Marijuana industry giant Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (CSE: TRUL) (OTCQX: TCNNF) continues to be haunted by the ghost of Lorna McMurrey, the former Massachusetts worker who died in early 2022 due to working conditions at one of its now-shuttered manufacturing facilities. This week, the Florida-based multistate operator agreed to a state …
House GOP nixes cannabis banking protections from spending bill
A key House committee on Thursday removed provisions from an annual appropriations bill that would have shielded banks working with state-legal marijuana businesses from federal penalties. The Financial Services and General Government bill, which funds various agencies for the coming fiscal year, initially included provisions preventing regulators from penalizing financial …
Green Market Report Women in Cannabis Awards: Irene Villanueva takes home cultivation prize
Irene Villanueva, director of cultivation operations at The Source, worked her way up through the trenches in the Las Vegas marijuana trade. Her hard work and dedication to the craft were key factors in her winning took home the top cannabis cultivator prize at the Green Market Report Women in …
Cannabis prices show widening fault lines across U.S.
The price of cannabis in the U.S. is anything but uniform. An analysis of nationwide data shows that consumers can expect to pay anywhere from around $200 to nearly $600 for an ounce of high-quality marijuana, depending on where they live. The national average, corrected for outliers, lately stood at …