Photo report: MJBizCon 2023

The 2023 edition of MJBizCon has come to an end. Participants traveled to the Las Vegas Convention Center from all over the world. In fact, according to the organizers,…

Zenbarn Farms buys out Curaleaf's Vermont assets

Zenbarn Farms has announced the planned acquisition of Vermont Patients Alliance (VPA) and all Vermont assets currently operated by Curaleaf. This…

US (HI): Maui Grown opens in Kihei, expands production

Maui Grown Therapies is pleased to announce the grand opening of its "Kihei Express" dispensary located in the Kihei Shopping complex alongside 24-hour…

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US (OK): Number of unlicensed growers dropped by half, officials say

In an update on illegal cannabis growers today, Nov. 28, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Oklahoma Medical Cannabis Authority said they’ve cut the…

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Thailand: Growers look indoors to plant strawberries, veggies, and cannabis

In the past year, pedestrians in Bangkok’s Sukhumvit Road have been drawn to a pinkish hue from a large window on the busy street. Many of them peer…

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US (FL): Judge backs increased license fees for Florida MMJ operators

A $1.33 million license-renewal fee “carries out to the letter” a legislative mandate for how much it should cost medical cannabis companies to do…

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US (MA): Racist remarks cited before cannabis regulator's suspension, court documents say

Massachusetts' top cannabis regulator made race-based and "culturally insensitive" remarks, including referring to Asian people as "yellow," before she…

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CAN (ON): Indigenous cannabis entrepreneurs choose between government red tape and reserve ‘red markets’

On Alderville First Nation – a reserve south of Roseneath, Ont. – a dozen cannabis stores make up a short stretch of Highway 45, in what’s been dubbed…

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US (NY): Supreme Court lifts licensing blockade, regulators to process hundreds of new retailers

The New York Supreme Court has officially lifted an injunction that’s barred state cannabis regulators from processing hundreds of new retailer…

Glasmij celebrates 100 years of activity

This year is very special for Glasmij Venlo, a supplier of horticultural glass. The Glass Company was founded 100 years ago, making it a century old.…

Ohio cannabis operator kicks microbials to the curb with x-ray decontamination system

VJ Scientific has announced that Farkas Farms, a level-2 craft cannabis company in Ohio, has successfully eliminated testing failures for Total Yeast &…