New York lawmakers will hold a fact-finding hearing next month to address the state’s beleaguered and severely delayed rollout of its legal cannabis industry, state Sen. Jeremy Cooney (D-Rochester) announced Thursday.
The 13-day unfair labor practice strike led by Teamsters Local 777 in May at two Rise Cannabis dispensaries in Joliet and one in Niles, Illinois, which forced parent company Green Thumb Industries Inc.
In August, Maryland's collective adult-use and medical cannabis purchases reached $91.7 million, more than the $87.4 million total for July, which was more than double the $42.7 million total for June, before the launch
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) suggested the DEA reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III controlled substance under federal law. Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine's