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Executive Changes In Marijuana Industry You Should Know About, New Cannabis Appointments & More

Slightly over a year following Gov. Dan McKee's decision to appoint three experts to the Cannabis Control Commission with a task to regulate, license and control the medical and recreational cannabis markets in Rhode Island, the agency is about to get a leader. One of Oklahoma's top cannabis regulators Michelle Reddish is nominated by Gov. McKee to become Rhode Island's first cannabis administrator, reported Oklahoma Voice.In the meantime, nearly a dozen either cannabis companies or businesses related to the plant saw board changes recently.

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Here’s Where To Buy Legal Weed While Getting A Tattoo And A Beer: New Cannabis Stores In US And More

These days, smaller players in the alcohol industry are opting to venture into cannabis. As highlighted in a recent story by Green Market Report's John Schroyer,  Beer World located in Greene County, upstate New York, is eyeing an opportunity to take over a legal dispensary permit. The beer distributor intends to set up a cannabis shop in a building where its beer store is located. According to the Times Union, stores won't be sharing the same entrance though, and will be run separately. In the meantime, cannabis sales in North America seem to be thriving, if we factor in the number of new stores that are kicking off sales.

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Here’s Where To Buy Legal Weed: Florida’s Thriving Cannabis Landscape And More New Marijuana Stores In US And Canada

In anticipation of the outcome of Florida's Measure 3, cannabis giants are racing to bolster their retail footprint statewide. In California, four new cannabis stores kicked off sales recently. New York's cannabis retail footprint continues to grow. Five states each opened a new cannabis store, while Canna Cabana retail presence expands in Canada,

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Cannabis Retail Giant High Tide Will Distribute Weed Products In Manitoba As North American Footprint Grows

High Tide Inc. (NASDAQ: HITI) (TSXV: HITI) (FSE: 2LYA) announced on Tuesday it has signed an agreement with the Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation (MBLL) through its wholly-owned subsidiary Valiant Distribution Canada. Under the deal, the Canadian cannabis retail agreed to distribute cannabis products to cannabis retailers in Manitoba.In the meantime, according to ATB Capital Markets, High Tide is among the top cannabis retailers in North America with a total of 163 cannabis stores, as per the company's recent post on X (Twitter).

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Ontario Doubles Retail Weed Cap, More US States Eye Joining Cannabis Legalization Wave

Ontario government has made changes to Ontario Regulation 468/18 under the Cannabis Licence Act of 2018, allowing cannabis retailers in the province to operate a maximum of 150 stores. In the meantime, South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws (SDBML) recently had their circulator handout approved by the secretary of state's office. In Nebraska, cannabis activists are tireless in their effort to amend cannabis law. Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana's volunteers collecting signatures to place their ballot cannabis initiative before voters this November recently reported having gathered roughly 50,000 thus far.

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Here’s Where To Buy Legal Weed: Cannabis Store Openings Ahead Of The New Year

The first licensed adult-use cannabis dispensary and delivery service in New York, Housing Works Cannabis Co, has celebrated a successful first year of operations. The dispensary, which reported selling roughly $12m worth of marijuana during its first six months, curated a menu of over 1,000 SKUs across 124 brands. This resulted in total sales of $24m in the company's first year. While New York could potentially house up to 600 stores based on California's density, Pablo Zuanic of Zuanic & Associates suggested that the figure could be over 3,600 if it follows Colorado's model. Other cannabis stores have opened in the US and Canada recently. Trulieve Cannabis opened two new medical dispensaries in Florida, while Ascend Wellness Holdings opened a dispensary in Ohio. Canadian retailer High Tide also opened three new Canna Cabana stores in Canada.

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