Cannabis dispensaries in the U.S. are returning to cash after a variety of ATM processors turned off "cashless ATMs." The stores had used the machines to allow customers to purchase cannabis with a bank card, but the technology made it appear like the withdrawals were happening from different locations, which circumnavigates money laundering controls, according to a Seattle … [Read more...] about Cannabis dispensaries return to cash following cashless ATM crackdown
How long until New Yorkers can buy cannabis in stores?
New York issued its first retail cannabis licenses last month, leaving many to wonder: How long until you can buy it in the store? At a November 21st meeting, the state Office of Cannabis Management’s Control Board approved 28 business applicants and eight non-profit applications from a pool of more than 900. The first licenses are going to applicants who were convicted of a … [Read more...] about How long until New Yorkers can buy cannabis in stores?
Pastor wants to attract more worshippers by growing cannabis
FILE: Jamal Bryant, senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, speaks during the "Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" protest against racism and police brutality, on Aug. 28, 2020, in Washington, DC. / Recreational cannabis is illegal in Georgia but a pastor there still believes that getting into the weed business could puff up his church’s membership of … [Read more...] about Pastor wants to attract more worshippers by growing cannabis
Two Florida sisters arrested after being found with ‘illegal’ cannabis
TheGrowthOp One of the sisters handed over 11 grams of cannabis in a glass jar. Under state law, drivers possessing medical cannabis must have it contained in its original packaging. Two Florida sisters are arguing that medical cannabis is too expensive and it’s “cheaper to find it in other places” after being arrested for marijuana possession. The Boca Raton based-sisters, … [Read more...] about Two Florida sisters arrested after being found with ‘illegal’ cannabis
A Tallahassee medical-marijuana operator could face a class-action lawsuit over layoffs
A lawsuit says Trulieve failed to give employees at least 60 days notice before termination as required by federal law. Trulieve disputes the allegation. Workers laid off by Trulieve, Inc., the state’s largest medical-marijuana operator, have filed a potential class-action lawsuit alleging the Tallahassee-based company failed to give adequate notice before letting them … [Read more...] about A Tallahassee medical-marijuana operator could face a class-action lawsuit over layoffs
Bike Couriers Will Deliver Weed in New York City From Warehouses
Bloomberg The plan will help licensed retailers start pot sales soon, with safety measures including prepaid transactions and GPS. New York’s first legal sales of marijuana will be delivered by bikes and scooters, in a creative pivot to get the state’s recreational-pot program up and running even without retail stores. “We’re turbocharging delivery because we have a big crop … [Read more...] about Bike Couriers Will Deliver Weed in New York City From Warehouses
Here’s how much cannabis was sold in RI in the first week
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – One week after recreational cannabis went on sale in Rhode Island, the numbers are in. Rhode Island’s six marijuana dispensaries — five of which are currently authorized to sell to recreational customers — collectively sold just over $1.63 million worth of marijuana from Dec. 1 to Dec. 7, according to the Department of Business Regulation. Less … [Read more...] about Here’s how much cannabis was sold in RI in the first week
Biden Applauds Another State For Clearing Marijuana Records Following His Presidential Pardons
Marijuana Moment President Joe Biden is cheering another state-level action to clear marijuana conviction records action following his own presidential pardons, applauding Connecticut for taking action to provide relief to those who’ve been criminalized over cannabis. He similarly voiced approval after Oregon’s governor pardoned tens of thousands of cannabis cases last … [Read more...] about Biden Applauds Another State For Clearing Marijuana Records Following His Presidential Pardons
Massachusetts now allows use of pesticides in cannabis cultivation
Certain pesticides can now be used in cannabis and hemp cultivation, following a Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources' decision last week. The move has split cannabis cultivators. Tim Shaw, chief operator officer at MariMed Inc., disagrees with the decision. “We don't believe allowing pesticides is the right thing to do, considering people are inhaling these … [Read more...] about Massachusetts now allows use of pesticides in cannabis cultivation
SAFE Banking Act Left Out of Defense Spending Bill
HighTimes A bid to include the SAFE Banking Act in a must-pass defense spending bill has failed, leaving advocates searching for a way to pass the legislation that would grant the legal cannabis industry access to banking services. Proponents of the measure had hoped to include provisions of the banking bill, known as the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, in the … [Read more...] about SAFE Banking Act Left Out of Defense Spending Bill
