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As frantic, last-minute negotiations continue in Albany over New York’s adult-use cannabis bill, legislators have simultaneously primed a trio of backup bills to provide incremental improvements in case the legalization bill doesn’t pass. Leaders were still one or two votes...

LANSING, MI — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is among 18 governors to sign a letter urging Congress to open the US banking system to the legal cannabis industry. 'There is an inherent danger for businesses operating in an all-cash business.' Michigan...

A bipartisan group of 20 state and territorial attorney generals has called for the passage of a federal bill that would give cannabis industry businesses access to the U.S. banking system. In a letter sent to leaders of both...

Next month, stakeholders in the cannabis and alcohol industries will gather at a conference centre in San Francisco to discuss the arrival of cannabis-infused beverages and its implications. In an article looking ahead to this first-ever Cannabis Drinks Expo, Forbes...

This week in Cannabis: Cannabis stores have to keep vapes out of sight in Ontario, the City of Toronto switches up their approach to illegal dispensaries, Ontario removes a legal loophole related to illegal dispensaries in the province, and...

If you're thinking there's plenty of warehouses to go around, you may be right — unless you're planning to set up shop in Los Angeles or Orange counties. Demand for industrial space in these areas nearly outpaces supply, and...

The budtender is the hand that feeds. While it's considered an entry-level position (the median salary for a budtender in the United States was $32,000 per year in 2018), the budtender is a critical role in the cannabis ecosystem. Many...

The Church of England, the largest and most influential religious organization in Great Britain, announced this week that it will lift a longstanding prohibition on medical cannabis in order to explore investing in the fast-growing and potentially stupendously profitable industry. RELATED STORY Britain’s...

What most of us wouldn’t give for a good night’s sleep. Without it, we can’t function at peak emotional, physical, and mental levels, yet in today’s high-stress, plugged-in world, so many of us don’t get decent sleep. Ailments like insomnia,...

There is an ongoing battle in Los Angeles over the proliferation of illegal cannabis dispensaries, which many in the legal business community say is cutting sharply into their profits. Since illegal dispensaries don’t have to live up to the...