The state’s cannabis industry is poised to top $1 billion this year in combined medical and recreational sales. By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Hippos Cannabis has a 40,000-square-foot production facility in Vienna, Missouri, a town of 600 people that’s just 30 minutes north of Rolla. Since Missouri’s recreational marijuana sales began in February, they’ve added […]
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Twitter Updates Marijuana Ads Policy Again, Allowing Businesses To Feature ‘Packaged’ Cannabis Products In Promoted Tweets
Twitter announced this week that it has further updated its marijuana advertising policy, aiming to give cannabis businesses that are “certified advertisers” the ability to feature “packaged” cannabis products in the ad creative that’s promoted on the social media site. The company generated headlines when it previously revised its marijuana policy in February, opening up […]
Michigan Marijuana Sales Hit Record High Of $250 Million In March, State Data Shows
Michigan marijuana sales reached a record high in March, with nearly $250 million in combined recreational and medical cannabis purchases, according to state regulators. The lion’s share of those sales came from the adult-use market, which saw $239.8 million worth of marijuana products sold last month. Medical marijuana purchases reached $9.8 million during the same […]
Missouri Marijuana Sales Hit $126 Million In March, State Data Shows, With Market Expected To Reach $1 Billion By Year’s End
Missouri marijuana sales reached a record $126 million in marijuana sales in March, the second month since adult-use shops opened in the state after voters approved legalization at the ballot last November. The $126.2 million comes from combined medical cannabis purchases ($32.7 million) and recreational sales ($93.5 million) in March. That’s a 22.4 percent increase […]
New Mexico Governor Touts $300 Million In Adult-Use Marijuana Sales In The First Year Since Market Launched
The governor of New Mexico is marking the one-year anniversary of the state’s adult-use marijuana market, touting its more than $300 million in sales since last April as well as the thousands of jobs the cannabis industry has created. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) said on Monday that sales have been steady throughout the past […]
Arkansas Medical Marijuana Patient Sues Testing Lab And Growers Over Alleged THC Inflation
“Marijuana flower with higher concentration of THC is more valuable. So there is incentive to exaggerate the THC content of flower—it can be sold for more money.” By Hunter Field, Arkansas Advocate A new civil lawsuit accuses Arkansas’s largest cannabis testing lab of conspiring with medical marijuana cultivators to inflate the amount of THC in […]
Twitter’s New Marijuana Advertising Policy Still Doesn’t Allow Ads For Marijuana Product Sales
Twitter has revised its rules for marijuana advertising—saying it will now allow industry participants to “promote brand preference and informational cannabis-related content for CBD, THC and cannabis-related products and services”—but there are still open questions about the practical implications of the new policy. The social media company recently started reaching out to marijuana accounts to […]
Colorado Governor Promotes State’s First-Ever Marijuana Vending Machine
The governor of Colorado is promoting the state’s first-ever marijuana vending machine, which can package, label and dispense cannabis products to adult consumers—with transactions being completed in as little as 50 seconds. The Automated Cannabis Experience (ACE) recently launched at one of Terrapin Care Station’s retailers in Aurora. Gov. Jared Polis (D) said in a […]
New York’s First Recreational Marijuana Store Owned By A Person Harmed By Drug War Will Open Next Week, Governor Announces
The governor of New York announced on Thursday that the state’s second adult-use marijuana retailer—which will also be the first to be owned by a person previously criminalized over cannabis—will open next week. The new dispensary, which like the first currently operating one will also be located in Manhattan, is scheduled to open for a […]
Illinois Hits Marijuana Milestone With Record $1.5 Billion In Adult-Use Sales In 2022, Data Shows
Illinois marijuana sales reached a record high of more than $1.5 billion in 2022—and this past December marked the strongest sales month to date—officials announced on Friday. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) said that “2022 set adult use cannabis sales records in all categories it tracks.” That includes a yearly adult-use […]