Hi all,

Sadly, I won’t be able to catch up with many of you at Hall of Flowers next week. But drop me a line if you’ll be at The Emerald Cup Awards.

In the newsletter:

• Hall of Flowers: A buyer’s view
• BREAKING: Delta-8 partner drops lawsuit against Cookies

Read up,

Alex

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State:

• The Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) has awarded nearly $20M in research grants to universities studying various aspects of the plant and market. It includes one $2.7M grant to study legacy plant genetics and the communities that steward them.
  Marijuana Moment
• The League of California Cities released a resource for cities on how to accommodate the new requirement that they allow MED delivery.

Business:

• Nabis opened the “world’s largest” weed warehouse in Woodlake (Tulare Co.), halfway between Oakland and LA.
• Unrivaled released a presentation on its restructuring effort along with its quarterly results.
• Digiday discussed how cannabis is becoming more important to Jack in the Box’s marketing strategy.
• KPCC discussed the state industry’s challenges.
• In Michigan, Stiiizy offered jobs to 400 workers laid off by a Burger King franchise.
  High Times

Local:

• Vista (San Diego Co.) appears likely to allow consumption events at dispensaries.
• An Arvin (Kern Co.) city council vote on allowing shops was post-poned again.
  (ABC)

Fun and interesting:

• NBC did man on the hill interviews during SF’s 420 celebration. 

Company milestones:

• Highlyte by Amnesia, which helps companies stay compliant on social media, raised $1M from Poseidon, Argonautic Ventures, JourneyOne Ventures and others.
• Beverage Mary Jones is expanding to Nevada and Michigan.
  KTNV, MLive
• GABY, parent of Mankind Dispensary in San Diego, restructured its debt, including AR debt. 
• Garden Society is now selling MED edibles in Ohio, its first state outside California.
• Cookies entered a partnership with MSO TerrAscend to reach Maryland consumers. 

Interviews:

• Travis Higginbotham, VP cultivation, StateHouse
  Cannabis Business Times

Upcoming:

• The Emerald Cup Awards are set for May 13 in Richmond (Contra Costa.)
• Glass House will host its second annual “investor sesh” on June 23 at its huge farm in Camarillo (Ventura Co.)
• Ball Family Farms’ boss Chris Ball will be the keynote speaker at Cannabis Conference, Aug. 15-17 in Vegas.