The legal market has been hampered by confusing regulations, high taxes and decisions by some communities to ban cannabis shops.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report
Colorado’s cannabis industry prepares for tough times
Analysts say businesses are starting to feel the effects of inflation and fears of a looming recession.
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New York’s first legal cannabis crop sprouts under the sun
With the state’s first legal sales coming soon, 203 hemp farmers get a head start over big indoor growers.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Police confiscate 126 pounds of processed marijuana at Fairfield store operating illegally
Officials say 185 marijuana plants seized Wednesday at YEZI Local Craft Marijuana Retail Store that continued to operate after state had revoked its license.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine’s marijuana industry booming no thanks to banks
Owners must use cash and other workarounds as a reluctant financial industry worries about federal retribution
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report, Nation & World
New York mayor won’t be ‘heavy-handed’ on illicit cannabis sales: ‘Enjoy yourself, light up’
Eric Adams directs authorities to steer illegal sellers toward the state’s soon-to-launch legal market.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report, Nation & World
Germany moves ahead with plan to legalize cannabis sales
Lawmakers will hold hearings with international experts before drafting legislation.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report, Nation & World
Thailand makes cannabis legal, but smoking discouraged
With an ideal growing climate, the country sees economic benefits for farmers. It’s the first nation in Asia to decriminalize the drug.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report, New England
‘Gifting’ cannabis now carries $1,000 fine in Connecticut
Officials complain of thousands attending unregulated events since marijuana was legalized last year.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report
As cannabis industry expands to pricier, high-profile sites, social equity applicants left behind in Chicago
Prospective business owners hurt by the war on drugs were supposed to be helped through a special license lottery, but a lawsuit has the program in limbo while the rest of the industry takes off.