Category: Cannabis Info

When Brittany Ramsey started experiencing “awful stomach episodes” she thought it must’ve been side effects of the medication she was taking to manage her diabetes.

But after a particularly gruelling episode where she just could not stop vomiting — not being keep down even small sips of water — that landed her in hospital, Ramsey knew something felt different about what she was experiencing.

“From then, the episodes got worse and worse, and closer together,” said Ramsey, a 35-year-old operations trainer at a financial firm in Cincinnati, Ohio. “From 2021 to 2024 … three years, I was hospitalized 29 times. Five ambulance trips – one actually had to pick me up on the side of the road because I couldn’t make it to the hospital.”

After years of undergoing, at times, invasive testing procedures to rule out Crohn’s disease, gastroparesis and diverticulitis, a doctor told Ramsey about cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS).

In recent years some emergency rooms have been seeing an uptick in visits due to cyclic episodes of uncontrollable vomiting in cannabis users, often characterized by experiencing temporary relief with hot showers and baths. Since it was first identified in medical literature in 2004, CHS cases have increased, possibly because of greater cannabis access or higher THC potency of products.

Public health researchers suggest more awareness of CHS within the health-care system is needed for cannabis users to get the information and support they need.

More CHS cases in the ER

CHS is characterized by “severe and persistent vomiting” and is usually seen in people who have been using cannabis several times a week for multiple years, said Jamie Seabrook, a professor at the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western University in London, Ont.

Ramsey said she’d been smoking at least once a day for over 10 years since she was 18 when she first started experiencing CHS symptoms in 2017.

A 2022 study by researchers at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute looked at the rate of emergency department visits for CHS after recreational cannabis was legalized and commercialized in Ontario, looking at nearly 13,000 CHS-related hospitalizations in Ontario from 8,140 individuals between 2014 and 2021.

The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical association (JAMA), found that emergency department visits related to CHS had increased by 13-fold over a period of nearly eight years. The study doesn’t show what caused the change, but the authors noted that the biggest increase in visits came not after legalization in 2018 but after Ontario allowed expansion of retail stores in 2020, which coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Though we don’t have numbers how many people have been diagnosed or hospitalized with CHS, online communities are filled with people looking for support.

Ramsey is part of one of them — a CHS Facebook group described as a “safe place to recover and learn” with 3,000 members. The largest CHS Facebook group has 31,000 members. On Reddit, the group r/CHSinfo has 20,000 members, with discussions ranging from tips on how to manage episodes and personal anecdotes about repeated hospitalizations.

Seabrook, who co-authored a recent review of existing research on CHS in youth, said there’s been an “explosion” of people showing up in some North American emergency rooms with CHS within the last seven to eight years.

The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute study showed that other cannabis-related emergency room visits, including for intoxication and dependence, saw a substantial increase starting in early 2020 as well.

Surge in THC potency since the 1980s 

Seabrook said a likely reason for increased rates of CHS is the high THC potency of cannabis products today.

THC is the compound in cannabis that is responsible for the sensation of a high most people experience when consuming it. When its potency increases, so do its harmful effects.

Different strains of the plant will have different concentrations of active compounds, measured by percentage of total weight or volume. On average, THC content is much higher today than it used to be.

“The potency of THC was only about three per cent in the 1980s and today, according to Health Canada, the average is 15 per cent with some strains as high as 30 per cent,” Seabrook said, citing Health Canada numbers for “fresh or dried herb material.”

“So we’re talking a 400 per cent or higher increase in the potency.”

For “chemically concentrated extracts,” such as hash oil, shatter, budder and wax, the typical potency can be up to 90 per cent, according to Health Canada data.

“The potency, I think, is what’s causing the illnesses to become more and more prevalent, because they’re smoking a lot more potent stuff,” Ramsey said. “And that’s the same with me. When I first started smoking, it was my brother’s homegrown stuff, versus getting it from friends and dispensaries out in California, where it does get stronger and stronger.”

“I feel like maybe before just making marijuana available to the masses, maybe some of these things should have been looked into. You know, too much of anything might be bad,” said Ramsey.

Lawsuit against Aurora Cannabis cites CHS 

A lawsuit was recently brought against Canadian cannabis production company Aurora Cannabis for alleged negligence of failing to warn consumers about the potential risk for developing CHS from the regular use of its products. The lawsuit was certified by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice last month, meaning it can proceed as a class action.

