WeedWeek

Pesticides

Exclusive: California promised clean weed. What happened?

This is the third in a series of three stories on Nicole Elliott’s tenure as director…

Massachusetts

Newsbrief: Mass. considers freezing grow license count

In November voters in Massachusetts may have the chance to make it the first state to…

Stiiizy

Breaking: Packaging company sues Stiiizy alleging $7M debt

A packaging company sued Stiiizy in California federal court alleging the state’s leading operator owes it…

DCC

Newsbrief: Calif. regulator touts cost reductions

California’s top cannabis regulator touted cost reductions for operators and said he hoped to further reduce…

Sustainability

Illegal grows poison Calif. forests: Reports

Thousands of abandoned unlicensed grows are polluting California’s watersheds and public lands, according to a CalMatters…

California

Newsbrief: LA Council advances referendum on unlicensed dispensary tax

Los Angeles City Council voted 14-1 to advance a ballot measure on taxing unlicensed dispensaries. Subject…

Mainstream Media

Analysis: N.Y.Times editorial questions legalization

In 2014, the New York Times editorial (opinion) page published a six-part series calling for the…

State Markets

Newsbrief: Ohio AG sues MSOs alleging anti-competitive conduct

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R) sued nine of the largest MSOs for allegedly engaging in…

California

Newsbrief: New Calif. regular seeks steady growth of legal market

In an MJBiz interview, California’s new top regulator described his goal as slow and steady growth…

Oklahoma

Analysis: Okla. gov’s call for MED “shut down” signals trouble for industry

“When Oklahomans voted to legalize medical marijuana in 2018, we were sold a bill of goods,”…