Cannabis Business

$2M Received for Hemp Insulation Company

Hemp Insulation Company receives $2 million from the Scottish National Investment Bank

According to Insider, the Scottish National Investment Bank is investing an additional £2 million ($2.4 million) in IndiNature Mill, which makes IndiTherm, a hemp-based insulation, following an initial £3 million ($3.6 million) investment in 2021. The 2021 investment freed up an additional £800,000 ($971,248) in grant money from Zero Waste Scotland’s Circular Economy Investment Fund […]

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Connecticut Opens First Adult-Use Marijuana Shops

Connecticut Opens First Adult-Use Marijuana Shops

According to a report by Marijuana Moment, recreational marijuana sales began in Connecticut, the latest state in the region. The state’s Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) told medical marijuana dispensaries with hybrid licenses that they could sell to adults. Last month, DCP’s Social Equity Council granted hybrid licenses to all medical cannabis producers for both

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MA Recreational Sales Surpass $4B

Massachusetts Sales of Recreational Marijuana are about to Surpass $4 Billion

Tax revenue from the sale of marijuana for adult use in Massachusetts keeps filling the state coffers. According to the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, the state’s legal marijuana market brought in $1.42 billion in revenue for the year as of December 18. During this time period, the medical marijuana industry brought in a total of

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$10M in Medical Cannabis Sales in IA

In 2022, Medical Cannabis Sales in Iowa reached $10 million

Iowa’s medical cannabis sales in 2022 were $10.2 million, despite the state’s small population and the fact that just 5 shops were open at the time. Before recent changes to the law, Iowa’s medical cannabis program was one of the hardest to use in the United States. The Medical Cannabidiol Board of Iowa recently released

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Google to Allow Hemp and CBD Product Ads in Select Markets

Google to Allow Hemp and CBD Product Ads in Select Markets

Marijuana Moment says that Google will stop saying that ads for hemp and CBD products are not allowed. The internet and technology corporation amended its “Dangerous Products and Services and Healthcare and Medicines” section to reflect the changes. Google’s decision to limit the policy change to two states and one U.S. territory is puzzling, considering

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NY First Licensed Cannabis Shop Opens

New York’s First Licensed Cannabis Shop Opens

CBS New York reported, the first legally operating cannabis store in New York will welcome its first customers. New York City’s East Village is home to Housing Works, a nonprofit social service organization. Besides selling cannabis for adults, the company will keep providing free services to the homeless, formerly jailed, and those involved in the

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Decline in WA Cannabis Sales

Washington Cannabis Sales Fall for the Very First Time Since Legalization

According to the Seattle Times, this year has been the first in the decade since legalization was approved by voters that cannabis sales have decreased. The decline puts a halt to rising sales that had been occurring since the Washington market opened in 2014, including a considerable increase during the outbreak. After voters in Colorado

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Adult-use Marijuana Sales in New Jersey Surpassed $100 Million for the First Time, According to State Data

Adult-use Marijuana Sales in New Jersey Surpassed $100 Million for the First Time, According to State Data

In the third quarter of the fiscal year 2022, New Jersey reported that sales of marijuana for both medical and recreational use had topped $177,710,764 according to a report by Marijuana Moment. Sales for adults increased by 46 percent from the previous quarter’s total of $79,698,831, according to the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJ-CRC).

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Africa's Cannabis Industry Growth

Cannabis Industry in Africa Poised for Substantial Development

The global market for cannabis and hemp is booming, with many African countries playing key roles in the supply chain. Global sales of cannabis and cannabis-related products might hit $102 billion by 2026, claims The African Cannabis Report. The continent’s burgeoning cannabis market is set for explosive expansion. Africa’s legal cannabis market may be worth

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Marijuana Patient Workplace Protection

Task Force Approves Medical Marijuana Patient Workplace Protection Recommendations in Louisiana

To safeguard workers who use medical marijuana, a council in Louisiana has spent months debating policy proposals, and they approved more than a dozen suggestions to forward to the state legislature, according to a report in Marijuana Moment. Rep. Mandie Landry (D-New Orleans) drafted a study resolution that resulted in the Employment and Medical Marijuana

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