Renewed Push For Marijuana Legalization In Indiana
Indiana Democrats and some Republicans will once again seek to pass legislation legalizing marijuana during the 2024 legislative session, which begins on Monday. Past attempts at liberalizing Indiana’s marijuana laws have proved fruitless. During last year’s...
Michigan December Cannabis Sales Nearly Top $280 Million, $3.08 Billion For 2023
Michigan December cannabis sales totaled $279.9 million, up 7.5 percent from November and 26.2 percent from December 2022, the Cannabis Regulatory Agency reported. For calendar year 2023, cannabis sales generated $3.08 billion. Considering the average cost of an ounce...
Illinois Marijuana Retailers Sold $2 Billion Worth Of Legal Products In 2023, Including Monthly Record In December
Illinois marijuana retailers set monthly sales records to close out 2023, selling $181.8 million worth of cannabis products during December, including a record $153.9 million in adult-use purchases. Sales of medical marijuana in December were at their highest since...
Recreational Marijuana Proposal Sparks Discussion In Harbor Springs City Council
In a recent city council meeting in Harbor Springs, Michigan, a significant topic of discussion emerged regarding the potential introduction of a recreational marijuana dispensary in the city. City Manager Victor Sinadinoski briefed the council on a letter from...
Recreational Marijuana Ordinance Presented To Bad Axe City Council
The Bad Axe City Manager Rebecca Bachman was able to present the Bad Axe City Council with the first draft of the recreational marijuana ordinance at the Jan. 16 city council meeting. The ordinance was not on the agenda, as it was not ready in time, but was provided...
Judge Tosses Lawsuits Stemming From Michigan’s Largest Marijuana Recall
A Michigan Court of Claims judge on Jan. 2 dismissed two lawsuits linked to Michigan’s enormous 64,000-pound, $229 million 2021 marijuana recall that impacted an estimated 60% of all cannabis products in the state. The dispute centers on the Michigan...
Legal Action Threatened After Cannabis Dispensary Set To Open In Highland Park
Highland Park City Councilman Khursheed Ash-Shafii couldn’t believe his eyes. After a judge struck down the city’s problematic recreational cannabis ordinance in July, a Michigan-based marijuana company went ahead and transformed a vacant building in the city into a...
Minnesota Regulators Crack Down On Cannabis Masquerading As Hemp
Minnesota’s cannabis regulators say they are developing an interagency plan to crack down on hemp retailers who are exploiting a legal loophole to pass off marijuana buds as industrial hemp. The state’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) said it suspects that some...
First Defendant In $14 million CBD Scam Gets 6½ Years In Prison, Fined $1.7 Million
The founders of a Canadian hemp company who misappropriated funds and then threatened witnesses who testified against them have pled guilty in a New York federal court. Igor Palatnik and Vitaly Fargesen of CanaFarma Hemp Products Corp., Vancouver, were accused of...
Trade Group Says Implementation Of CBD Policy In UK’s $850 Million Market Is Off The Rails
Implementation of legal and regulatory frameworks in the UK’s $850 million (£690 million/€798 million) CBD market is in disarray, a key stakeholder group alleges in a new white paper. The Association for the Cannabinoid Industry (ACI) said the process for getting CBD...
