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Arkansas Officials Strike Down Adult-Use Cannabis Ballot Initiative
<![CDATA[ Arkansas voters will not be able to make their voices heard on adult-use cannabis legalization this year after the state Board of Election Commissioners struck down an adult-use ballot initiative this week. The commissioners rejected the proposed...
Trulieve Opening Medical Cannabis Dispensary in Kissimmee, Florida
<![CDATA[ TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 4, 2022 - PRESS RELEASE - Trulieve Cannabis Corp., a multistate cannabis operator, announced the opening of a new medical dispensary in Kissimmee, Fla. Located at 51 N. Doverplum Ave., the doors will open at 9 a.m. on Thursday,...
Russian Prosecutors Seek 9 ½ Year Sentence for Brittney Griner
<![CDATA[ Prosecutors in Russia are seeking a 9 ½ year prison sentence for American basketball star Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia since Feb. 17. Griner is currently being held on charges of possessing a cannabis vape cartridge while traveling...
PayNW Now Serving Cannabis-Related Businesses with Compliant Human Capital Management Solutions
<![CDATA[ Seattle, Wash. – August 3, 2022 --PRESS RELEASE-- PayNW, a provider of human capital management (HCM) software and services, has announced that it is now serving cannabis-related businesses (CRBs) throughout the United States. With this step, CRBs can now...
Maryland Reduces Cost of Patients’ Medical Cannabis ID Cards
<![CDATA[ Maryland’s Medical Cannabis Commission voted unanimously July 29 to reduce the cost for patients looking to access medical cannabis in the state, according to a WYPR report. The changes approved by the commission will decrease the cost of patients’...
Cannabis Companies Partnership Help Alleviate Medical Debt to those in Need
<![CDATA[ Americans owe an estimated $195 billion in medical debt and that number only continues to grow by the day. It’s a unique disparity among Americans, mainly plaguing the lower class and minorities. Medical debt prevents many Americans from getting the...
More Than 34,000 Illicit Cannabis Plants Seized from California Hemp Farm
<![CDATA[ Law enforcement has seized more than 34,000 illicit cannabis plants from a licensed hemp farm in San Jacinto, Calif. The Riverside County Cannabis Regulation Task Force (CRTF), led by the District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigation, served a search...
Consumer-Focused and Community-Oriented: Q&A with Grown Rogue’s Obie and Sarah Strickler
<![CDATA[ Successfully navigating the U.S. cannabis industry is a tall task for any operator, but the challenge is heightened when operating in multiple states with often varying regulations and specifications. Grown Rogue, an Oregon-based multistate cannabis...
Trulieve to Open its First Branded Dispensary in Arizona
<![CDATA[ TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 3, 2022 - PRESS RELEASE - Trulieve Cannabis Corp., a multi-state cannabis operator, announced the opening of its first Trulieve-branded dispensary in Arizona. Located at 1007 N. 7th St., the doors open at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug....
Cannabis Lab Managers Criticize DCC’s Proposed Testing Regulations
<![CDATA[ California’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) closed public comment Aug. 2 on a regulatory package aimed at resolving the issue of inaccurate cannabis lab test results. But there’s a problem with the DCC’s approach, say California cannabis lab...