Cannabis Business Times

Cannabis Business Times, a publication from GIE Media located in Valley View, Ohio, is dedicated to supporting the growth of legal cannabis growers. Their goal is to offer valuable insights across various business areas such as legislation, compliance updates, and industry analysis. In addition, they provide expert guidance on topics like cultivation techniques, marketing strategies, financial matters, and legal concerns. CBT focuses exclusively on the business side of both medical and recreational cannabis and strives to deliver up-to-date information through multiple channels, including its website, e-newsletter, mobile application, print magazine, and an annual cultivation conference. This ensures that readers can make informed decisions to enhance the efficiency and profitability of their operations.

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Alabama Medical Cannabis Licensing Derailed by Court

2 days ago | cannabisbusinesstimes.com | Tony Lange

One step forward, two steps back, remains the ongoing theme for Alabama’s medical cannabis regulators, who have been attempting to issue business licenses since June 2023. In the latest legal saga, Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge James Anderson ruled April 21 that the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) erred in utilizing an emergency rule in December 2023, when it re-awarded licenses in a second do-over.
Delaware Governor Selects New Marijuana Commissioner Ahead of Adult-Use Launch

2 days ago | cannabisbusinesstimes.com | Tony Lange

[PRESS RELEASE] – WILMINGTON, Del., April 21, 2025 – Gov. Matt Meyer nominated attorney and government regulations expert Joshua Sanderlin to serve as Delaware’s next marijuana commissioner. Sanderlin has more than 15 years of experience advising businesses and policymakers on regulatory compliance, with a focus on shaping state-level cannabis laws and markets. His nomination will require confirmation by the Delaware Senate.
The Cannabist Co. Launches Adult-Use Sales at 3rd New Jersey Dispensary

2 days ago | cannabisbusinesstimes.com | Tony Lange

[PRESS RELEASE] – CHELMSFORD, Mass., April 22, 2025 – The Cannabist Co., one of the most experienced cultivators, manufacturers and retailers of cannabis products in the U.S., announced the kickoff of adult-use sales at Cannabist Mays Landing, the company’s third dispensary in the Garden State. Cannabist Mays Landing, located at 4476 Black Horse Pike, began serving medical patients late last year.
Leading US Hemp, Cannabis Attorneys Collaborate on Legal Services

2 days ago | cannabisbusinesstimes.com | Tony Lange

[PRESS RELEASE] – April 21, 2025 – The nation’s leading hemp and cannabis attorneys have formed a strategic collaboration to provide crisis management and legal services to people, retailers, distributors, and manufacturers in the industry. The seven founding lawyers of The Hemp and Cannabis Attorneys Strike Force Team possess more than 100 years of collective experience fighting for the rights of their clients and protecting their business interests.
Doctors Group Left Out of DEA’s Cannabis Rescheduling Hearing Drops Lawsuit

3 days ago | cannabisbusinesstimes.com | Tony Lange

A nonprofit organization of medical professionals is no longer suing the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) over its exclusion as a participant from the cannabis rescheduling hearing process. Doctors for Drug Policy Reform (D4DPR), which supports evidence-based cannabis regulation in the U.S., announced April 21 that it dismissed its legal challenge against the DEA in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The group filed a 56-page brief on Feb.
US House Reps File Bill to Legalize Cannabis, Deliver 280E Relief, Permit Interstate Commerce

3 days ago | cannabisbusinesstimes.com | Tony Lange

Despite 11 U.S. House Republicans backing legislation that intends to permanently punish cannabis businesses in the federal tax code, a trio of bipartisan representatives introduced a bill on April 17 that would do just the opposite and then some. U.S. Reps.
US House Members Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Lay Groundwork for Federal Cannabis Legalization

3 days ago | cannabisbusinesstimes.com | Tony Lange

Two U.S. representatives are once again working across the aisle on legislation to foster a smooth transition to a federally legalized cannabis market. Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., announced April 17 that they reintroduced the Preparing Regulators Effectively for a Post-Prohibition Adult Use Regulated Environment (PREPARE) Act.
High Tide Opens Canna Cabana Store in Cochrane, Alberta

3 days ago | cannabisbusinesstimes.com | Tony Lange

[PRESS RELEASE] – CALGARY, Alberta, April 21, 2025 – High Tide Inc., the high-impact, retail-forward enterprise built to deliver real-world value across every component of cannabis, announced that its Canna Cabana retail cannabis store located at 4A River Heights Drive in Cochrane, Alberta, began selling recreational cannabis products and consumption accessories for adult use on April 20.
Florida House Advances Bills to Regulate, Tax Hemp THC Products

1 week ago | cannabisbusinesstimes.com | Tony Lange

Florida House lawmakers backed a pair of bills on April 16 that aim to tighten regulations on hemp-derived THC products and add a 15% excise tax on retail sales. The House Budget Committee unanimously advanced both proposals, House Bills 7027 and 7029, with the latter bill requiring a two-thirds majority from both chambers of Florida’s Legislature to establish the new tax.
LEEF Brands Begins Planting Salisbury Canyon Ranch, One of World’s Largest Cannabis Farms

1 week ago | cannabisbusinesstimes.com | Tony Lange

[PRESS RELEASE] – VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 17, 2025 – LEEF Brands Inc., one of California’s largest and most sophisticated cannabis companies, has successfully begun planting Salisbury Canyon Ranch, a 1,900-acre trophy ranch that is set to become one of the largest cannabis farms in the world. LEEF is planting 65 acres of cannabis this spring, and Salisbury Canyon Ranch will have two harvests this year—one in the summer and another in the fall.