As Maine market grows, it attracts out of state attention
Maine’s getting a lot of looks from out-of-state investors. Is that because of a recent court ruling, or operators just doing it right?
New England
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Massachusetts delivery operators petition for lighter regs ahead of CCC review
A group of Massachusetts delivery operators and advocates are petitioning the state’s Cannabis Control Commission to change existing requirements for delivery.
Connecticut’s Social Equity Council allows second chances amid legal action
The Connecticut Social Equity Council voted to allow five prospective cannabis operators earlier this week to resubmit their applications amid lawsuits contesting previous status denials from the Council.
Hemp farmers: We could have solved Connecticut’s cannabis coming supply problems
“We are both growing cannabis and it would enable Connecticut to have product available for the population in a much faster time frame,” claims Cheshire, Conn. hemp farmer Brant Smith.
Familiar names among Connecticut’s retail and micro cultivation lottery winners
A few repeat winners appeared among the general lottery winners for six retail and two micro cultivation cannabis provisional licenses announced by Connecticut’s Department of Consumer Protection on Thursday.
National Craft Growers organization forms on the heels of a mail order legalization bill
A coalition of six organizations on the East and West Coasts joined forces this week to create the National Craft Cannabis Coalition.
Cannabis remediation a mixed bag for consumers and producers alike
The idea of smoking flower that has been dipped in hydrogen peroxide or blasted with gamma radiation might seem like the fodder of awful science fiction, the practice is widespread enough that most casual consumers of legal adult use cannabis have been exposed to it.
The growing fight between unions for cannabis workers
Two unions are racing each other to organize cannabis workers, and they’re not working together, creating an unspoken line of strife within the labor movement.
Vermont Cannabis Board prepares to sign seed tracking contract
The state’ Cannabis Control Board announced during a Sept. 7 meeting, that it was in the process of finalizing a contract with a third party seed tracking software company.
Connecticut SEC fumbles away funds for diversity programs
Council members assumed millions of state budget dollars would roll over in to 2023, recently they learned it didn’t and so cannabis diversity programs will suffer as a result.