Margaret Waddell, the lawyer prosecuting the case, said she hopes that if the lawsuit is successful, it could have an industry-wide effect on including CHS in their product labelling.

“Ideally, Health Canada will require them at some point,” Waddell said. Health Canada does require cannabis manufacturers to warn customers about specified risks — including psychotic symptoms, addiction and dependence — but Waddell said there aren’t currently any requirements to specifically include CHS in those warnings.

Aurora Cannabis declined to comment on the lawsuit, writing in an emailed statement: “It is the company’s practice not to comment on legal matters beyond information that is made available to the public.”

“Information that [CHS] exists is very important,” Seabrook said. “In schools, in health-care settings – whether that’s neurologists, psychiatrists, [emergency room] doctors – and public health campaigns, so people can make a better informed decision about their cannabis use.”

Two men have been charged after police seized suspected cannabis plants with an estimated street value of £1.4m in the Strabane area.

The seizure was made during a planned search operation on Wednesday.

Following the seizure, police said they had dismantled what is believed to have been one of the biggest suspected cannabis operations in the north west in recent years.

The men, aged 28 and 24, are charged with cultivating cannabis, possession of a Class B controlled drug and possession of a Class B controlled drug with intent to supply.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Christina Lake Cannabis Corp. (“CLC” or the “Company“) (CSE: CLC) announced today that it will not be filing its annual financial statements, accompanying management’s discussion and analysis and related chief executive officer (“CEO“) and chief financial officer (“CFO“) certifications for the financial year ended February 28, 2025 (collectively, the “Annual Filings“), within the period prescribed for the filing of such documents under Parts 4, 5 and 6 of National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations and pursuant to National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, namely within 120 days of year-end, being June 30, 2025 (the “Filing Deadline“).

The delay at CLC is due to the audit taking longer than expected, primarily because of the high level of testing required and the limited availability of staff resources. The Company’s material item on its balance sheet is inventory and biological assets. Given the increased production levels over the past year and the introduction of additional product lines following the Midway acquisition, the process of costing and inventory allocation is taking longer than originally anticipated. Further, the financings completed in connection with the Midway acquisition earlier in 2024 have added to the workload, requiring additional time to ensure accuracy of the financial statements.

CLC is working closely with its auditor DMCL LLP and is making every effort to submit the Annual Filings in a timely fashion and expects to file no later than July 14, 2025, and will issue a news release announcing the completion of such filings at that time.

CLC CEO Mark Aiken stated, “We support the provision of extra time to allow auditors to satisfactorily complete the 2024 audit and ensure that the financial statements are accurate in all respects.”

The Company is providing this default announcement in accordance with National Policy 12-203 Management Cease Trade Orders (“NP 12-203“). The Company has made an application to the British Columbia Securities Commission, as principal regulator of the Company, a management cease trade order (“MCTO“) under NP 12-203 in respect of the default regarding the Annual Filings. The MCTO will prohibit the CEO and the CFO from trading in securities of CLC for so long as the Annual Filings are not filed. The issuance of the MCTO, if issued, does not affect the ability of persons other than the CEO and the CFO of the Company to trade in the Company’s securities. The application for the MCTO remains subject to the risk factors described in “Forward Looking Information and Risk Factors” below, including the risk that the MCTO application may not be successful or may not be completed prior to a securities commission issuing a failure-to-file cease trade order against the Company following the Filing Deadline.

The Company confirms that it intends to satisfy the provisions of the alternative information guidelines found at sections 9 and 10 of NP 12-203 respecting Cease Trade Orders for Continuous Disclosure Defaults for so long as it remains in default as a result of the late filing of the Annual Filings. During the period of default, the Company will issue biweekly default status reports in the form of further news releases, which will also be filed on SEDAR. The Company confirms that there are no insolvency proceedings against it as of the date of this news release. The Company also confirms that there is no other material information concerning the affairs of the Company that has not been generally disclosed as of the date of this news release.

ABOUT CLC

Christina Lake Cannabis is a licensed producer of cannabis under the Cannabis Act. It has secured a standard cultivation license and corresponding processing amendment from Health Canada (March 2020 and August 2020, respectively) as well as a research and development license (early 2020). Christina Lake Cannabis’ facility consists of a 32-acre property, which includes over 950,000 square feet of outdoor grow space, offices, propagation and drying rooms, research facilities, and a facility dedicated to processing and extraction. Christina Lake Cannabis also owns a 99-acre plot of land adjoining its principal site. CLC focuses its production on creating high quality extracts and distillate for its B2B client base with proprietary strains specifically developed for outdoor cultivation to enhance extraction quality.

