<![CDATA[ Cannabis Regulatory Agency Hanna LANSING, Mich., Sept. 15, 2022 – PRESS RELEASE – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the appointment of Brian Hanna as acting executive director of the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA). Effective Sept. 19, Hanna will...

<![CDATA[ A legal battle over a cannabis cultivation facility worth more than $30 million in Shelton, Wash., alleges an acquiring company’s former directors stole the property and business in a breach of fiduciary duties, conversion and unjust enrichment. The...

<![CDATA[ The Vermont Cannabis Control Board (CCB) issued its first round of cannabis retail licenses Sept. 14 to businesses in Rutland, Middlebury and Burlington.  The CCB awarded the retail licenses to Mountain Girl Cannabis in Rutland and FLORA Cannabis in...

<![CDATA[ Cookies has partnered with New York-based Cirona Labs to reformulate its on-the-shelf cannabis products. Cirona Labs, with its focus on emulsion chemistry and food science, will work with Cookies to develop new products and expand the company’s footprint...

<![CDATA[ CLACKAMAS, Ore., Sept. 15, 2022 – PRESS RELEASE – Wyld, a best-selling cannabis edibles brand in the U.S., launched its product offerings in Oklahoma. The Sooner State becomes the eighth state in the U.S. to offer Wyld products, joining Oregon,...

<![CDATA[ Small cannabis producers may be able to ship and sell products within and across state lines under a new congressional bill introduced by Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02). The measure, known as the Small and Homestead Independent Producers (SHIP) Act,...

<![CDATA[ Michigan’s adult-use cannabis market presented a win-win for retailers and shoppers alike in August. For cultivators and wholesalers? Maybe not so much.  Not only did last month feature a record of $189.4 million in adult-use sales statewide, but customer...

<![CDATA[ The city of Boston currently boasts 14 licensed dispensaries, but a proposal from the mayor’s office may allow a rush of new retail businesses to set up shop. Mayor Michelle Wu recently announced plans to cut the city’s Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) from...

<![CDATA[ More than 94% of California’s existing cannabis cultivation area is at risk of experiencing wildfires by year 2100, according to a report published by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. The report, “The threat of wildfire is unique to...

<![CDATA[ Missouri voters will have their say on adult-use cannabis legalization this November after the state’s Supreme Court decided Sept. 13 it won’t interject. The Missouri Supreme Court’s decision to remain on the sideline comes after Joy Sweeney, a resident...