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Alabama Plans to Award Medical Cannabis Business Licenses by End of 2023 as Verano Lawsuit Dismissed

Are California Cities Intentionally Misinterpreting Landmark Cannabis Legislation?

Local jurisdictions must have ordinances by 2024 allowing medical cannabis delivery, but some bureaucracies are sticking to “outside-in” models.

New York’s Union Square Travel Agency: A Cannabis Store Partners With House of Cannabis on Delivery, Education

Guests at the House of Cannabis can use onsite kiosks to order cannabis products for delivery from Union Square Travel Agency in a unique collaboration designed to enhance the experience of visiting the attraction.

Verano to Commence Trading on Cboe Canada Oct. 18

The company’s executives will ring the opening bell in Toronto.

Verano Expands Retail Footprint in Connecticut With the Opening of Zen Leaf Newington, the Company’s Second Social Equity Joint Venture Location in Connecticut and Fourth Dispensary Statewide

Located south of Connecticut’s capital and with a population of 30,000 residents, Zen Leaf Newington is the second of six planned social equity joint venture dispensaries the company plans to open across the state.

‘Minority-Owned Companies That Mean Something’: Higher Collective Opens First Two Dispensaries in Connecticut

The company, made up of industry veterans dedicated to creating an inclusive and equitable cannabis industry, plans to open eight total retail locations across the state through partnerships with social equity operators.

Kaycha Labs Forms Collaboration With National Institute of Standards and Technology

The new cooperative research and development agreement with the institute, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, will work toward standardizing measurements in the cannabis industry.

Green Thumb Expands Florida Retail Presence

The multistate cannabis operator is set to open RISE Dispensary Brandon, its ninth retail location in the Sunshine State.

Canadian Government Releases Report on Legislative Review of Cannabis Act

The “What We Heard Report” presents findings suggesting that legal cannabis operators are struggling to turn a profit and become financially viable.

California Governor Vetoes Cannabis Café Bill, Acts on Other Cannabis-Related Legislation

Gov. Gavin Newsom expressed concerns that the bill to establish cannabis cafés would weaken the state’s protections ensuring smoke-free workplaces.

Curaleaf Applies to List Subordinate Voting Shares on TSX

The move toward the Toronto Stock Exchange comes less than two weeks after the company announced a CAS$16 million underwritten offering.

New York Judge Grants Exemptions Allowing 5 CAURD Licensees to Open Dispensaries

The order will increase the state’s adult-use retail footprint to 28 operators amid a lawsuit preventing 435 others from moving forward.

Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Bill That Could Eliminate 43 Million Plastic Plant Tags Per Year

SB 622 no longer requires plastic unique identifier tags at the base of each plant.

California Approves ZeroTol 2.0 for Foliar Cannabis Application

ZeroTol 2.0’s peroxyacetic acid (PAA)-based chemistry targets dormant fungus to control powdery mildew, Botrytis, Pythium, and more.

Cboe Canada Could Be Verano’s Launching Pad to List on US Exchanges

Verano Chief Investment Officer Aaron Miles details the Chicago-based cannabis company’s move from CSE to Canada’s NEO Exchange.

Dan Robert Lubkeman, Hydroponics Trailblazer, Dies at 54

Lubkeman served as the president of the Hydroponic Society of America since 1996, among many other contributions to the hydroponics and cannabis industries.

Steps For Cultivators to Enhance Productivity and Profits With Resource Efficiency

Optimizing energy and water usage in cannabis greenhouses can help businesses lower production costs without sacrificing quality.

California Governor Vetoes Cannabis Advertising, Marketing Bill

The legislation, Assembly Bill 1207, would have crippled much of the state’s licensed cannabis industry through restrictive branding, packaging and labeling.

Rescheduling Cannabis: Would 1961 Drug Treaty Be a Possible Wrench?

Reclassifying cannabis to a Schedule III drug would put the U.S. in noncompliance with the international treaty Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961. Will this create a barrier for the U.S. in its scheduling review, and if so, to what extent? Historian James H. Mills weighs in.

Colorado Officials Announce Recipients of Cannabis Business Loan Program

IDY Distributors and Simply Pure received loans to help them expand operations, increase revenues, and retain or create jobs.

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