For more information about CLC, please visit: www.christinalakecannabis.com

Jennifer Smith
Investor Relations and Media Inquiries
investors@clcannabis.com
902-229-7265

Forward Looking Information and Risk Factors

This news release contains statements and information that may constitute “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities legislation, including statements identified by the use of words such as “will”, “expects”, “positions”, “believe”, “potential” and similar words, including negatives thereof, or other similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts.

Such forward-looking information is not representative of historical facts or information or current condition, but instead represent only the Company’s beliefs regarding future events, plans or objectives, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of the Company’s control. Generally, such forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or may contain statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “will continue”, “will occur” or “will be achieved”. The forward-looking information contained herein may include, but is not limited to, information concerning the estimated filing date of the Annual Filings, and whether the British Columbia Securities Commission will grant the Company’s application for an MCTO.

By identifying such information and statements in this manner, the Company is alerting the reader that such information and statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such information and statements. Some of these risks include, but are not limited to, the risk that the Annual Filings are filed later than anticipated, the risk that the Company’s application for an MCTO is not successful for any reason, in which case there is a risk that trading in the Company’s securities may halted by the Canadian Securities Exchange and/or cease traded temporarily by the Canadian securities commissions after the Filing Deadline until such time as the Annual Filings are filed on SEDAR.

Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.

In connection with the forward-looking information contained in this news release, the Company has made certain assumptions. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing, and the expectations contained in, the forward-looking information and statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information and statements, and no assurance or guarantee can be given that such forward-looking information and statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information and statements. The forward-looking information contained in this news release are made as of the date of this news release, and the Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information and/or forward-looking statements that are contained or referenced herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking information and statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this notice.

Hundreds of pounds of cannabis, thousands of dollars and boxes of fireworks were found inside a two-bedroom apartment at the Estela Apartments.

“Right next to families, families that are living here, they were treating this building as a warehouse,” said Kaz Daughtry, deputy mayor for public safety.

Police made the bust just before 5 p.m. Wednesday. That’s when residents say they came home to find their building locked down.

Police could be seen entering and exiting the apartment building throughout the night. The NYPD says it has been investigating this particular group since April.

Police say they have arrested three people and the investigation remains ongoing.

MT’s Elevation of Cultivation

The living soil, sungrown revolution is taking over Montana one farm at a time.

Thanks to leaders in the space like Adam Arnold from Collective Elevation, who is running the most awarded grow operation in Montana as well as helping to start the Living Soil Alliance and hosting the Cannabis Cultivation and Science Conference in Bozeman in September.

The Living Soil Alliance features esteemed award‑winning grow operations as members on their site: Holistic Releaf by Design, Bighorn Buds, NinePipe Organics, Sacred Sun Farms, Borealis Natural Gardens, Cannabis Counter, Lionheart and Sensi Care.

Early this summer, we caught up with Arnold to ask him about his grow operation and what sets it apart as he aims to lead the way in growing in a way that is “better for the planet, better for the people and a better product.”

Jesse Barney: How did you get started growing with soil and sun?

Adam Arnold: We started with hoop houses and simple processes on my farm in Clarkston.

JB: I remember that, I didnt realize that you started in the sun way back then, more than ten years ago!

AA: Yep, I’ve always been an outdoor or hoop house guy and I only came to indoor light and started a shop in Four Corners as a way to support my veg and clones and moms so that I could have access to better mom’s year round. Basically what I did was I started out off grid and realized that the terpenes you get from natural sunshine and living soil really actually are some of the best flavors you can find.So I kind of stumbled upon something just based on the style of my grow, and it was confirmed by the first round of cannabis cups when my first farm’s entries just cleaned house.

JB: That’s why you kicked so much ass!

AA: Yup, so you very rarely in business get win‑win scenarios… So we have something that’s better for the planet, cheaper to produce, and therefore can be sold for cheaper and also is a better product overall. So we just kind of naturally stumbled into something that almost never happens. Usually you have to choose between quality or quantity or style, but it turns out you get the best terps from the sun.
There’s a lot to be said by trying to mimic nature and re‑create the way these plants are growing for millions of years. That is, roots in the soil, leaves facing the sun. Then you just supplement when Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate. That’s what the premise was—mimicking nature.

