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Montana Cannabis Legalization Trends: Adult-Use Sales Up, Medical Sales Down
<![CDATA[ In typical post-legalization fashion, Montana’s adult-use cannabis sales have continued to take over the medical market since the state launched its recreational retail program in January. Licensed dispensaries reported nearly $17.3 million in adult-use...
High Tide to Acquire Nine Operating Retail Cannabis Stores from Choom Holdings
<![CDATA[ CALGARY, AB, July 7, 2022 /CNW/ - PRESS RELEASE - High Tide Inc., a retail-focused cannabis company with bricks-and-mortar as well as global e-commerce assets, has announced that it is further expanding its bricks-and-mortar retail cannabis operations and...
North Carolina Governor Signs Hemp Bill Into Law as Medical Cannabis Legislation Languishes in House
<![CDATA[ Medical cannabis legalization stalled again this year in North Carolina, but legislation made it across the finish line to allow hemp farming to continue legally following the state’s five-year pilot program. Gov. Roy Cooper signed the North Carolina Farm...
DC Launches Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Without Launching Adult-Use Cannabis Sales
<![CDATA[ Adult-use cannabis and medical cannabis are now one and the same in Washington, D.C. District Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law July 6 an emergency bill allowing all adults 21 years and older to self-prescribe medical cannabis and obtain a medical card,...
Vantage Builders Completes Project for Zahara Cannabis in Massachusetts
<![CDATA[ WALTHAM, MA – June 28, 2022 - PRESS RELEASE-- Vantage Builders, Inc., a commercial contractor specializing in pre-construction, construction management and design-build services, has announced that it completed the build-out of a high-end recreational...
The Parent Company, Curio Wellness Partner in Maryland
<![CDATA[ The Parent Company (TPCO) is bringing its brands and products to Maryland after entering into a brand licensing and cultivation and production agreement with Curio Wellness. TPCO products are expected to launch in late 2022 in the state, according to a...
Illinois Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Hits $2.8 Billion in first 2 1/2 Years
<![CDATA[ Corn, soybeans and cannabis: Those are Illinois’ three most valuable crops, with the latter responsible for $2.8 billion in adult-use sales since the state launched its recreational retail market in 2020. While Illinois’ corn/grain market had an...
New Mexico’s Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Top $21 Million in June
<![CDATA[ New Mexico’s adult-use cannabis sales surpassed $21 million in June and, including medical sales, the state’s licensed dispensaries sold nearly $38 million worth of cannabis products last month. The state’s adult-use sales, which first launched in April,...
Arizona Auditor General: Department of Health Services Slow to Enact Changes to Medical Cannabis Fund
<![CDATA[ The Arizona auditor general issued an update to a 2019 audit last week that says the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) has been slow to enact changes to the state’s medical cannabis fund that were recommended three years ago. The recommended...
Oklahoma’s Adult-Use Cannabis Ballot Initiatives: One Group Submits Signatures to Secretary of State While Another Ramps Up Petition Drive
<![CDATA[ Two groups are working to bring competing adult-use cannabis legalization measures to Oklahoma’s November ballot, and one, Oklahomans for Sensible Marijuana Laws, submitted signatures to the Secretary of State this week. The campaign, which was required...