The Canadian cannabis industry added 9.1 billion Canadian dollars ($6.7 billion) to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) during the first quarter of 2025, up from CA$8.3 billion in 2024. Canadian cannabis industry adds CA$9.1 billion to nation’s GDP is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
California marijuana consumers aren’t buying less product at state-licensed stores, but they do appear to be buying cheaper ones. California’s marijuana sales on decline as consumers buy less expensive products is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
U.S. hemp interests are sounding the alarm over a House Republican budget proposal that, if passed by Congress, would ban hemp-derived THC products outright at the federal level, including so-called THCA flower. Federal budget proposal would ban hemp-derived THC, THCA flower is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
State law allows for 500 marijuana stores, but the state will pause licensing non-social equity license holders while social-equity entrepreneurs launch their businesses. Illinois halts adult-use marijuana retail licensing to boost social equity is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Some Vermont cannabis cultivators say they might be forced out of business after state lawmakers rejected a plan that would have allowed them to sell marijuana directly to consumers. Vermont rejects plan for cannabis cultivators to sell direct to consumers is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
With a wave of more states empowering law enforcement to recognize THCA as marijuana – and to seize it – hemp merchants are concluding the boom is ending. Is the golden era of THCA flower coming to an end? is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Connecticut marijuana company Budr has taken over three shops in that market from multistate operator The Botanist in a deal financed by Poseidon Investment Management. Budr acquires 3 Connecticut marijuana stores from The Botanist is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Denver-based cannabis recruiting firm Vangst has acquired Se7en Staffing & Employment Solutions, marking its third acquisition in the past 12 months. Cannabis job recruiter Vangst makes third acquisition in 13 months is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Major changes to laws affecting cannabis are afoot in Texas, where lawmakers on Sunday sent a significant expansion of the state’s limited medical marijuana program to the governor. Texas poised to expand medical marijuana as hemp-THC ban looms is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Village Farms International is divesting its fresh produce business to focus solely on its cannabis operations. Village Farms divests produce business to focus on cannabis is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
