Michigan operators reflect on lessons learned from last November’s recall
The only way many operators found out about the recall was through the MRA bulletin distributed through the agency’s public email list.
Ohio to get its first unionized cannabis business
A Curaleaf-owned dispensary in suburban Columbus will be the first in the state to unionize.
With a list of dispensary lottery winners, Ohioans sit tight as regulators sort through qualifications
Just because an applicant may be at the top of the lottery winner list they still have to pass the gauntlet of four requirements.
Three adult-use bills sit in Ohio legislature, creating a political pickle for lawmakers
“I do see them going back out and collecting more than enough signatures to put it on the November ballot.”
Shortened Illinois legislative session casts doubt on more licenses and regulatory changes
Because of how Illinois cannabis law is structured, most changes to how the market is regulated requires legislative approval – regulators are generally hog-tied from changing the big rules.
Illinois AG makes unusual motion to allow more plaintiffs in dispensary supercase while IL Supremes deny motion to award craft grow licenses
Resolution of the dispensary case holds the fate of 185 dispensary licenses, some of which were first supposed to be issued in April 2020.
Dispensary unionization efforts take a stutter step in Missouri and Ohio, while two unions battle each other for worker votes in Illinois
A withdrawal and voting delays are showing that some dispensaries aren’t ready for a union.
Curaleaf counterclaim suit against former subsidiary CMO allowed to progress, while both parties begin potentially embarrassing discovery phase
A lawsuit mounted by the former CMO for an Illinois cannabis company purchased by Curaleaf got messier Wednesday.
As one Missouri adult-use ballot initiative raised $1.3+ million, another seemed to fizzle
Legal Missouri reported over $778,000 raised in the last quarter of 2021 with at least another $150,000 of contributions from cannabis companies pouring in since the new year.
Illinois judge dismisses fraud claim from former CMO against Grassroots CEO
Hurwitz, alleged that Grassroots CEO Mitch Kahn defrauded her out of millions of stock options as a result of Curaleaf’s $830 million purchase of Grassroots.