Then, of course we started the Living Soil Alliance, which is to celebrate all the living‑soil people in Montana cause we’ve got a sweet little scene of of living‑soil people and that’s been a great way to educate consumers.

They just had the Big Sky Hempfest in Bozeman. I didn’t enter the competition, but living soil [grows] essentially won every single category. And not only that, but Collective Elevation is the most awarded cannabis in Montana… So what I’m saying is living soil takes the Pepsi challenge every single time. You grow the same strains with living soil and it’s hard to beat.

Anaconda

Top Shelf Botanicals

46 Town Pump Rd, Anaconda, MT 59711
(406) 559-3126
@h20top.shelf.botanicals

Arlee

Top Shelf Botanicals

92491 US-93, Arlee, MT 59821
(406) 726-7688
@h20top.shelf.botanicals

Big Sky

Greener Pastures

120 Big Pine Dr #5, Big Sky, MT 59716
(406) 599-4836
@greenerpasturesmontana

Honey Sour

12 Skywood Rd, Big Sky, MT 59716
(406) 321-1367
@honeysourdispensary

The Java Joint by LPC

245 Town Center Ave #1B, Big Sky, MT 59716
(406) 995-2725
@lpc.montana

Lone Peak Cannabis Co.

115 Aspen Leaf Dr #1D, Big Sky, MT 59716
(406) 995-2403
@lpc.montana

Big Sky Buds

115 Aspen Leaf Dr, Big Sky, MT 59716
(406) 995-3004
@big_sky_buds1

Belgrade

Apogee Gardens

1550 Amsterdam Rd, Belgrade, MT 59714
(406) 813-8223
@apogeegardensbozeman

Natural Wellness

5176 Jackrabbit Ln, Belgrade, MT 59714
(406) 924-2177

Juniper Naturals

5174 Jackrabbit Ln, Belgrade, MT 59714
(406) 595-3474
@junipermtgoods

Switchback53

86 Sundown Creek Rd, Belgrade, MT 59714
(406) 333-8925
@switch.back53

Belt

Higher Capacity

316 Bridge St, Belt, MT 59412
(406) 403-0722

Bigfork

The Local

7571 Montana Hwy 35, Bigfork, MT 59911
(406) 837-2727
@thelocaldisp

Billings

Natural Wellness

6624 S Frontage Rd, Billings, MT 59101
(406) 696-9277
@natural.wellness.inc

Apogee Gardens

2750 Old Hardin Rd Unit E, Billings, MT 59101
(406) 200-7446
@apogeegardensbillings

Frosteez

5055 Jellison Rd Bldg 3, Billings, MT 59101
(406) 252-3569
@frosty.fam

Frosteez Lockwood

3205 N Frontage Rd, Billings, MT 59101
(406) 855-9028
@frosty.fam

Golden Valley Honey

3668 Wise Ln, Billings, MT 59101
(406) 652-5819

Forever Green

4949 Danford Drive, West End Billings, MT 59106
(406) 702-0600
@forevergreenmontana

Forever Green

1416 East Lane, Billings, MT 59101
(406) 702-2436
@forevergreenmontana

Forever Green

1110 Firth Street, Lockwood, Billings, MT 59101
(406) 855-9277
@forevergreenmontana

Lionheart Cannabis

6400 S Frontage Rd, Billings, MT 59101
(406) 652-5513
@lionheart_406

Holistic Releaf by Design

2860 Old Hardin Rd D, Billings, MT 59101
(406) 969-1127
@holisticreleafbydesign

Montana Advanced Caregivers

917 3rd Ave N, Billings, MT 59101
(406) 259-7846

Montana Advanced Caregivers

1401 S 32nd St W, Billings, MT 59102
(406) 601-1164

Montana Advanced Caregivers

7014 Cowboy Way, Billings, MT 59106
(406) 200-7806

Stink Blossom

1031 US-87, Billings, MT 59101
(406) 591-9233

Stink Blossom West

7117 Cowboy Way, Billings, MT 59106
(406) 894-2033

N8V Grown

420 Main Street West, Box Elder, MT 59521
(406) 352-3778
@n8vgrown

Trigger’s Relief

7980 S Frontage Rd, Billings, MT 59101
(406) 651-2087

Bozeman

Apogee Gardens

1119 N 7th Ave, Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 219-2344
@apogeegardensbozeman

Apogee Gardens

14 Blackwood Rd, Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 333-8216
@apogeegardensbozeman

Montanabis Cannabis

719 S 9th Ave, Bozeman, MT 59715
(909) 232-5702
@montanabiscannabis

Big Sky Buds

81549 Gallatin Rd Unit 6, Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 763-1420
@big_sky_buds1

Collective Elevation

1008 N 7th Ave Suite D, Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 595-9474

Greener Pastures

1009 W College St, Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 551-5516
@greenerpasturesmontana

7580 Pioneer Way, Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 599-0923
@greenerpasturesmontana

In The Trees Dispensary

97 Shepherd Trail #7, Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 595-4890
@inthetreesindustries

Honey Sour

1716 W Main St #3, Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 290-4665
@honeysourdispensary

Juniper Weed Dispensar

120 N Grand Ave, Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 595-3181
@junipermtgoods

Lazy Daze Cannabis

80127 Gallatin Rd, Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 219-7420
@lazydazecannabis

Lionheart Cannabis

1117 N 7th Ave #1, Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 586-2837
@lionheart_406

29 Pioneer Way, Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 551-9112
@lionheart_406

Lone Peak Cannabis Company

825 W Main St, Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 624-6725
@lpc.montana

81555 Gallatin Rd, Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 451-3243
@lpc.montana

Montana Wildflower

15 Tai Ln Ste 11, Bozeman, MT 59715
@mtwildflowerofficial

Montana Kush

14 E Mendenhall St, Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 551-2083
@montanakushog

Operation Green

303 Shepherd Trail Unit 4, Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 224-8142
@operationgreen406

Nature’s Roots

338 Graves Trail D, Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 624-6353
@naturesrootsmontana

Collective Elevation

2230 W Main St Ste A, Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 589-5662

Big H

323 Shepherd Trail Suite 10, Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 586-5874
@supherb_wellness

Sacred Sun Farms

323 Shepherd Trail Unit 12, Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 404-0602
@sacredsunfarms2, @madisonriverhashcompany

