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- Adult-Use
Criminal policy reform accelerates in 2021
The process of expunging cannabis criminal records continues in various legal states in 2021.
- Adult-Use
Cities and towns are just saying no
New Jersey and Maine are hitting some turbulence as the cannabis industry preps for adult-use sales, showing that legalization is just one hurdle among many for new markets.
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Let the good times (pre)roll
Pre-roll sales are on a roll, with sales in Ontario up by an astonishing 196.48 per cent compared to last year, according to Leafly — which is on trend with last year’s incredible performance in the US, where pre-roll sales increased by 59 per cent (from $704 million to $1.12 billion), according to Headset.
- CBD Market
Let’s get functional (ingredients into edibles)
Some of North America’s most creative minds in cannabis are taking edibles and capsules to the next level, combining cannabinoids with functional ingredients such as Omega 3s, caffeine and non-psychedelic mushrooms.
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‘fifth time is the charm’ for SAFE banking?
The US House of Representatives passed the SAFE Banking Act for the fifth time this week, this time attached to defense spending legislation that some key players say could mean it actually makes it through the Senate this time.
- Adult-Use
Don’t call it a comeback, but lounges are here to stay
Cannabis consumption lounges have been around for decades. But there was a time when the future of lounges wasn’t so certain in the post-prohibition era, particularly in a pandemic: anti-smoking laws and lack of legislation permitting them have made it tough for some to continue operating in the legal era.
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California: (Illicit) profit on the burning shore
A new lawsuit filed in the state of California alleges that criminal entities have infiltrated the state’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC), gained licenses, and are diverting “untold millions of pounds” of product to the illicit market by exploiting a gap in the seed-to-sale tracking process, reports Marijuana Business Daily.
- Cultivation
Excise taxes are sucking craft cultivators dry: Tantalus CEO
Dan Sutton of BC-based Tantalus Labs is calling on the cannabis industry to rally together to demand that the heavy excise tax burden on small- and medium-sized cultivators be reduced.
- CBD Market
Understanding the CDC warning about Delta-8
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration have issued official health warnings to Americans who are considering or already use Delta-8, a cannabinoid derived from hemp, reports Fast Company.
- Policy & Regulation
Retail therapy: Safety, education at stores need upgrades
For some retailers in regulated markets, it’s high time to improve the safety and education of staff after experiencing issues as far-ranging as burglaries and high turnover.
- Policy & Regulation
Cannabis and politics collide in a London, Ontario riding – but that’s about it
Canadians voters are headed to the polls on Sept. 20, and a vocal slice of the cannabis community says they’re planning to vote for the People’s Party of Canada (PPC), a far-right libertarian party headed up by former Conservative Maxime Bernier.
- Cultivation
Glut rut: Is right-sizing a rite of passage?
Growers in Humboldt County, California say they are facing an “extinction event” that may sound familiar to those who have experienced supply gluts and price drops in other new cannabis markets grappling with right-sizing, reports High Times.
