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LANSING - Join Derek Sova, policy specialist with the Cannabis Regulatory Agency, to learn about the changes being proposed to the marihuana rules. The CRA began the rule promulgation process in 2023 by releasing a summary of proposed changes and soliciting feedback from interested stakeholders. In addition to a review of those changes, the session
CINCINNATI – "Ohio Dispensaries Kick Off Green Wednesdays with Weekly Sales". Cincinnati area dispensaries are celebrating the inaugural “Green Wednesday” in Ohio, following the state’s legalization of adult-use cannabis last year. This exciting event, reminiscent of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, offers cannabis enthusiasts special sales and promotions, marking a significant moment in the state's
COLUMBUS - The Indeed employment website is rife with Ohio-based entry-level cultivator, trimmer and customer service positions. Cannabis businesses are also in need of skilled maintenance professionals to support grow facilities, not to mention experienced marketers to brand their operations. Given the industry's novelty, companies are actively recruiting individuals from outside the sector to fill workforce gaps.
COLUMBUS - Ohio House Republicans have chosen Matt Huffman, the current Senate president, as their next House speaker. Huffman, unopposed in the caucus vote, is known for his hardline conservative agenda, including his intent to reverse Ohio’s recently implemented recreational marijuana legalization law. Huffman’s leadership approach signals a significant shift for Ohio. His priorities include
GRAND HAVEN - Michigan has closed its industrial hemp program, leaving farmers to operate directly under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and signaling potentially significant changes for hemp cultivators and processors in the state. Under USDA rules, pre-harvest THC testing protocols are stricter, and all tests must be conducted at federally approved laboratories. Farmers
COLUMBUS - Despite more than $2 billion in total cannabis sales, the state of Ohio is leaving money on the table. At BeneLeaves' Ohio-based headquarters, there's plenty of green to go around, but not the type Bill Williams used to work with. "I was selling canned vegetables before I came here," Williams chuckled as he sat
WASHINGTON DC - South Dakota Senator John Thune, who will lead the Senate in 119th Congress, has long argued against efforts to reform marijuana policy at both the state and federal level. Senator Thune is among the 26 GOP members who earlier this year called upon US Attorney General Merrick Garland to reject a recommendation from federal health officials
LANSING - For the third month in a row, Michigan cannabis sales (recreational and medical) fell to $262.9 million, down 4.3 percent from September. But when compared to October 2023, sales were up 25.5 percent. Medical sales fell 70.7 percent from a the same month in 2023 to just $4.9 million, down some 10.2 percent
OLUMBUS, Ohio - In the three months since legal recreational marijuana sales began in Ohio, $15.5 million has been collected for state and local governments from an extra tax on marijuana. Between Aug. 6 and Saturday, recreational dispensary customers have spent just over $155 million on product, according to the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control.
COLUMBUS - Ohio legalized recreational cannabis in November 2023 after voters overwhelmingly passed the cannabis-friendly Issue 2 initiative. Despite these breakthroughs, marijuana remains a Schedule I substance under federal law, where it resides alongside heroin as a drug with no accepted medical use. Yet, even this situation could change pending the reclassification of cannabis to
