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Familiar foe claims credit for campaigns to end adult-use marijuana sales in Maine, Massachusetts

Smart Approaches to Marijuana says it's contributing millions of dollars to campaigns that would end adult-use marijuana sales…

News December 23
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Mass. voters tricked by campaign to end legal cannabis sales urged to act

The Massachusetts Cannabis Business Association is urging voters who suspect they're victims of a fraudulent campaign to contact…

News November 25
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Amid fraud claims, campaign to end Mass. adult-use cannabis claims win

Dogged by accusations of voter fraud, the campaign to halt adult-use marijuana sales in Massachusetts is claiming another…

News November 24
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US cities cutting back on permitted cannabis businesses

Rapid City, South Dakota, might cut the number of medical cannabis dispensaries permitted in city limits from 10…

News November 14
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Oklahoma adult-use marijuana legalization bid fails

An Oklahoma marijuana legalization effort failed earlier this week, organizers said.

News November 6
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Hundreds of permits, billions in sales expected in Virginia adult-use marijuana market

With Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger's promise to launch adult-use cannabis sales, the legal industry is awaiting its biggest…

News November 6
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Virginia voters signal adult-use cannabis market launch, but bans pass elsewhere

The election of Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger as Virginia's next governor is good news for the cannabis industry.

News November 5
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Campaign to end Massachusetts cannabis legalization accused of dirty tricks

But if the allegations of misleading campaign tactics in Massachusetts campaign to recriminalize cannabis are true, they're protected…

News November 4
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Florida elections officials are sabotaging marijuana legalization, lawsuit claims

Florida elections officials are deliberately neglecting their official duties to sabotage a cannabis legalization effort.

News November 3
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Campaign to end Massachusetts’ $1.6 billion legal marijuana market claims early success

A campaign to cancel Massachusetts' $1.6 billion legal marijuana market says it's "on track" to put the question…

News October 21
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