Illinois Out-Of-State Resident Cannabis Sales Plummet In January
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced last week recreational cannabis sales totals for January 2024. January out-of-state resident sales dropped to its lowest total since February 2020, the second month of...
Colorado Cannabis Sales Surpassed $1.5 Billion In 2023, Worst Year Since 2017
Colorado cannabis sales in 2023 surpassed the $1.5 billion mark, the state Department of Revenue announced last week, down significantly from $1.7 billion in 2022 and a tumble of almost $700 million since 2021. In December, Colorado’s marijuana shops sold a...
Some Pontiac Voters Confused By Fragmented Feb. 27 Recreational Marijuana Ballot Question
Betty Montgomery is confused about Pontiac’s recreational marijuana question on the upcoming Feb. 27 ballot. She’s not the only one.The 85-year-old Pontiac resident has been active in the community for most of her life and follows ballot issues but said she’s never...
California Tax Authorities To Auction Seized Cannabis Assets Over Unpaid Taxes
If you’re looking for a used TV or some inexpensive extra mason jars, a good spot to check will be an auction in Los Angeles on Feb. 16 at 10 a.m., when the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration sells off seized assets from 10 L.A.-based cannabis...
Lume Cannabis Signs Letter Of Intent To Take Over Skymint Dimondale Grow
Lume Cannabis Co. plans to take over the large cannabis grow facility near Lansing that’s being abandoned by competitor Skymint. Lume signed a letter of intent on Friday to become the lessee of the 56,000-square-foot Harvest Park facility at 10070 Harvest...
Michigan’s Cannabis Industry Turns 5 – What’s In Store For 2024
Michigan's cannabis industry sold $3 billion in both recreational and medical marijuana in 2023, making the state the second biggest cannabis market in the U.S. behind only California. Prices remained relatively low for consumers and sales show no sign of slowing...
Bud Barn Opened Valentine’s Day To Coincide With New Bob Marley Movie
Hotchkiss, Michigan's, second pot shop, Bud Barn, had its grand opening on Valentine's Day to coincide with the Bob Marley movie release of "One Love." The grand opening celebration, called "Love for Bud," included sweetheart specials, and the shop played "One Love"...
Cannabis Business Presence Increasing on the Colorado Tourism Office Website
A report from Westword pointed out that the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO) has recently begun to feature information regarding a few cannabis businesses on its website. Westword spoke with licensed cannabis party bus business owner, Sarah...
Farming Family Opens California Cannabis North Of Indiana State Line
Entrepreneur Jason Reichhart will open his California Michigan Cannabis Company 24-hour recreational marijuana shop Feb. 8 after more than a year of planning and building the facility. The store is a mile and a half north of the Indiana state line at 891 Fremont Road...
Accuracy Sometimes Bad For Business In Michigan Marijuana Testing
Michigan marijuana customers want to get high, but the information they use to achieve that may be flawed, industry insiders and regulators say. Test results, specifically for THC potency, play a major role in prices customers pay -- and profits retailers and growers...
