Overview of 2020 Cannabis Ballot Measures: Potential to Add 21 Million as Legal Consumers in the U.S.

MMP News AuthorOctober 25, 2020
By Martin Wahl, Vice President, Lee Enterprises Consulting Special to The Digest This is the first in a series of articles being prepared by Lee Enterprises Consulting experts addressing opportunities and concerns for the growing hemp and cannabis industries. Topics will include cultivation, feedstock management, project financing, offtake agreement processing ... Read More

OPP seized $143 million in illegal cannabis across Ontario

MMP News AuthorOctober 23, 2020
Drying cannabis seized by Ontario Provincial Police from a property northeast of Battersea. (Supplied Photo) jpg, KI Ontario Provincial Police have had a successful summer busting grow-ops across the province, seizing more than $143 million in illegal cannabis. The provincial force sent out a news release on Thursday announcing that ... Read More

IL Hits $100 Million in Adult Use Cannabis Tax Revenue

MMP News AuthorOctober 20, 2020
Governor J.B. Pritzker’s Office announced last week that the state had hit $100 million in revenue from the sale of adult use cannabis in the state. The Illinois Department of Revenue says that at least $16 million of the revenue will be heading to county and local governments. Last week, ... Read More