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Hall of Flowers Relocates Northern California Event to Sacramento
LOS ANGELES – After eight years in Santa Rosa, the B2B Cannabis trade show Hall of Flowers is moving its Northern California event to the Cal ...
IRS and Treasury Move to Clarify Cannabis Tax Rules
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service made an announcement, confirming they will issue formal guidance to address the federal ...
Oklahoma Law Review Claims 280E No Longer Applies Post-Cannabis Rescheduling
TULSA – A forthcoming article in the Oklahoma Law Review contends that federal rescheduling of Cannabis to Schedule III would place the plant outside the reach ...
Legal U.S. Cannabis Markets Generated Over $6B in Q1 2026
LOS ANGELES – Legal Cannabis markets across the United States generated $6.6 billion in sales during the first three months of 2026, according to compiled and ...
Whitney Economics Updates Review of Federal Tax Pressure on Legal Cannabis Operators
PORTLAND – Whitney Economics refreshed its analysis on the federal tax burden facing state-regulated legal Cannabis operators, estimating that they paid $2.24 billion in excess taxes ...
WM Technology to Delist from Nasdaq
IRVINE – WM Technology, Inc., the company behind the Weedmaps online Cannabis marketplace, announced that it will voluntarily pull its Class A common stock and warrants ...
New York Celebrates the Five-Year Anniversary of Cannabis Legalization
ALBANY – Governor Kathy Hochul marked the five-year anniversary of New York’s Cannabis legalization measure, reporting $3.3 billion in total retail sales and more than 600 ...
Ohio Enacts New Cannabis and Hemp Regulations After Referendum Effort Fails
COLUMBUS – Updated rules for Ohio’s recreational Cannabis market and a statewide ban on most intoxicating hemp products outside licensed dispensaries took effect, closing the chapter ...
New York Senate Health Committee Advances Bill for Out-of-State Medical Cannabis Access
ALBANY – The New York State Senate Health Committee approved legislation that would recognize medical Cannabis certifications from other states, granting those patients access to New ...
Massachusetts Rec Cannabis Sales Exceed $9B Cumulative Total
BOSTON – Adult-use Сannabis retailers in Massachusetts have generated over $9 billion in gross sales since the first stores opened in November 2018, as reported by ...
Michigan Cannabis Sales Hit $3.17B in 2025, First Annual Decline Since Legalization
LANSING – Michigan consumers purchased $3.17 billion in recreational Cannabis products in 2025, the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) reported, marking the first year-over-year drop in total ...
February Cannabis Haul Tops $9M in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE – The regulated Cannabis market in Rhode Island recorded $9.32 million in total sales in February 2026, which is about a 4% increase from the ...
