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Report: Cannabis Consumers Spending 25% More Amid Pandemic
Business intelligence from Akerna, an enterprise software, leading compliance technology provider, and developer of the cannabis industry's first seed-to-sale enterprise resource planning (ERP) software technology (MJ Platform), shows that one year since the Covid-19 pandemic has altered daily lives of North Americans, cannabis shoppers and patients are spending about 25-30%... more »Item 9 Labs Earns 1st Place Awards In Arizona Cannabis Competition
Item 9 Labs Corp., a vertically integrated cannabis operator that produces premium products, has earned three 1st and two 3rd place awards in the 2021 ERRL Cup, Arizona's largest and longest-running annual marijuana festival and awards event. Now in its sixth year, the ERRL Cup was created to ensure safe... more »Curaleaf Launches Adult-Use Operations In Arizona
Curaleaf Holdings, Inc., a U.S. provider of consumer products in cannabis, will begin serving adult-use consumers across its eight dispensaries in Arizona. On Jan. 22, Arizona became the 11th state to commence adult-use cannabis sales; the announcement comes after Proposition 207, the Smart and Safe Arizona Act (SSAA), passed by... more »
Marijuana Products Recalled In Oregon, Lab Loses License
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) is issuing an immediate health and safety recall after identifying pesticide-contaminated marijuana products sold through OLCC recreational marijuana licensed retailers. The OLCC has notified retailers to place a hold on all affected products. The marijuana flower and extract products initially failed pesticide testing (for... more »New Year’s Eve Marks Biggest Cannabis Sales Day Of 2020
Business intelligence from Akerna, developer of the cannabis industry's first seed-to-sale enterprise resource planning software technology, reveals that the Christmas and New Year's holidays marked the biggest cannabis sales period of the year. The Christmas holiday period (12/18-12/24) generated $427 million. Traditionally, the Friday preceding Christmas is the biggest sales... more »Sana Packaging Releases 100% Reclaimed Ocean Plastic Jars
Sana Packaging, a sustainable packaging brand that designs and develops cannabis packaging for a circular economy, has launched the cannabis industry's first reclaimed ocean plastic jars: the Sana Ocean Jar 4. The Sana Ocean Jar 4 can be used for cannabis flower, edibles and topicals. Photo:... more »Recreational Cannabis Sales Reach $1.4M In Maine
Preliminary sales data from regulators at the state’s Office of Marijuana Policy indicate Maine’s marijuana retailers grossed approximately $1.4 million and made 21,194 transactions during the first month of retail sales. The data, which was extracted from the state’s inventory tracking system, Metrc, shows that smokable marijuana made up 76%... more »
