Cannabis Risk Manager Staff

Cannabis Bioscience Fights to Add Patient to DEA Hearing

By Cannabis Risk Manager Staff / December 16, 2024 /

Cannabis Bioscience International Holdings Advocates for Rescheduling of Cannabis, Files Petition to Include Alexis Bortell’s Testimony HOUSTON, Dec. 16, 2024 – Cannabis Bioscience International Holdings (CBIH), a leading advocate for…

Agrify Corp. Completes Acquisition of Señorita

By Cannabis Risk Manager Staff / December 16, 2024 /

Agrify Expands Its Cannabis Beverage Portfolio with Acquisition of Señorita Brand Assets TROY, Mich. – Agrify Corp. (NASDAQ: AGFY), a leading provider of branded innovative solutions for the cannabis and…

Illinois Gov. Backs Bill to Regulate Hemp Like Cannabis

By Cannabis Risk Manager Staff / December 16, 2024 /

Gov. JB Pritzker Supports Legislation to Ban Delta-8 THC and Other Intoxicating Hemp Products Outside Licensed Dispensaries On December 13, 2024, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced his full support for…

NJ Garden Society Cannabis Workers Unionize with Teamsters

By Cannabis Risk Manager Staff / December 16, 2024 /

Regulators in New York Consider Imposing a Temporary Limit on Cannabis Retail Licenses In a move that could reshape the state’s cannabis landscape, New York regulators are now weighing a…

NY Regulators to Consider Retail License “Limit” for Cannabis

By Cannabis Risk Manager Staff / December 16, 2024 /

Regulators in New York to Consider Imposing a “Temporary” Limit on Cannabis Retail Licenses In a recent development that is expected to spark debate, regulators in New York are considering…

Tech Meets Emergency Management to Boost Cannabis Fire Safety

By Cannabis Risk Manager Staff / December 16, 2024 /

The rapid growth of the cannabis industry has introduced a range of challenges, including fire safety risks that must be addressed with urgency. With the rise in cannabis cultivation, processing,…

Report: Cannabis Retailers Owe California $1.3B in Back Taxes

By Cannabis Risk Manager Staff / December 13, 2024 /

Cannabis Dispensaries Across California Are Hurting with High Taxes and Penalties California’s cannabis industry has undoubtedly been a major revenue generator for the state since legal sales began in 2018.…

Minnesota Adult-Use Cannabis Launch Delayed by Licensing Lawsuits

By Cannabis Risk Manager Staff / December 13, 2024 /

Minnesota’s Adult-Use Cannabis Launch Delayed After Scrapped Social Equity Lottery The highly anticipated launch of Minnesota’s adult-use cannabis industry has been delayed several months after officials decided to abandon an…

Florida Judge Rules for Paramedic Fired Over Medical Cannabis

By Cannabis Risk Manager Staff / December 13, 2024 /

Angelo Giambrone’s Lawsuit Against Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Wins in Court A Florida judge has ruled in favor of a paramedic who was fired for testing positive for THC despite…

High Impact, Low Risk: Why ESG Matters for Cannabis Companies

By Cannabis Risk Manager Staff / December 13, 2024 /

Companies Can Still Capitalize on the Benefits of Environmental, Social, and Governance Programs While Under Tight Budgets In an industry often caught in a balancing act between growth and profitability,…

Are Republicans Friend or Foe of State-Regulated Cannabis?

By Cannabis Risk Manager Staff / December 13, 2024 /

With Republicans’ New Trifecta of Control, Federal Cannabis Policy Could Change Under a New Trump Administration The recent shift in the U.S. political landscape has ushered in a new era…

2023 OSHA Data Reveals Injuries and Illnesses in Cannabis Sector

By Cannabis Risk Manager Staff / December 13, 2024 /

The cannabis industry has been growing rapidly in recent years, with legalization spreading across various states in the U.S. As this emerging sector expands, new challenges arise, especially in terms…