WeedWeek

Supply Chain & Logistics

SparkPlug took on the budtender problem

One of the cannabis industry’s unique retail challenges is sometimes called ‘the budtender problem.’ It goes…

California

Newsbrief: Carpinteria farms now compliant with odor regs

All operational cannabis farms in Santa Barbara County’s Carpinteria Valley have installed sophisticated carbon filtration “scrubbers”…

State Markets

Newsbrief: Nevada weighs changes to pot tax

Nevada lawmakers are considering whether to raise the state’s cannabis tax following a sharp decline in…

Litigation

BREAKING: GTI fired worker for weed allergy, Lawsuit alleges

A former employee of leading MSO Green Thumb Industries sued the company in federal court alleging…

California

BREAKING: Stiiizy sues SF equity partner

A Stiiizy affiliate sued a social equity partner alleging he is not owed any distribution payments…

Crime & Law Enforcement

Congressman asks FBI for help combating NorCal illegal grows

Congressman James Gallagher (R-Calif.), who represents a vast district in California’s far northeast, has asked the…

State Markets

Newsbrief: Polls suggest Mass. will keep REC legal

Two new polls point to Massachusetts rejecting the first ever state ballot initiative to repeal REC…

Crime & Law Enforcement

Newsbrief: Ore. CEO indicted for federal tax fraud

A federal grand jury indicted the CEO of Oregon-based retailer La Mota for eight counts of…

MSO

Trulieve pursues $750k defamation suit against influencer

Leading MSO Trulieve is pursuing a $750,000 defamation lawsuit over six social media posts from between…

Hemp

Newsbrief: Pro-legalization group stumps for hemp

Longtime cannabis reform group Marijuana Policy Project is calling on supporters to save the hemp industry…