Top Shelf Botanicals

514 S 23rd Ave, Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 219-3288
@topshelfbotanicalsmontana

Butte

Top Shelf Botanicals

3350 Harrison Ave, Butte, MT 59701
(406) 565-5970
@topshelfbotanicalsmontana

Apogee Gardens

119 N Main St, Butte, MT 59701
(406) 299-3027
@apogeegardens_butte

Collective Elevation

34 E Galena St, Butte, MT 59701
(406) 565-5850

Zen Medicine

628 E Front St, Butte, MT 59701
(406) 565-5272
@zenmedicine406

Honey Sour

3348 Harrison Ave, Butte, MT 59701
(406) 290-4094
@honeysourdispensary

1210 Harrison Ave, Butte, MT 59701
(406) 321-0535
@honeysourdispensary

Lone Peak Cannabis Company

3103 Harrison Ave Suite B, Butte, MT 59701
(406) 221-7407
@lpc.montana

Lionheart Cannabis

3305 Monroe Ave, Butte, MT 59701
(406) 578-0391
@lionheart_406

2892 US-89, Emigrant, MT 59027
(406) 552-4935
@lionheart_406

Montana Kush

3346 Harrison Ave, Butte, MT 59701
(406) 299-2357
@montanakushog

Natural Wellness

2501 Harrison Ave #A, Butte, MT 59701
(406) 299-3888
@naturalwellnessbutte

Charlo

N8V Grown

68056 US-93, Charlo, MT 59824
(406) 644-2437
@n8v_grown

Columbia Falls

Bloominati

143 Osprey Business Court, Columbia Falls, MT
(406) 250-5506

Cut Bank

N8V Grown

4 Hole Brothers Rd, Cut Bank, MT 59427
(406) 229-1409
@n8v_grown

Dillon

D&L’s Sweetwater Goods

1030 Selway Dr, Dillon, MT 59725
(406) 683-6100

Hamilton

Euphoria Wellness

128 Birch St, Hamilton, MT 59840
(406) 375-5591
@euphoriawellnessmso

Apogee Gardens

1704 N 1st St, Hamilton, MT 59840
(406) 961-6865
@apogeegardens_butte

Great Falls

Frosteez

183 Black Eagle Rd, Great Falls, MT 59404
(406) 315-5960
@frosty.fam

Holistic Releaf by Design

6 Black Eagle Rd, Great Falls, MT 59404
(406) 591-0660
@holisticreleafbydesign

1301 10th Ave N, Great Falls, MT 59401
(406) 315-2444
@holisticreleafbydesign

Lionheart Cannabis

10 Black Eagle Rd, Great Falls, MT 59404
(406) 551-9707
@lionheart_406

Top Shelf Botanicals

750 6th St SW, Great Falls, MT 59404
(406) 866-0212
@topshelfbotanicalsmontana

Ennis

Holistic Releaf by Design

4718 US-287, Ennis, MT 59729
(406) 682-3756
@holisticreleafbydesign

Lone Peak Cannabis Company

100 Prairie Wy Unit 1, Ennis, MT 59729
(406) 682-3160
@lpc.montana

Top Shelf Botanicals

219 E Main St, Ennis, MT 59729
(406) 682-5558
@topshelfbotanicalsmontana

Eureka

Power Plant

17 Arena Ln, Eureka, MT 59917
406-270-0244
@powerplantmt

Awesome Blossoms

726 US-93, Eureka, MT 59917
(406) 270-9388
@abmtbg

Glendive

Sacred Sun Farms

727 O Neil St A, Glendive, MT 59330
(406) 312-3752
@sacredsunfarms2, @madisonriverhashcompany

Harlem

N8V Grown

42443 US-2, Harlem, MT 59526
(406) 352-3770
@n8v_grown

Havre

Natural Wellness

2321 US-2, Havre, MT 59501
(406) 390-3405
@natural.wellness.inc

Helena

Helena Buds

2625 Canyon Ferry Rd, Helena, MT 59601
(406) 558-2572
helena.buds420

Lionheart Cannabis

1530 Prospect Ave #1, Helena, MT 59601
(406) 551-4900
@lionheart_406

Montana Kush

1427 Orange Ave Unit B, Helena, MT 59601
(406) 996-1061
@montanakushog

Natural Wellness

235 E Lyndale Ave, Helena, MT 59601
(406) 422-1211
@natural.wellness.inc

4071 N Montana Ave, Helena, MT 59602
(406) 513-1460
@natural.wellness.inc

