MRA Advisory Bulletins – Tips for Applicants – Medical Facilities Licensing
The Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) has issued an advisory bulletin to provide medical facilities licensing applicants guidance on how to avoid the most common issues that delay Step 1 and Step 2 application processing times. The advisory bulletin can be reviewed...
New Jersey Lawmakers Pass Bill To Regulate Biggest East Coast Recreational Marijuana Market
New Jersey lawmakers on Thursday approved legislation to regulate and launch an adult-use marijuana market next year that’s expected to become the largest on the East Coast with sales approaching $1 billion in a few years. Passage of the implementation bill by the...
Skymint’s Flint Marijuana Dispensary Is Now Open For Adult-Use Customers
Skymint's Flint location is now open for adult-use customers, anyone age 21 or older with a valid government ID. To celebrate, the store has a grand opening party on Tuesday, Dec. 15 with deals and coffee and snacks from Fireside Coffee and Crust Bakery. The first 100...
Gage Cannabis Co. Announces Second Social Equity Grant Recipient, Runner’s High 5K
Michigan-based vertically-integrated cannabis company, Gage Cannabis Co., announces Wednesday their second social equity grant recipient, Runner’s High 5K. The non-profit organization is dedicated to raising funds and awareness for cannabis research initiatives while...
Aphria And Tilray To Merge, Creating CA$5 Billion Global Cannabis Giant
Canadian cannabis companies Aphria and Tilray on Wednesday announced plans to merge, a transaction that would create a giant international marijuana firm with combined equity value of approximately 5 billion Canadian dollars ($3.9 billion). The merged...
Israeli Startup Says It Has Edited Cannabis Plant Gene To Resist Fungus
Israeli startup CanBreed said it has used gene editing technology to alter a gene in the cannabis plant to make the plant resistant to powdery mildew, a fungus that can be deadly for the plant. CanBreed said that to the best of its knowledge, this is the first time a...
Rand Paul Files Bill To Increase Hemp THC Limit And Address Other Industry Concerns
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Tuesday introduced a bill that would triple the concentration of THC that can be in legal hemp plants and address multiple other concerns the industry has expressed about proposed federal regulations for the crop. Hemp and its derivatives were...
Four20Post: Gage Selects Second Social Equity Partner, Terrapin CEO Chris Woods
On Four20Post Dec. 16 at 1 pm, Gage Cannabis will be announcing its second social media participant. Also on the show will be Terrapin CEO Chris Woods. The show opens with Rick Thompson reading his cannabis headlines and Sensi Connects Jamie Cooper talking cannabis...
Potential 4 million Cannabis Users, $3 Billion Market In Michigan, Per MRA Director Brisbo
The Michigan cannabis market could top $3 billion within three years, said Director Brisbo of Michigan’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency on a recent episode of Four20Post. During his interview with hosts Mike Brennan, Rick Thompson and Jamie Cooper, the Director...
Curbside Service May Be Here To Stay
Some of the modifications made to the cannabis business industry in response to the pandemic crisis may stick around for a long time, suggested Director Andrew Brisbo of the Marijuana Regulatory Agency during an interview on Four20Post with hosts Mike Brennan, Rick...
