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Scotts Miracle-Gro leads funding to legalize adult-use cannabis in NJ

October 15th, 2020Agricultural giant Scotts Miracle-Gro is the largest contributor so far to efforts to legalize recreational marijuana in New Jersey, donating $800,000 of the nearly $1.3 million raised as of Oct. 2, according to state records. The donation reflects how mainstream companies are taking a keen interest in cannabis and, in this case, legalization. Scotts entered […]

UFCW, medical marijuana grower ink labor contract in Rhode Island

October 15th, 2020Organized labor continues to make inroads into the cannabis industry with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) announcing the first agreement with a medical marijuana cultivator in Rhode Island. The contract between UFCW and Warwick-based Ocean State Cultivation Center provides for a “living wage,” comprehensive benefits, safe working conditions and opportunities for career […]

Burns & Levinson hosts fourth annual state of the cannabis industry conference virtually on October 29, 2020

October 14th, 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Amy Blumenthal Kristen Weller Blumenthal & Associates Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer 617.879.1511 […]

Sacramento, California, opens 10 retail cannabis permits for social equity

October 14th, 2020The capital city of California is adding 10 more retail marijuana storefronts to its existing 30, yet another sign that the state’s legal market is continuing to grow over time. The change stems from a unanimous vote by the City Council this week, the Sacramento Business Journal reported, a major shift for the city, which […]

Sunniva, CA$58 million in debt, granted initial creditor protection

October 14th, 2020Sunniva has received an initial creditor-protection order from the Supreme Court of British Columbia as the Vancouver-based marijuana firm pursues restructuring. The cross-border firm made the announcement in a news release on Monday, joining a number of troubled Canadian cannabis producers seeking creditor protection this year. Sunniva was previously focused on building a cultivation facility […]

German patient wins court case to have cannabis covered by insurance

October 14th, 2020A German patient won a long legal battle against her statutory health-insurance provider involving medical cannabis reimbursement. The Social Court of Berlin and Brandenburg ruled that the health insurer must cover the cost of dronabinol drops for at least one year. The news is positive for patient access to medical cannabis and companies looking to […]

Judge overrules state over New Mexico medical marijuana reciprocity

October 14th, 2020A New Mexico judge rescinded new state requirements that made it more difficult for certain out-of-state visitors to access the medical cannabis program through a reciprocity provision. Santa Fe District Judge Matthew Wilson, in a ruling Tuesday, agreed with Ultra Health, the state’s leading MMJ operator, that the additional requirements went beyond New Mexico statute […]

Aurora Cannabis exits Australia’s Cann Group after $28M impairment charge

October 13th, 2020Alberta-based Aurora Cannabis sold off its stake in Australian medical marijuana company Cann Group, but the Canadian producer says it still sees promise in the Australian market. “We continue to see growth potential in this important market and will maintain active relationships with key distribution partners to enhance availability of Aurora’s portfolio of leading, high […]

San Francisco cannabis store workers OK union-negotiated pact

October 13th, 2020The United Food and Commercial Workers Union scored another victory in the legal marijuana market when workers at a San Francisco retail store voted in favor of a UFCW-negotiated contract. According to a news release, workers at Stiiizy-Mission, located in the heart of San Francisco and operated by the Shryne Group, voted unanimously in favor […]

US Supreme Court won’t hear marijuana legalization case

October 13th, 2020A three-year-long attempt to legalize marijuana at the federal level through a lawsuit appears to have come to a close, with the U.S. Supreme Court declining to hear the case. According to Law360.com, the case – filed in 2017 by former NFL player Marvin Washington and several other medical marijuana patients – will remain dismissed […]

Aurora Cannabis lists some Uruguay assets for sale as regional CEO departs

October 13th, 2020Canadian producer Aurora Cannabis has confirmed that some of its assets in Uruguay are for sale, and the CEO leading its subsidiary in the South American country is no longer with the company. Alejandro Antalich, a former chief executive of ICC Labs, departed the firm, an Aurora spokeswoman told Marijuana Business Daily. Aurora also removed […]

Canada’s race for low-cost legal marijuana reaches derivative ‘Cannabis 2.0’ products

October 13th, 2020Low-priced cannabis has changed the face of Canada’s regulated marijuana industry over the past year, with many producers launching value flower brands at competitive prices. Now, that low-cost trend is arriving for marijuana-derivative products, including vape cartridges and edibles. (Such products are sometimes called “Cannabis 2.0” in Canada because of the second set of federal […]