The record wildfires that have blanketed the West Coast in smoke and ash also have blocked out essential sunlight and set back the growth of outdoor marijuana plants by weeks, leaving growers with less-than-ideal options for when to harvest their plant…
Author: Solomon Israel
Hawaii gets two more medical marijuana dispensaries
Hawaii’s medical marijuana program is adding two new dispensaries, even though the coronavirus pandemic has slowed the amount of tourists visiting the islands and, thus, participating in the state’s MMJ reciprocity program. The state health…
Week in Review: Illinois cannabis permits redo, Vermont adult-use progress, Oregon wildfires & more
Seventy marijuana dispensary applicants for recreational cannabis business licenses in Illinois dropped a lawsuit against the state after the governor allowed the losing bidders to make corrections and try again. The lawsuit argued that the state’s lot…
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey to keynote MJBizCon 2020
John Mackey, co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market as well as the co-author of “Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business,” will serve as the keynote speaker for MJBizCon 2020 in Las Vegas in December. Mackey also co…
Cannabis vape products with cutting agent recalled in Michigan
Michigan regulators recalled more than a dozen cannabis vape products sold in the Detroit area for containing a cutting agent linked to vaping-related lung illnesses. The state’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency issued a recall on vape pens that were …
Extreme weather patterns force cannabis growers to rethink cultivation strategies
As extreme weather events ravage the country from coast to coast – including wildfires, floods and early freezes – marijuana growers are being forced to reevaluate their risks and consider changes to their cultivation practices. Outdoor mar…
California won’t increase cannabis taxes for a year thanks to new law
California cannabis companies won’t see their state taxes go up until at least next year. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 1872 (same language as Senate Bill 827), which prohibits the California Department of Tax and Fee Administra…
Oregon loses at least seven cannabis businesses in wildfires; more damaged
Wildfires in Oregon destroyed at least seven marijuana companies and damaged at least a dozen more, according to state regulators, but it’s too early to tell how the fires will affect the state’s cannabis supply chain. According to The Oreg…