Top Shelf Botanicals

520 Euclid Ave Ste A, Helena, MT 59601
(406) 475-5381
@topshelfbotanicalsmontana

Sean’s Way

1900 N Last Chance Gulch #1, Helena, MT 59601
(406) 502-1008
@wayseans

Apogee Gardens

2121 Euclid Ave, Helena, MT 59601
(406) 502-1166
@apogeegardens.helena

Cannabis Corner

104 E Broadway St Suite 1, Helena, MT 59601
(406) 422-4113
@cannabiscornerinfo

Buzz Genetics

1426 Cedar St Suite B, Helena, MT 59601
(406) 422-1142
@buzz_genetics

Kalispell

Power Plant

1007 US-2, Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 270-0244

Flower Dispensary

1440 Montana Hwy 35 B, Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 541-0420

Awesome Blossoms

1111 Rose Crossing, Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 890-2420
@abmtbg

Honey Sour

1278 US-2, Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 290-4403
@honeysourdispensary

Lifted Meds

1196 US-2, Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 314-4299
@lifted_meds

Lionheart Cannabis

151 Business Center Loop #2C, Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 551-9195
@lionheart_406

Top Shelf Botanicals

2105 U.S. Hwy 2 E, Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 249-8915
@topshelfbotanicalsmontana

Laurel

Frosteez

3150 Shannon Rd, Laurel, MT 59044
(406) 530-4209

Holistic Releaf by Design

1301 Thiel Rd, Laurel, MT 59044
(406) 628-3012
@holisticreleafbydesign

Lone Peak Cannabis Company

1547 US-212, Laurel, MT 59044
(406) 530-1102

Lewistown

Natural Wellness

1501 W Main St, Lewistown, MT 59457
(406) 366-3419
@naturalwellness.ltown

Libby

Granite Peak Products

162 B Bowkers St, Libby, MT 59923
(406) 291-7629
@granitepeakproducts

Livingston

Apogee Gardens

5060 US-89 S, Livingston, MT 59047
(406) 333-2477
@apogeegardenslivingston

Ganja Goddess

33 Loves Ln #3, Livingston, MT 59047
(406) 333-2262
@ganjagoddessmt

Paradise Organics

5237 US-89, Livingston, MT 59047
(406) 220-0775
@paradise0rganics

Top Shelf Botanicals

1400 E Park St, Livingston, MT 59047
(406) 333-2032
@topshelfbotanicalsmontana

Missoula

Lifted Meds

1420 W Broadway St, Missoula, MT 59802
(406) 926-3420
@lifted_meds

Big Sky Buds

109 W Main St Suite B, Missoula, MT 59802
(406) 493-6301
@big_sky_buds1

Collective Elevation

211 W Broadway St, Missoula, MT 59802
(406) 600-1412
@collective_elevation

Cousins Cannabis

2604 W Broadway St, Missoula, MT 59808
(406) 218-0493

Cookies | Double Dogs

129 N Higgins Ave, Missoula, MT 59802
(406) 926-1218
@cookies_missoula

Euphoria Wellness

616 S Higgins Ave, Missoula, MT 59801
(406) 317-1419
@euphoriawellnessmso

Farm406

1851 Stephens Ave, Missoula, MT 59801
(406) 549-7575
@farm406mt

Flower

2710 Brooks St, Missoula, MT 59801
(406) 541-0420
@missoula_frosteez

Frosteez

1275 W Broadway St, Missoula, MT 59802
(406) 493-1279
@missoula_frosteez

Greener Pastures

900 Strand Ave, Missoula, MT 59801
(406) 370-7186
@greenerpasturesmontana

Groove

132 W Front St Suite 2, Missoula, MT 59802
(406) 550-3397
@groovesolventless

Hometree

1245 W Broadway St, Missoula, MT 59802
(406) 544-9135

Lionheart Cannabis

2007 Brooks St, Missoula, MT 59801
(406) 944-4311
@lionheart_406

Moncanna

