One lucky Michigander could win free cannabis for a whole year

For marijuana-loving Michiganders who think free weed for a year is nothing short of a dream, a cannabis dispensary in the Wolverine state is looking for a lucky someone to tuck in and send nighty-night. The snuggly reverie...

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Colorado becomes one of first states to offer business loans to cannabis industry

Colorado became one of the first states in the country to offer business loans to the cannabis industry on Monday. Gov. Jared Polis‘ administration launched the program in an effort to target Colorado’s social-equity...

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Denver Post

Companies Turn to THC Beverages as Next Growing Legal Cannabis Market

Just this year, outside players and big names like Jones Soda Company and Pabst Blue Ribbon have entered the cannabis game with their own lines of infused beverages. Cannabis beverages have offered their own array of benefits,...

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High Times

Ontario cannabis regulator reminds retailers not to divert product to the illicit market

Ontario’s cannabis regulator is reminding retailers not to divert legal cannabis products to the illicit market. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has emailed retailers after Leafythings, an online platform...

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Recent Report Proposes Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Growth up to $50.7B by 2028

The Brightfield Group recently released its “U.S. Cannabis Market Forecast” on Feb. 16, which presents data of comparisons from cannabis sales in 2022, and five-year sales projections between 2023 and 2028. According...

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Twitter To Allow THC, CBD, and Related Ads in U.S.

In a seismic shift away from the way nearly all major social media platforms handle cannabis ad-related content, Twitter announced it will be the first to allow cannabis-related ads based in the U.S.  Twitter announced that...

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Colorado Launches Loan Program for Cannabis Social Equity Businesses

Colorado Governor Jared Polis on Monday announced the launch of a new state-funded loan program for cannabis social equity businesses.  The new program is designed to provide financing to licensed social equity cannabis...

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Connecticut Bill Would Allow State Tax Deductions for Cannabis Businesses

A bill pending before Connecticut state lawmakers would allow businesses in the state’s nascent cannabis industry to take tax deductions commonly enjoyed by firms in other industries. If passed by the legislature and signed...

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High Times

Future on Evol, Growing as an Artist, and Cannabis

Two-time Grammy-award winning artist Future is back in the cannabis space with Evol. Carma HoldCo announced on April 14 its partnership with Future to launch Evol, Future’s line of cannabis products made with delta-8 and...

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Cannabis Industry Gives Back This Holiday Season

Seasonal slogans like “holiday spirit” and “the season of giving” are an annual reminder to give back to those in need. Here are just a few great examples of how cannabis businesses continue to give back. Ayr Wellness,...

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Book about billion-dollar cannabis startup takes top business book prize

It’s open for debate whether or not business is as good as the story for the authors of Billion Dollar Start-up, the now award-winning book penned by HEXO Corp. founders Adam Miron and Sébastien St. Louis and writer...

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New York governor unveils licensed cannabis dispensary verification tool

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced the state is releasing a new tool that helps cannabis consumers confirm they are attending regulated businesses in advance of pot shops opening their doors. The New York State...

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San Diego Receives Cannabis Equity Grant To Boost Local Weed Industry

At long last, San Diego is receiving grant money from the state as part of a program designed to help cities bolster their local cannabis industries. The southern California city announced last month that it is receiving...

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High Times

California Cannabis Sales Declined in 2022

Finalized data from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration shows that California cannabis sales declined in 2022. The decrease in sales is the first dip since adult-use sales began in 2018. In 2021, the state...

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Cannabis retailers urge OCS to give up same-day delivery

The Retail Cannabis Council of Ontario (RCCO) has a bit of advice for the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS): It’s time to revise current approaches to better help the industry grow and evolve. In its recently released white...

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Legal Weed Sales Projected To Grow 14% in 2023

Sales of legal cannabis in the United States are projected to grow by 14% in 2023, according to a recent report from Colorado-based cannabis industry market analysis firm BDSA. In an updated five-year global legal cannabis...

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High Times

House of Kush to Go Global with Clever Leaves, Bringing Classic Strains to the Masses

Classic genetics such as Bubba Kush Pre-98 and OG Kush varieties will be available on a global scale, as two powerhouses team up. On September 21, Colombia-based multinational juggernaut Clever Leaves announced a partnership...

