest payroll processor in the country and the largest payroll service provider to accept cannabis-related businesses as clients, anno... Read more.
Curaleaf Reports $370M in Annual Losses, Still Pines for SAFE Banking
Curaleaf lost about $370 million over the course of 2022, just before facing a series of regulatory setbacks in subsequent months, according to the company’s ... Read more.
NJ Regulator Reverses Course on Curaleaf License Renewals, with Stiff Stipulations
In a dramatic reversal, regulators in New Jersey voted 4-1 Monday afternoon to renew Curaleaf’s adult-use licenses, up-ending their previous denial days ear... Read more.
