Federal Judge Tells Viridis Labs: You Can’t Sue, Marijuana Is Illegal
Whether Michigan violated the rights of Viridis Laboratories with a massive 2021 recall is beside the point, a federal court ruled this week. “Federal law considers marijuana to be contraband for any purpose,” U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney wrote in his July 31...
Detroit Dispensary Owner Rudi Gammo Freed After Serving 5 Years For Cannabis
A man who served years in prison for his operation of a city-sanctioned cannabis dispensary in Detroit has now been released on parole, according to activists who fought for his release. The Last Prisoner Project, a group dedicated to freeing people incarcerated...
Former FDA Regulator Predicts Cannabis Rescheduling This Year
A longtime attorney at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration who helped found the agency’s Marijuana Working Group in 2014, Howard Sklamberg is now involved in federal cannabis policy on behalf of multistate operator Columbia Care. Sklamberg recently spoke...
Illinois Hits 2023 High Mark With $140 Million In July Sales
Illinois marijuana dispensaries have set a new bar for the year after topping $140 million in sales for July, according to state figures. The only other time the Illinois cannabis market sold that much in a single month was December last year, when sales passed $143...
Proximity Key To Getting Cannabis Buyers To Legal Stores, Study
For marijuana retailers, it’s no secret: Customers like buying weed close to home, if they can. New research into Canada’s regulated cannabis market supports that intuition: Consumer proximity to government-regulated stores increases the odds that people will source...
Hemp On Par With Wood Capturing And Storing Greenhouse Gas
Hemp can store CO2 as efficiently as wood in raw materials for the construction industry, and should meet EU certification criteria for carbon credits, a new report from Germany suggests. The report found that carbon removal through hemp is in a range similar to that...
Study: Celebrity Pot Brands Outperform Traditional Brands
It’s no secret that celebrity-backed marijuana brands – such as actor Seth Rogen’s Houseplant or rapper Wiz Khalifa’s Khalifa Kush – can leverage legions of fans and social media followers to attract consumer attention and buzz. An MJBizDaily comparative analysis of...
FDA, FTC Issue Warnings Over Synthetic THC
Six companies in five states have received warning letters from government agencies for selling illegal products containing delta-8 THC made from industrial hemp. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) targeted the...
Possibly Contaminated Vape Carts Recalled From 75 Michigan Cannabis Dispos
The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency recalled an unidentified number of vaping cartridges sold at more than 75 marijuana shops across the state. The cartridges, retailed under the Flight brand name and including the Grease Monkey, Space Ether and Bubblegum flavors,...
Schumer Touts ‘Good Progress’ On Marijuana Banking Bill
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) says lawmakers are “making good progress” in bipartisan negotiations on a marijuana banking bill, and advancing it will be a priority for what he’s expecting to be a “very, very productive fall in the Senate.” At a press...
