Cannabis multistate operator Verano Holdings announced agreements to acquire a total of nine operating retail outlets or licenses in Arizona, Illinois and Pennsylvania for nearly $100 million in cash and tens of millions of dollars more in stock. The t…
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Wrigley chewing gum heir to take cannabis MSO Parallel public via $1.9B deal
Chewing gum heir William “Beau” Wrigley Jr., the CEO of Atlanta-based Parallel, struck a mammoth deal with an entertainment mogul to take the cannabis multistate operator public through a transaction that values the company at $1.9 billion. Ceres Acqui…
Mainstream businesses are bracing for minimum-wage hike, but many cannabis firms already pay more
Half the states across the country have increased – or will raise – the minimum wage paid to hourly workers this year, but many cannabis businesses, including retailers, are unlikely to feel much of an impact. That’s because most say they a…
Pennsylvania governor makes budget pitch for legalizing recreational cannabis
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, as expected, has made legalizing recreational cannabis one of his administration’s top legislative priorities this year. Wolf highlighted recreational marijuana in his budget proposal Wednesday and mentioned the urgency give…
US labor agency: Marijuana trimmers, grow-room employees can’t unionize
Marijuana cultivators, trimmers, sorters and packagers can’t form unions because they qualify as agricultural laborers, according to a watershed new ruling from U.S. labor regulators. The decision, 04_CA_260089_10_21_20_.pdf,, was released last w…
Lack of standards, dubious business practices threaten to upend cannabis testing industry
A lack of standards in cannabis testing results is plaguing the industry. Some business owners are shopping around for labs that will give them the results they want to see, while others are sending in adulterated samples. And testing labs are being sh…
Cannabis workers in Pennsylvania ratify UFCW union contract
Employees at Pennsylvania cannabis company CannTech voted to ratify a union contract with the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) Local 1776. A union news release issued Wednesday did not specify the number of CannTech employe…
Cannabis workers in Pennsylvania ratify UFCW union contract
Employees at Pennsylvania cannabis company CannTech voted to ratify a union contract with the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) Local 1776. A union news release issued Wednesday did not specify the number of CannTech employe…
Cannabis workers in Pennsylvania ratify UFCW union contract
Employees at Pennsylvania cannabis company CannTech voted to ratify a union contract with the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) Local 1776. A union news release issued Wednesday did not specify the number of CannTech employe…
Cannabis workers in Pennsylvania ratify UFCW union contract
Employees at Pennsylvania cannabis company CannTech voted to ratify a union contract with the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) Local 1776. A union news release issued Wednesday did not specify the number of CannTech employe…