Survey: Employers Are Testing for Cannabis More Than Two Years Ago
Results from the 2026 Fisher Phillips Flash Survey found that more employers are testing job applicants for cannabis this year than in 2024. The number of emplo...
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More Americans Report Daily Use of Cannabis than Cigarettes and Alcohol
Data from the 2025 National Survey on Drug Use and Health indicates there are now more daily cannabis consumers in the U.S. than daily cigarette smokers and dri...
Cannabis Cultivation Workers in Illinois Ratify Contract with Teamsters After 30-Day Strike
Workers at an Ascend Wellness cultivation facility in Barry, Illinois last week ended their 30-day strike after ratifying their first contract with Teamsters Lo...
Grand Rapids, Minnesota Planning to Open City-Run Dispensary by July 2027
A cannabis dispensary run by the municipality of Grand Rapids, Minnesota is slated to open by July 2027, KAXE reports. It would be the second city-run dispensar...
The Cannabist to Close Two Cultivation Sites in New Jersey, Cutting 86 Jobs
The Cannabist Co. plans to shutter its two cultivation sites in Vineland, New Jersey in October, citing “company financial issues,” according to a notice filed ...
NECANN’s New Jersey Cannabis Convention and NECANN CUP Awards Return to Atlantic City September 18-19
The NECANN New Jersey Cannabis Convention returns for its 7th year to the Atlantic City Convention Center for two days of cannabis business and education Septem...
Arkansas Medical Cannabis Sales Total $140M During First Six Months of 2026, Down Slightly From 2025
Medical cannabis sales in Arkansas were down 2.6% during the first six months of 2026, compared to the same period the year prior, according to state Department...
San Francisco Board of Supervisors Approves Cannabis Café Ordinance
The San Francisco, California Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved an ordinance to allow cannabis cafés, CBS San Francisco reports. The ordinance will allow...
Ascend Wellness Holdings Planning Stock Split Vote, Eyeing U.S. Stock Exchange Uplisting
Multistate cannabis company Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. (AWH) on Monday announced a reverse stock split vote as part of their uplisting plan to a major U.S. ...
San Francisco Considers Letting Cannabis Consumption Lounges Host Music, Serve Food
San Francisco supervisors have advanced a proposal that would allow existing cannabis consumption lounges to serve food and nonalcoholic drinks and host live en...
Ohio Man Indicted Over Alleged Cannabis Candy Fraud Scheme
A Cuyahoga County, Ohio grand jury last week indicted Garett Fortune, 54, on 20 felony counts related to securities fraud in an alleged cannabis candy company s...
Idaho Judge Rules Cannabis Petition Signatures Delivered 5 Minutes Late Can’t Be Counted
An Idaho judge prevented signatures for the citizen-led medical cannabis initiative submitted minutes late to a county clerk from being counted, the Idaho Capit...
Cannabis Cultivation Workers at Ascend Wellness Strike In Illinois Over Unfair Labor Practices
Over 300 Ascend Wellness employees at the company’s cultivation site in Barry, Illinois, went on strike last week, alleging unfair labor practices, WGEM reports...
Missouri Opens Third Cannabis Microbusiness License Round Next Month
The application window for cannabis microbusiness licenses in Missouri opens next month. Online applications will be accepted July 13-27, and it is the third ro...
Workers at Illinois Ascend Wellness Location Authorize Strike
Members of Teamsters Local 916 at Ascend Wellness in Barry, Illinois, voted Monday to authorize a strike as they seek their first contract. The strike was appro...
Survey: One-Third of Adults Say Cannabis Helps Them Sleep
A survey published this month from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) found that 33% of respondents report cannabis helps them sleep or provides them...
Report: Enrollment Costs a Primary Barrier for Utah Medical Cannabis Patients
A survey published by the Utah Department of Agriculture Food (UDAF) of 14,600 participants and non-participants in the state’s medical cannabis program found 2...
Workers at New Jersey Extraction Facility Vote to Unionize
Workers at Sun Extractions in Hamilton, New Jersey, have voted to join United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 360 and are currently negotiating a union...
TSA Will Allow Travelers to Fly with Medical Cannabis
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will now allow travelers to fly with medical cannabis. The agency updated its website on April 27 to reflect th...
National Labor Relations Board Rejects Claim that Cannabis Employees Are Ag Workers and Cannot Unionize
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) last week rejected the argument by a Missouri cannabis company that cultivation and manufacturing facility employees c...
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