Cannabis Business Times

A recent survey shows a significant majority of cannabis-related businesses want intoxicating hemp products regulated. But it’s not the same for those who are profiting from it as for those who are not. Nearly half of hemp businesses expressed a desire for regulatory oversight on intoxicating...

Proven Media and the Cannabis Marketing Association have announced a webinar panel, scheduled for December 12, titled “Meet the Cannabis Press.” This event, occurring from 12 to 1 p.m. MST (2 to 3 pm ET), marks a significant confluence of renowned cannabis editors, journalists, and...

Michigan's cannabis sales rose 6.1% in July from June to a record $276.7 million. On a per-day basis, sales grew 2.7%, reported New Cannabis Ventures (NCV) Friday afternoon. Citing the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA), which breaks out sales separately by medical and adult...

Instagram has reportedly banned Curaleaf Holdings Inc.'s (OTCQX: CURLF) primary active account, citing a breach of its community guidelines. "Per a source familiar with the decision, Instagram banned @Curaleaf_Inc's main active account within the past hour," recently tweeted...

Oklahomans rejected the cannabis legalization proposal on Tuesday, some five years later after the state legalized medical marijuana. If it did pass, State Question 820 would have allowed adults 21 and older to purchase weed from licensed retailers and would regulate and tax the sales. Oklahoma...

Item 9 Labs Corp. (OTCQX: INLB), a vertically integrated U.S. cannabis franchisor and operator that produces premium, award-winning products, ranked No. 3 on the 2023 “Best Cannabis Companies to Work For” list in the dispensary category by leading industry publication and cannabis...

Green Check Verified (GCV), a fintech provider of compliant cannabis banking solutions and services, recently completed a $6 million Series A funding round led by Mendon Venture Partners.  The news comes on the heels of the company’s launch of Green Check Connect of GCC - a new...

Oklahoma's Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (OBN) reported Friday that the agency’s investigation linked sex trafficking, prostitution, and drug trafficking to medical marijuana farms across the state. These illegal activities seem to be part of an Asian organized crime...

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (R) doesn’t support adult-use marijuana legalization by any state, he rather believes the matter should be left to the federal government. In a recent interview, published by Tulsa World, he said, “I believe the fed need to make a decision about...

Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: AAWH) (CSE:AAWH.U) and MedMen NY, Inc., and MM Enterprises USA, LLC (OTCQX: MMNFF) recently signed a term sheet agreeing to settle their lawsuit in the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York in New York County. AWH was suing MedMen...

Unity Rd., the national cannabis dispensary franchise from Item 9 Labs Corp. (OTCQX: INLB), was ranked No. 6 as one of the 'Best Cannabis Companies to Work For' in 2022 by Cannabis Business Times, featured in the March 2022 issue of the publication. "Our brands [Unity Rd....