A lobbyist allegedly working with city officials in the Los Angeles suburb of Commerce has been soliciting kickbacks in exchange for help with obtaining marijuana business licenses, according to a new lawsuit filed by a cannabis company. Law360.com rep…
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Federal agency sues Maryland medical marijuana firm over sexual harassment
A Maryland medical marijuana operator has been charged with violating federal law by subjecting several dispensary employees to sexual harassment, a potentially costly problem for mainstream businesses that could impact the cannabis workplace. The U.S….
Democrats’ COVID-19 relief bill contains cannabis banking
Buried deep in the U.S. House Democrats’ latest $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package, announced Monday, is a key provision that will delight cannabis businesses: the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking (SAFE) Act. According to NORML, the main…
New recreational cannabis markets are seeing quicker starts to sales
As public opinion changes and state regulators learn from those who have gone before them, the time it takes from the approval of medical marijuana by voters or lawmakers to the first recreational sales in a market is getting shorter. That could bode w…
Ohio lawsuit: Regulators ‘punting’ on medical marijuana program expansion
An Ohio medical marijuana grower filed a lawsuit against state regulators alleging that government overseers have been hamstringing the MMJ program’s growth, despite clear demand for more business services. According to Law360com, Fire Rock sued …
Utah medical cannabis sales, patients surpassing projections
Utah’s 6-month-old medical cannabis program has far exceeded sales and patient enrollment projections – sparking product shortages that are boosting business opportunities for licensed cultivators. The state already has hit the 10,000 milestone f…
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…
Aurora Cannabis, billionaire Nelson Peltz ‘have concluded their relationship’
Aurora Cannabis and billionaire investor Nelson Peltz “have concluded their relationship,” a spokeswoman for the Alberta, Canada-based company confirmed to Marijuana Business Daily. Peltz’s resignation was announced in a news release Monday along…
Adult-use marijuana legalization in New Jersey expected to ignite domino effect
Billions of dollars in business opportunities are riding on whether New Jersey residents legalize a recreational cannabis market in November. A recreational marijuana industry in New Jersey itself – with a population of nearly 9 million people &#…
Mistakes by Canada’s largest cannabis companies offer insight into global expansion
If there is a lesson to be learned from the overseas misadventures of Canada’s large cannabis producers in recent years, it is this: Being first to a market is a waste of time and money if that market is still years (or decades) away from producing mat…