NJ approves first 68 cultivation licenses
The current license awardees are approved on a conditional basis, with annual licenses expected to follow inside of a four-month period.
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Operators worry in Mass. that inflation raises illicit cannabis’ appeal
“With inflation being whatever it is on everything else, that discretionary income basically goes to zero for many people. But we know that cannabis consumers do not just stop consuming cannabis. They look for another alternative resource at a lower price,” said Mazin.
Social equity operator The Library looking to provide NJ blueprint for mom-and-pop operators
“How are people going to make it to the top when lawyer fees cost $40,000 to start? The average person is not going to have that, let alone be able to secure property first.”
NH legalization bill that would create state-owned dispensary monopoly moves to floor vote
“It would probably destroy that program. They might be able to survive by becoming suppliers for the adult used market, but why would anybody stay a patient?”
Cresco announces plan to swallow Columbia Care in $2b all stock deal – divestments to come in IL, OH, MA, NY
The acquisition will significantly expand Cresco’s operations west of the Mississippi, adding new dispensaries in Missouri, Utah, Arizona, California, and making it the largest holder of dispensary licenses in Colorado.
Expungement process in NJ aided by MSOs and advocacy groups
“I know the state has auto-expungement that has been implemented with some success and there are a lot of groups that have hosted expungement events with success, but there are lawyers and costs for venues.”
Mass. border stores have more plans than worries about NY legalization
There are about nine New York municipalities along the Massachusetts border, none of which opted out of the new adult use market, unlike the 57% of New York municipalities that voted to bar retail adult use sales.
The harrowing story of Grown In’s Ukrainian development team
The Russians invaded, so we’ve had some paywall and subscription problems. Here’s how our Ukrainian development team made it to safety – for now.
Cannabis testing differences in New England’s old adult use markets
“There certainly is a trend in the industry overall for lab shopping, or finding a lab that will give you the results that you want. Is there a good incentive for honesty in the industry? No, not directly”
More dispensary licenses coming to IL in Q3 of 2022, with new app process, say regulators
The announcement also left open a door to more changes to social equity requirements, as it stated applicants may be required to meet, “alternate criteria which will be described in the upcoming release of the new adult use lottery rules.”
