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Highsman, Ball Family Farms Partner on ‘Ricky Baker’ Cultivar
<![CDATA[ © Ball Family Farms / Highsman Chris Ball (left), owner and CEO of Ball Family Farms, pictured with Ricky Williams, founder and president of Highsman. Highsman and Ball Family Farms have partnered for an exclusive cultivar release, Ricky Baker. The...
Verano Launches Breast Cancer Awareness Month Donation Effort
<![CDATA[ CHICAGO, Sept. 30, 2022 – PRESS RELEASE – Verano Holdings Corp., a leading multistate cannabis company, announced the launch of its second annual campaign supporting the Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Starting Oct....
Git Skoglund Publishes New Book “Cannabis Textiles: In Hemp Garden Cultures”
<![CDATA[ Git Skoglund, a Swedish textile researcher, journalist and Cannabis Business Times columnist, has published a new book exploring hemp weaving and textiles. “Cannabis Textiles: In Hemp Garden Cultures” explores both traditional and manually manufactured...
Missouri Prosecutors Come Out Against Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Measure
<![CDATA[ Missouri prosecutors have come out against Amendment 3, an adult-use cannabis legalization measure that will go before voters in the November election. The Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys have issued a position paper on the proposed...
San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Approves New Cannabis Tax Compliance Program
<![CDATA[ Cannabis businesses operating in unincorporated areas of San Luis Obispo County, Calif., will soon have to adhere to a new tax compliance program. The county’s Board of Supervisors approved changes to the program Sept. 13, according to a press release,...
Michigan Regulators Warn Cannabis Licensees of Increased Fraudulent Activity
<![CDATA[ Michigan regulators are warning the state’s cannabis licensees of an increased number of scams targeting their businesses. The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) issued a Sept. 30 advisory bulletin notifying businesses that fraudulent activity against...
Former Ascend Wellness CEO Abner Kurtin Says Battery Charge Dropped
<![CDATA[ Former Ascend Wellness Holdings’ (AWH) CEO Abner Kurtin released a statement saying charges have been dropped against him after he was arrested Sept. 6 on a misdemeanor battery charge in Southern Florida. RELATED: Ascend Wellness CEO Arrested, Charged...
Florida’s 2024 Cannabis Ballot Measure’s Secret is Simplicity
<![CDATA[ Advocates behind Florida’s 2024 adult-use cannabis ballot initiative are hoping to avoid the same fate as a pair of 2022 measures: rejection from the state’s Supreme Court. In both cases, the state’s justices ruled in 5-2 decisions that the attempts to...
Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Could Give Arkansas’ Economy Major Boost, Study Shows
<![CDATA[ A new study has revealed that adult-use cannabis legalization could give Arkansas’ economy a major boost as voters prepare to make their voices heard on a legalization measure that will appear on the state’s November ballot. The study, prepared by the...
The Source+ Announces Brett Sprau as Director of Massachusetts
<![CDATA[ Northampton, Massachusetts – Sept. 29, 2022 – PRESS RELEASE – The Source+, an award-winning cannabis company with five dispensaries across Nevada and Northampton, Mass., has announced Brett Sprau as its director of Massachusetts. In this role, Sprau...