3314 S Reserve St C, Missoula, MT 59801
(406) 493-0395
@moncanna406

Montana Kush

1935 Cooper St, Missoula, MT 59808
(406) 926-1273
@montanakushog

Stokes

2455 Dixon Ave Suite A, Missoula, MT 59801
(406) 303-0725
@montanamoonrockets

The Local

3790 MT-200, Missoula, MT 59802
(406) 493-0070
@thelocal_dispensary

Top Shelf Botanicals

623 W Broadway St, Missoula, MT 59802
(406) 540-5227
@topshelfbotanicalsmontana

2502 Brooks St, Missoula, MT 59801
(406) 493-0375
@topshelfbotanicalsmontana

Urban Farmer

120 South Ave W, Missoula, MT 59801
(406) 926-1485
@tastywaveshashcompany

Zen Medicine

210 S 3rd St W, Missoula, MT 59801
(406) 396-4134
@zenmedicine406

Plains

Top Shelf Botanicals

7671 MT-200, Plains, MT 59859
(406) 224-3788
@topshelfbotanicalsmontana

Plentywood

Double Dogs

121 N Main St B, Plentywood, MT 59254
(406) 765-1342
@doubledogsmontana

Polson

Tomcat Cannabis

3 4th Ave E, Polson, MT 59860
(406) 885-3320
@tomcat_cannabis

Top Shelf Botanicals

51015 US-93, Polson, MT 59860
(406) 319-2132
@topshelfbotanicalsmontana

Shepherd

406 Organix

13213 US-87, Shepherd, MT 59079
(406) 697-0347
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Sheridan

Top Shelf Botanicals

114 N Main St, Sheridan, MT 59749
(406) 842-5963
@topshelfbotanicalsmontana

Sidney

Double Dogs

12269 Co Rd 350, Sidney, MT 59270
(406) 433-5056
@doubledogsmontana

Somers

Green Thumbelina

5215 US-93, Somers, MT 59932
(406) 393-2028
@greenthumbelinamt

Stevensville

406 Bliss

3935 US-93, Stevensville, MT 59870
(406) 830-0200
@406_bliss

Three Forks

Top Shelf Botanicals

279 Frontage Rd, Three Forks, MT 59752
(406) 285-6930
@topshelfbotanicalsmontana

East Glacier Park

N8V Grown

20609 US-2, East Glacier Park, MT 59434
(406) 226-5506
@n8v_grown

Victor

Zen Medicine

1771 US Highway 93 N, Victor, MT 59875
(406) 802-4211
@zenmedicine406

West Yellowstone

Lone Peak Cannabis Company

4420 Targhee Pass Hwy, West Yellowstone, MT 59758
(406) 209-2317
@lpc.montana

Northstar

1870 Targhee Pass Hwy, West Yellowstone, MT 59758
(406) 922-9420

Whitefish

406 Farmacy

5895 U.S. 93 S, Whitefish, MT 59937
(406) 730-1227
@406farmacy

Cannabis Counter

404 E 1st St, Whitefish, MT 59937
(406) 730-7992
@cannabis.counter

Montana Kush

333 Baker Ave, Whitefish, MT 59937
(406) 730-1656
@montanakushog

Power Plant

5600 U.S. 93 S, Whitefish, MT 59937
(406) 270-0244
@powerplantmt

130 Central Ave, Whitefish, MT 59937
(406) 270-0244
@powerplantmt

Dire Need

845 Wisconsin Ave Unit C, Whitefish, MT 59937
Email: [email protected]
@dire_need_mt

Flower Point

505 Wisconsin Ave, Whitefish, MT 59937
Email: [email protected]

Whitehall

406 Organix

3 Robbins Ln, Whitehall, MT 59759
(406) 498-4464
@406organix

Wolf Point

Sacred Sun Farms

122 3rd Ave S, Wolf Point, MT 59201
(406) 688-8450
@sacredsunfarms2, @madisonriverhascompany

Zen Medicine

219 Main St, Wolf Point, MT 59201
(406) 650-0164
@zenmedicine406

A new cannabis dispensary in a central Minnesota city was met with sizable crowds and plenty of anticipation on Wednesday.

“It’s been busy,” said Derek Lee, retail director for Waabigwan Mashkiki dispensary. “We had a line around the block to start.”

