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California’s cannabis enforcement task force has seized more than $61 million in illegal cannabis products since the start of the year, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Office announced on Tuesday. The crackdowns have so far led to the seizure of nearly 36,600 pounds of unlicensed cannabis and the eradication of over 62,000 plants. 

“While we watch California’s legal cannabis market grow to become the largest worldwide, we are taking down those who operate outside the law. Putting a stop to illegal cannabis operations also means stopping organized crime, human trafficking, and the spread of illegal products that harm the health of Californians and our environment.” — Newsom in a statement 

From January 1 through April 30, the Governor’s Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce conducted operations in the counties of Alameda, Fresno, Humboldt, Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Joaquin, Trinity, and Orange. In addition to the unlicensed cannabis products, the enforcement actions uncovered 11 firearms. In all, five people were arrested in the crackdown.

Since its inception in 2022, the task force has seized $406,359,957 in unlicensed cannabis through 256 search warrants, according to the governor’s office. The task force has also eradicated 409,656 plants and seized

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Cannabis-related pediatric emergency room visits in Virginia have declined 21.5% after the state passed regulations on intoxicating hemp-derived products, according to Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association data outlined by WTOP News. The new laws regulating the products went into effect last July and requires CBD and THC products to have clear labels that include ingredients and places restrictions on the chemical concentrations in the products. 

Julian Walker, vice president of communications with Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association said that the organization “also saw a reduction between 2022 and 2023, and a reduction between the first half of 2023 and the second half of 2023.”  

“So big picture, that’s what the numbers show. That after several years of a trend of increasing pediatric emergency department visits for cannabis exposure, after this law took effect on July 1, 2023; in the six months after that, we saw the number of visits that we had been recording in hospital emergency departments, we saw them decline.” — Walker to WTOP News 

Walker said the shift “coincides with the implementation and effective date of this new state law,” but that “to definitively say ‘this is causing this’

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Austin, Texas-based Hometown Hero on Monday announced the launch of the Texas Hemp Business Council (THBC), a nonprofit trade association focused on advancing and protecting hemp-derived products in the Lone Star State. Hometown Hero is a veteran-supporting cannabis business of hemp-derived THC and CBD products. 

In a statement, Cynthia Cabrera, chief strategy officer at Hometown Hero and THBC founding board member, noted that “Sales of hemp-derived cannabinoids in Texas generate more than $8 billion annually, and the industry employs 50,000 workers and contributes to a $22 billion supply chain.”

“We founded the Texas Hemp Business Council to help ensure that these consumer goods remain legal in Texas, while giving adult consumers and veterans continued access to hemp products that have become vital to their everyday lives.” — Cabrera in a press release 

The THBC says the group’s formation comes amid potential bans and overregulation of hemp-derived cannabinoids, including delta-8 and delta-9 THC products in Texas. 

Lukas Gilkey, CEO at Hometown Hero, added that a trade association is “essential” ahead of what he described as cannabusinesses’ “toughest fight so far” in the state.

“Whether it’s in the courts, statehouse, local agencies and

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ST. LOUIS — In just a matter of weeks, St. Louis zoning officials are expected to decide whether to change a restriction that keeps marijuana dispensaries from operating past 8pm. Some shops say they’re losing business because of it.

It’s no secret sports is one of the big draws to downtown St. Louis. On any given game night, huge crowds are coming into the city, giving many businesses a boost.

“It is a missed opportunity,” said Adrienne Scales of the Luxury Leaf marijuana dispensary.

The shop opened on South Vandeventer Avenue in 2022. Owners say business is good, although they often miss out on potential customers.

“I have people that come in and say, ‘You know, I really wanted to consume. I wanted to buy it. I had to go to another dispensary because you were not open,’ because they’re able to go to the county,” she said.

In St. Louis County, marijuana dispensaries can stay open until 10 p.m. In the city, they have to close by 8 p.m.

“Let’s bring in all the money off the weed,” said St. Louis Alderman Rasheen Aldridge.

Aldridge has a proposal to allow St. Louis dispensaries to stay open until midnight if they choose.

“We’re in

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Urb’n Dispensary has pioneered the Newark cannabis market, first in medical cannabis and now in adult-use cannabis sales.

They opened for medical cannabis sales last May and adult use soon after.

