Grön, a Portland, Ore.-based producer of cannabis-infused edibles, has built its business with a focus on minor cannabinoids and effects-based products, including its popular CBN offerings. But its product mix may soon have to change.  Regulators in Oregon, concerned...

Although its headquarters are in New York City, cannabis multistate operator Ascend Wellness Holdings (AWH) is no longer going to roll the dice with a market entrance in its home state. After resolving a monthslong legal battle over a definitive acquisition agreement...

New York’s Cannabis Control Board (CCB) brought the state a few steps closer to launching adult-use sales Aug. 15 when regulators issued additional business licenses, approved testing regulations and appointed a director of policy to the Office of Cannabis Management...

Coastal, a California-based retail brand, opened its Concord, Calif., adult-use storefront and delivery service on Aug. 10. The opening was commemorated with a ribbon cutting ceremony, which was attended by Concord’s Chamber of Commerce, Mayor Dominic Aliano, and...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Aug. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PRESS RELEASE -- Delta 9 Cannabis Inc. has announced that today it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with 10552763 Canada Corp. to acquire all or substantially all of the vendor’s assets relating to the...

Maryland Secretary of State John Wobensmith officially certified an adult-use cannabis legalization measure for the state’s November ballot Aug. 2. Elections officials finalized the language for the referendum, as well as issued a formal summary of the proposal, which...

There are now five states where voters will cast ballots on adult-use cannabis legalization this November. North Dakota is the latest to join the initiative push, with Secretary of State Al Jaeger announcing Aug. 15 that he certified New Approach ND’s statutory...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) issued the state’s third set of conditional adult-use cannabis dispensary licenses Aug. 12, bringing the total number of licenses issued to 182, according to a press...

A recent report from cannabis data and research company Headset indicates that employee retention is a challenge in the cannabis retail space.  The report, which examined real-time employee sales data in nine states and four Canadian provinces from June 2021 through...

New York’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) announced Aug. 11 that regulators will start accepting adult-use cannabis dispensary license applications Aug. 25, with applicants with prior cannabis-related convictions first in line to receive conditional licenses....