Starts Additional Rule-making Affecting Bottle Bill & Milk Beverages OREGON: At a special meeting on January 30, 2020, the Commissioners of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission approved one marijuana violation stipulated settlement agreement. Cura CS, a licensed recreational marijuana wholesaler, will pay a fine of $110,000 for two violations. Licensees are: Cura CS, LLC; Cura Partners, Inc., Member; Cameron Forni, President/Director/Stockholder; Read the full article...

Cannabis-Focused Investor Network Announces The Arcview Collective Fund; Members to Participate in Investment Decisions CALIFORNIA:  The Arcview Group, the leading cannabis investment and market research network, announces the launch of its first member-based fund: the Arcview Collective Fund. Arcview members will have exclusive access to the fund led by Arcview Ventures Chief Investment Officer, Jeanne M. Sullivan Read the full article...

Women in the cannabis industry are pioneering their messages further into the mainstream than ever before. Last year Honeysuckle Magazine, an award-winning, women-owned internationally distributed media company spearheaded an historic initiative that empowered cannabis brands to run on Times Square billboard for the first time in history. Among their landmark partners was luxury accessories company My Bud Read the full article...

First Product from Asheville Hemp Project Brand Highly Efficiency Delivery Method NORTH CAROLINA: Asheville Hemp Project (AHP), an Asheville, NC-based hemp cultivator, is unveiling its new CBD Mint Gum. The launch marks the first consumer product for the brand, with other SKU’s in the pipeline. Asheville Hemp Project aims to connect consumers to the source of the Read the full article...

Cannabis delivery service provides access to broader Sacramento market CALIFORNIA: ManifestSeven, California’s first integrated omni-channel platform for legal cannabis, today announced the acquisition of The People’s Kush, a legal cannabis delivery service based in Davis, California. The People’s Kush will be integrated into M7’s retail arm Weden, which has storefront and delivery operations across the state, Read the full article...

CANADA: Aphria announced that it closed its previously announced strategic investment from an institutional investor for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of C$100,000,001. Pursuant to the Offering, the Significant Investor has agreed to purchase 14,044,944 units of the Company at a price of C$7.12 per unit. Each unit is comprised of one common share of Aphria and Read the full article...

COLORADO: Legal cannabis sales grew 45.7% to $14.9 billion in 2019, led primarily by adult-use markets in Canada, California and Massachusetts, and supplemented by the unique approach to medical markets in Florida and Oklahoma, according to the “2020 Update to The State of Legal Cannabis Markets” (SOLCM) report released today from Arcview Market Research (“Arcview Group”) and BDS Analytics. Read the full article...

Data Shows Increased Acceptance and Consumption of Legal Cannabis CALIFORNIA: -Eaze, California’s largest legal cannabis marketplace, today released its fifth annual Eaze Insights | State of Cannabis 2019, which looks at aggregate consumer trends driving the world’s largest cannabis market. The report’s findings are informed by the aggregated purchase data of more than 500,000 Eaze consumers across Read the full article...

Oregon Liquor Control Commission Policy Experts at Hemp-CBD Connex Conference to Meet with Hemp Industry OREGON: The top regulators from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) and the Washington Liquor & Cannabis Board will discuss how hemp is influencing the legal cannabis industry in their respective states at the Hemp-CBD Connex conference. On Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 11 Read the full article...

  January 23, 2020 Dear Cannabis Licensee, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the national outbreak of vaping-associated lung injury has waned. We would like to update you on the emergency rules passed by the State Board of Health, and other issues of importance to cannabis licensees. Below you will find information about Read the full article...

        Approves Marijuana Licensee Stipulated Settlements   OREGON: At its monthly meeting on January 16, 2020, the Commissioners of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission approved five marijuana violation stipulated settlement agreements.  The Commission also adopted changes to the rules for the Recreational Marijuana Program that address technical fixes and changes made during the 2019 legislative Read the full article...

OREGON: The HEMP & CBD CONNEX CONFERENCE will take place January 29-30, 2020 at the Portland Expo.  GROWING HEMP IS NOT THE “FIELD OF DREAMS” What you need to know before you grow: From seed to harvest to shelf, invest in two days in educating yourself in all aspects of the industry. When the farm bill passed in Read the full article...

Winberry Farms Sweet Leaf Blend Pre-rolls Failed Pesticide Test  Portland, OR – The Oregon Liquor Control Commission is issuing an immediate health and safety advisory due to the identification of potentially unsafe pesticide residue on plant material used in a packaged retail marijuana product.  The product in question was cultivated by licensed marijuana producer Ard Ri and packaged Read the full article...

COLORADO: Global cannabis sales rose 48% to $15 billion in 2019, driven by growth in sales in Canada and seven U.S. states that saw sales more than double. Continued consumer adoption in maturing markets such as Colorado and new adult-use markets including Massachusetts contributed to 45% growth in adult-use sales to $8.9 billion. However, medical-only states Read the full article...

OHIO: The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy today awarded a Dispensary Certificate of Operation to Ohio Grown Therapies, located at 1246 N. 21st St., Newark. The Board has now issued 48 Dispensary Certificates of Operation. The interactive map of Dispensaries with Certificates of Operation will be updated within two business days.

The marijuana industry has been growing steadily since its legalization in the United States, with more than 75% increase in sales, and contributing greatly to the economy of this nation. To date 11 states have legalized marijuana for recreational use and other 33 have authorized cannabis for medicinal use. Legalization has seen the creation of a diverse range of companies Read the full article...

CANADA: Tilray, a global pioneer in cannabis production, research, cultivation, and distribution, announces the expansion of its global senior leadership team with two strategic hires: Jon Levin as Chief Operating Officer, who was formerly with Revlon, and Michael Kruteck as Chief Financial Officer, who was formerly with Molson Coors and Pharmaca. Mr. Kruteck’s appointment will be Read the full article...

Cannabis is widely considered a medical plant because of the many significant health benefits it brings. It has long been used for medicinal purposes worldwide, and has become a very popular trend in the United States, which has resulted in its legalization in more than 30 states. Internationally, more and more countries have legalized cannabis Read the full article...

OHIO: The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy today published updated patient & caregiver numbers for December 2019. These numbers include: 83,857 Recommendations 78,376 Registered patients 5,617 Patients with Veteran Status 4,398 Patients with Indigent Status 449 Patients with a Terminal Diagnosis 55,617 Unique patients who purchased medical marijuana (as reported to OARRS by licensed Read the full article...

Owner of Belushi’s Farm to Provide Attendees Insights Into Challenges and Opportunities of Cannabis Cultivation OHIO:  Cannabis Conference 2020 presented by Cannabis Business Times, Cannabis Dispensary, and Hemp Grower, has announced that actor and celebrity cannabis business owner Jim Belushi will keynote this year’s conference program. The three-day event will be held at the Paris Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Read the full article...