Marijuana industry finance company Sweet Leaf Madison Capital (SLMC) closed a $100 million debt facility, which could be increased to $200 million. SLMC said the funding came from an unspecified “New York-based global institutional special situations asset manager.” ADVERTISEMENT “Both parties will have an option to evaluate the progress and increase the debt facility to […]
Bipartisan congressional lawmakers have refiled a bill to provide military veterans with access to medical marijuana. Reps. Brian Mast (R-FL) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), co-chairs of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, are the chief sponsors of the Veterans Equal Access Act. The measure has been introduced several times in recent years with bipartisan support but has […]
New York-based Curaleaf Holdings is spending $20 million to acquire Deseret Wellness, the largest medical cannabis retailer in Utah. The cash-and-stock deal, expected to close immediately, includes three dispensaries in Park City, Payson and Provo that have a combined annual revenue run rate of $14 million, according to a news release. ADVERTISEMENT The priciest buy […]
On November 10, 2022, Judge Gary L. Sharpe of the New York Federal District Court in Syracuse entered an order enjoining New York’s retail cannabis dispensary application process in five regions of the state (Brooklyn, Central New York, Finger Lakes, Mid-Hudson and Western New York) for the Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensary (“CAURD”) licenses (the […]
“We owe it to Oregonians to make sure that the voters that passed ballot measures are getting what they asked for in a more timely, transparent and accountable manner.” By Ben Botkin, Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon lawmakers and providers who serve people with drug and alcohol addictions have a common goal: making the state’s decriminalization […]
One of the most influential marijuana breeders in the world has filed a lawsuit against a cannabis company, alleging that he lost his job there due to the fact that he suffers from Parkinson’s disease and required certain accommodations. Christopher Lynch filed the suit against Node Labs Inc. in a San Francisco court on Monday. […]
The first measure, House Bill 1, which would legalize cannabis for adults, passed the Senate with a vote of 16-4, while House Bill 2, legislation to set up a framework for regulated recreational marijuana sales, was approved by a vote of 15-5. If they become law, the bills will make Delaware the 22nd state in […]
Law enforcement authorities in Peru said this week that they seized more than two tons of cocaine that was bound for Turkey. Reuters reports that the “drug bust happened Friday at a warehouse at Peru’s biggest port, El Callao, just outside the capital Lima.” “This is the first incident that we know of (in which […]
Both chambers of the Washington State legislature have now passed legislation to prevent employers from discriminating against job applicants for marijuana use. The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved an amended version of SB 5123, which the state Senate passed late last month, in a vote of 57-41. “It makes no sense to limit our […]
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