MARY Speaker Summit Explores the Current State of the Cannabis Industry in NY
Ever since legalizing adult-use marijuana in March of 2021, the NY industry has been bustling with litigation, getting recreational license applications ready to go...
Canadian Recreational Marijuana Sales Outpaced CA$5 Billion in 2023
Canadian recreational cannabis sales were worth 5.07 billion Canadian dollars (US$3.8 billion) in 2023, an increase of 12% compared to 2022, according to government retail sales...
Track-and-Trace Services to Help Boost Kentucky’s Medical Cannabis Market
In March of this year, Governor Andy Beshear signed Senate Bill 47, legalizing medical cannabis in the commonwealth effective January 1, 2025. Though sales...
Germany Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill
Germany’s parliament has officially approved a bill to legalize marijuana nationwide. This makes Germany the third European Union member state to legalize cannabis for...
New Yorkers Can Now Legally Grow Their Own Marijuana Plants
The New York State Cannabis Control Board just adopted rules that would allow anyone 21 or older to cultivate their own marijuana plants at...
ESOPs Can Neutralize 280E for Cannabis Businesses
Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) can be great for businesses and their employees. Not only do ESOPs offer various tax benefits for all parties...
Michigan Marijuana Sales Exceeded $3 Billion in 2023
Data from Michigan’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) reported that legal marijuana retailers in the state sold more than $3 billion worth of cannabis in...
FDA Recommends Cannabis be Moved to Schedule III
Scientists from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) state in newly released documents that marijuana has less potential for abuse than other drugs...
New York Governor Plans Crackdown on Illegal Cannabis Sales
Last week, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul presented an election year agenda with more than 200 proposals to make the state safer, more affordable...
President Biden Expands Marijuana Pardon Initiative
President Joe Biden issued a proclamation today expanding a marijuana pardon initiative he began last year by including for the first time people who committed cannabis...