WeedWeek

Litigation

BREAKING: Hall of Flowers exec sued over separate events company

A co-founder of Hall of Flowers and his lawyer partner used an investment in cannabis events…

Public Health

Newsbrief: Study links cannabis use to heart disease, strokes

Cannabis use may be linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, especially strokes, according to…

Ballot Initiatives

Newsbrief: Mass. recall vote attracts $6.5M in spending

Supporters and opponents of the Massachusetts initiative to re-prohibit the REC industry has attracted $6.5M in…

Supply Chain & Logistics

SparkPlug took on the budtender problem

One of the cannabis industry’s unique retail challenges is sometimes called ‘the budtender problem.’ It goes…

California

Newsbrief: Carpinteria farms now compliant with odor regs

All operational cannabis farms in Santa Barbara County’s Carpinteria Valley have installed sophisticated carbon filtration “scrubbers”…

State Markets

Newsbrief: Nevada weighs changes to pot tax

Nevada lawmakers are considering whether to raise the state’s cannabis tax following a sharp decline in…

Litigation

BREAKING: GTI fired worker for weed allergy, Lawsuit alleges

A former employee of leading MSO Green Thumb Industries sued the company in federal court alleging…

California

BREAKING: Stiiizy sues SF equity partner

A Stiiizy affiliate sued a social equity partner alleging he is not owed any distribution payments…

Crime & Law Enforcement

Congressman asks FBI for help combating NorCal illegal grows

Congressman James Gallagher (R-Calif.), who represents a vast district in California’s far northeast, has asked the…

State Markets

Newsbrief: Polls suggest Mass. will keep REC legal

Two new polls point to Massachusetts rejecting the first ever state ballot initiative to repeal REC…