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High Times

The Lift Co Expo Brought Cannabis Technology, Innovation to Vancouver

Vancouver, BC Canada is a beautiful city to visit. Naturally, the province enjoys global recognition for its strong and influential history with regards to bringing cannabis into widespread acceptance and legitimacy. The...

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High Times

Book about billion-dollar cannabis startup takes top business prize

It’s open for debate whether or not business is as good as the story for the authors of Billion Dollar Start-up, the now award-winning book penned by HEXO Corp. founders Adam Miron and Sébastien St. Louis and writer...

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Psychedelics Market Expected To Hit Approx. $12 Billion by 2029

The global market for psychedelic drugs including psilocybin, ketamine, and LSD is expected to grow to nearly $12 billion per year before 2030, according to data from a recent market analysis. In a report released last Thursday,...

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High Times

Colorado legalized psilocybin. Now what?

If Oregon’s experience as the first-ever state to legalize psilocybin is any indication, Colorado is in for a long, strange trip as it moves to set up its own legal industry. Enthusiasm about psychedelics among the general...

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Denver Post

Mike Tyson teams up with Canadian company HEXO to produce a line of pot products

Canadian licensed producer HEXO Corp. and Mike Tyson have entered an exclusive partnership to bring the heavyweight champ’s TYSON 2.0 line of cannabis products to Canada. Per the agreement, the made-in-Canada solution will...

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Yearly Cannabis Sales in Washington State Decline by $120 Million

Cannabis sales in the state of Washington declined by about $120 million over the past year, according to a recent market analysis report, marking the first time regulated sales of pot have dropped in a decade. Retail sales...

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High Times

Marijuana versus alcohol: How the two U.S. industries are handling inflation and what that means for consumers

If there are two things that Americans can’t escape right now, it’s rising prices and the discussion of rising prices. There is no denying that inflation is high, with the most recent rate at about 9.1 per cent, according...

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Rhode Island Rakes In $1.6 Million in First Week of Recreational Pot Sales

Rhode Island’s new adult-use cannabis market opened for business earlier this month, and so far, business is good.  Local news station WPRI, citing the state’s Department of Business Regulation, reported this week that...

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High Times

Higher Profile: MDbio, Cannabinoid Products Created by Doctors

When California Head & Neck Surgeon Dr. Babak Larian of MDbio realized that some of his more fragile senior patients were sailing through radiation, and his 40-something buff males were having a hard time pushing past,...

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High Times

Seed & Smith Internships Offer Pathway to Cannabis Industry Jobs

With cannabis legalization efforts continuing to succeed across the United States, the need for skilled workers in the legal weed industry continues to grow. In a recent jobs report, Leafly and Whitney Economics projected...

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High Times

Headset Report Analyzes Turnover Rates for Budtenders in the U.S. and Canada

The cannabis data collection company Headset released its latest report on July 13, which covers budtender/employee turnover rates in cannabis dispensaries. Headset calls cannabis budtenders the “heart and soul of the industry,”...

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LivWell to be Colorado cannabis giant after powerhouse PharmaCann plans to buy boutique chain

Cannabis retailer LivWell Enlightened Health is set to dominate the Colorado market with 26 dispensaries after PharmaCann announced its plan to buy The Clinic, a boutique dispensary chain in the Centennial State. LivWell...

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Denver Post

Is Big Tobacco Pivoting to Big Cannabis?

British American Tobacco announced Monday that it has acquired a non-controlling minority stake in the Berlin-based marijuana startup Sanity Group GmbH. Kingsley Wheaton, the chief growth officer at BAT, characterized the...

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High Times

Canadians want lower prices, higher THC limits: survey

New data from Pollara Strategic Insights reports that Canadians want to see the prices of legal weed lowered and THC limits increased. Those are the preliminary findings from a subscription-based syndicated study that Pollara,...

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Legislative Report Projects $72 Billion Cannabis Industry By 2030

A new legislative report delivered to Maryland lawmakers this week projects that the nationwide market for legal cannabis could climb to $72 billion per year by 2030, more than double the current market estimation of $32...

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High Times

Normalization of Cannabis Shows Shift in Holiday Sales Patterns

New Frontier Data compared cannabis sales data for the month of November in 2021 and 2022, which shows a shift in sales patterns. While Green Wednesday was the third-highest grossing sales in 2021, sales collected in 2022...

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