CEO Dr. Ramez “Max” Maxemous noted they got special approval so that consumers can smell cannabis flower after some time. A lot of consumers can tell the quality of cannabis by its smell, like wine.

Urb’n Dispensary is featuring local manufacturer Lily Extracts, the local independent cultivator Garden Greens, and the Californian small Multi-State Operators (MSO) from Bango Elyon.

They also have some affordable cannabis from large corporate Multi-State Operators (MSOs) like Ascend that include an eighth of an ounce of cannabis flower for $27.

“It’s gotten a lot better,” Max said.

Urb’n Dispensary is trying to keep prices as low as he can. Notably, they promote themselves in the New Jersey legal cannabis and the underground legacy communities.

He noted many of his employees have strong underground legacy ties.

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Max sacrificed a lot to open. It was a tooth-and-nail fight to open despite several advantages.

“I went through abuse,” he said.

Despite all that, as the CEO of Urb’n Dispensary, Max is among the locally-owned

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Matthews Real Estate Investment Services, a commercial real estate investment services and technology firm, represented the seller in the $7.795 million disposition of Enlightened Dispensary in Schaumburg, Illinois. Matthews Associate Alexander Machado, Associate Vice President Daniel Gonzalez, Associate Vice President Robert Goldberg, and Executive Vice President Ben Snyder handled the transaction.

Located at 820 E Golf Road, the property features approximately 9,296 square feet on a .92-acre lot. Enlightened Dispensary, a corporate-backed multi-state cannabis operator, has 12 years left on the NNN lease term, coupled with two additional five-year options.

“The seller acquired the building vacant and was able to add a significant amount of value to the property by securing a new 15-year lease with a cannabis tenant,” Machado said. “This lease allowed the seller to cash flow the deal for over three years before selling the property for a substantially higher price than the original acquisition cost.”

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The very first recreational marijuana dispensaries in Ohio are expected to open in a matter of weeks, and facilities that are growing the crop are ramping up production to get ready.At Cresco Labs in Yellow Springs, Ohio, crews are tending the plants that could become the first ever sold legally for recreational use in the state. “We could not be more excited to be entering this next phase of adult-use cannabis in Ohio by planting our first dedicated adult-use crop today,” said Cresco spokesman Jason Erkes.Cresco already sells medical marijuana and will expand its role to recreational products when dispensaries open this summer, including one Cresco store in Cincinnati.The cannabis plants are grown under specific conditions so they can be harvested at an exact time. The lab can control every aspect of the environment including light, humidity and heat.“I would describe it as an agricultural plus, a manufacturing facility,” said Cresco facility director Joe Chek. The application process to sell recreational marijuana at dispensaries begins in early June. Cresco expects the state to turn the applications around in a few weeks. So, they’re hoping the dispensaries will be open in late June or early July.Right now, some of the plants

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ARKANSAS – Medical marijuana sales in Arkansas have topped $1 billion since the first dispensary opened in 2019. Now, a group wants to expand access by changing the state constitution. 

The ballet proposal would add nurse practitioners, physicians assistants and pharmacists to the list of medical professionals who can prescribe medical marijuana products. 

It would also cover more medical conditions and extend the expiration date of a medical marijuana card to three years instead of the current one-year limit. 

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The city council imposed some additional conditions on The Hook, including that it submit quarterly reports on fake IDs to the city, collaborate with the school district and community stakeholders, undergo an annual review of its permit and not sell to customers younger than 21 during school hours. California law allows cannabis sales to customers 21 and older and 18 and older with a physician’s recommendation. 

The applicant, Bryce Berryessa, already had agreed to make the windows on the Mission Street storefront opaque, to have minimal exterior signs, to implement enhanced security measures and to not sell to anyone younger than 19.

“It’s not the right location,” said Santa Cruz City Councilmember Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson at Tuesday’s four-and-a-half-hour permit hearing. Even so, she agreed to “very reluctantly support it,” as long as the additional conditions are met. She referred to herself as “an ally and friend to the cannabis industry.”

The Mission Street site met the required zoning criteria to be more than 600 feet from all schools, parks, day cares, youth centers and other cannabis retail outlets. Santa Cruz police expressed no concerns about the location, according to a city staff report. The location attracted criticism for being just four

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