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Green Thumb Industries has partnered with Circle K stores to launch medical cannabis dispensaries adjacent to its convenience stores in Florida.

Uber Eats has begun to deliver cannabis from licensed retailers in Toronto through a partnership with Leafly.

New York Office of Cannabis Management Director Chris Alexander said some of the state’s adult-use cannabis dispensaries will be open before the end of the year. 

Nevada adult-use cannabis sales reached $965 million during the fiscal year 2022.

The Amsterdam council is expected to vote against banning tourists from the city’s cannabis-serving coffee shops.

Adult-use cannabis sales launched in Vermont over the weekend; at least 70 Vermont municipalities have opted to allow retail cannabis sales.

Canopy Growth Corporation announced it will divest itself of its Canadian retail cannabis operations as it takes steps to continued growth as a consumer packaged goods company. 

New York received more than 900 applications for its first round of retail adult-use cannabis dispensary licenses, of which there are 150 available. 

If Missouri voters approve legalization this November, the state’s adult-use cannabis industry could generate between $250 million and $300 million in sales during its first few years.

Vermont regulators issued the state’s first retail licenses for adult-use cannabis shops this week ahead of an October 1 deadline.

A group of New York state lawmakers sent a letter last week urging New York City Mayor Eric Adams to “move swiftly” in clamping down on illegal cannabis sales.

A federal proposal would give small-scale cannabis companies the ability to operate on a direct-to-consumer model to help the smaller operations compete with large, corporate entities once cannabis is finally legalized nationwide.

Illinois has topped more than $1 billion in 2022 cannabis sales by the end of August which represents a 16% year-over-year increase from the previous year.

The union worker’s strike over wages in British Columbia has resulted in about 500 job losses and the closure of 50 cannabis retail locations.

New York has opened the application process for conditional social equity retail licenses and nonprofit organizations that assist justice-involved individuals. 

Ontario-based Truss Limited has issued a recall for three lots of its XMG Cola — over 37,000 units — due to concerns that tiny “pinhole leaks” could form in the cans, leading to possible leakage and loss of carbonation.

Arshad Lasi is CEO and co-founder of The Nirvana Group, a vertically integrated Oklahoma cannabis company.

According to the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission, total adult-use cannabis sales reached $80 million during the program’s first 10 weeks.

Rhode Island’s November elections will see 31 municipalities voting on whether they will opt into allowing adult-use cannabis retail sales and the resulting cannabis industry tax revenues.

In Maine, where 93% of municipalities have been resistant to allowing adult-use cannabis sales, cannabis regulators are now offering up to $20,000 as an incentive for cities and towns to allow cannabis businesses.

New Mexico set yet another new cannabis sales record in July, totaling $40.3 million in the combined medical and adult-use markets.