The image of clandestine cannabis cultivation is fading fast, with 66% of home growers feeling empowered to openly grow the plant, according to a recent survey. Women accounted for 61% of the home growers who responded to the survey, conducted by Stripe Theory on behalf of I Love Growing Marijuana (ILGM), an Amsterdam-based community-centric cannabis […]
About two-thirds of the 1,817 adult-use marijuana social equity license applicants in Minnesota were denied access to the state’s license lottery, which is expected to be held the week of Dec. 2. Those who will be permitted in the lottery for one of 280 preapproval licenses will get official notification within two weeks, the MinnPost […]
With the number of people enrolled as medical marijuana patients in Georgia hitting 25,000 over the weekend, the state agency that operates the program can authorize more dispensaries to open. The six production companies licensed by the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission (GAMCC) now operate 13 dispensaries across the state. Under Georgia’s MMJ law, […]
As the largest generation in the United States, millennials are reshaping consumer spending trends – including expenditures on cannabis, where that age group dominates the pre-roll market. Millennials – currently ages 28-43 – are leading the charge in consumption of pre-rolls, accounting for 45% of the $3 billion market, according to a recent study. “They’re at […]
SNDL’s board gave the Canadian cannabis and alcohol company the green light to repurchase up to 100 million Canadian dollars ($70.9 million) of its outstanding common shares. The share-repurchase program authorizes the Calgary, Alberta-headquartered company to repurchase a maximum of 13.2 shares, or about 5% of the issued and outstanding shares, according to a Thursday […]
Aphria RX, a subsidiary of Tilray Brands, launched the first commercial medical cannabis flower grown at its facility in Neumünster, Germany. The launch marks the first medical marijuana products that Aphria RX has grown under the MMJ cultivation license the company received in July under Germany’s Medicinal Cannabis Act (MedCanG), according to a Thursday news […]
The Green Lady Dispensary is the first cannabis retailer on Nantucket, Massachusetts, to receive a marijuana shipment by water after a legal victory that allowed MJ products to be transported to the island. Finalized in June, the regulation change addressed longstanding restrictions that had prevented marijuana operators from legally bringing cannabis products via waterways to remote […]
Newly rebranded California-based marijuana operator Eaze raised $10 million to acquire select assets of Eaze Technologies, its predecessor company, to fund the reopening of 70 Eaze and Green Dragon locations across California, Colorado, Florida and Michigan. The now-defunct Eaze Technologies, which purchased Denver-based Green Dragon about three years ago, announced in October that it would […]
South Dakota’s first licensed medical marijuana dispensary not on tribal land is closing next month. Unity Rd. posted on Facebook that it and The Hartford Connection in Hartford, South Dakota, will cease operations Dec. 7. Unity Rd. opened on July 27, 2022 – 20 months after voters approved medical marijuana sales – and offered only […]
Known for their discipline, leadership and problem-solving abilities, military veterans are finding a new battlefield in the regulated cannabis industry. Veterans’ unique skill set, honed through years of military training and experience, is an asset in the rapidly growing industry not always associated with professionalism. “Adaptability, teamwork and a good sense of humor are important […]