The Waabigwan Mashkiki dispensary can exist in St. Cloud because Gov. Tim Walz signed a tribal-state compact back in May, allowing the White Earth Nation to sell cannabis outside tribal lands.

It is the tribe’s second such cannabis dispensary. Their first opened in Moorhead in May.

St. Cloud was chosen for its central location in Minnesota, Lee said.

It’s been almost two years since pot became legal in Minnesota. Selling it, on the other hand, has been another story.

“I’m very excited,” said Courtney Haedt from St. Cloud. “This has been needed for a long time. I’m a medical professional, so I’ve been an advocate for this for a long time.”

Product safety testing is the same at Waabigwn Mashkiki as state-licensed business guidelines.

The product sold is grown in Mahnomen, and they are ready to keep up with demand, Michael Fairbanks, chairman of White Earth Nation, said, with a half dozen more locations to come, as allowed under the compact.

“I’m just excited that it’s here, excited that adult use is finally available to the customers,” Lee said.  

Employees said plans are in the works for a Rochester dispensary that could open later this summer. Fairbanks hopes to also open locations in Mankato and Brooklyn Center.

“It means that people are going to have what they need, I mean, medical marijuana and marijuana in general is a beautiful thing for people to be able to utilize,” said Haedt.

BOSTON — Cannabis regulators have ordered one of the state’s independent testing labs to suspend operations, alleging a “pattern of failing to accurately report” marijuana test results and “an intentional effort to conceal those failing results.”

The Cannabis Control Commission said an investigation led by its new Investigations & Enforcement Taskforce determined that Tyngsborough-based Assured Testing Laboratories was not accurately reporting the results of tests for yeast and mold in cannabis to the commission or to Metrc, the seed-to-sale tracking system CCC licensees must use.

Cannabis samples tested by Assured were 90% less likely to fail because of the presence of yeast and mold than the industry average, the CCC said. Regulators alleged the lab’s operation “undermines the Commission’s ability to ensure compliance, and posed an immediate or serious threat to public health, safety, or welfare.”

“The Cannabis Control Commission (Commission) remains vigilant in its efforts to ensure consumers and patients have access to fairly and accurately tested products in the marketplace,” a CCC spokesperson said. The statement added that the investigation was “focused on improving product testing as part of the Commission’s mission to oversee a safe, equitable cannabis marketplace in Massachusetts.”

The license suspension order dated June 30 requires the lab to cease all operations by Friday, a delay in the order’s effective date that CCC officials said is to allow the company time to wind down operations and complete any open testing orders.

Reached by phone Wednesday morning, a person who identified himself as the lab director at Assured said the company was in the process of preparing a statement and would have no comment until then. The company is entitled to appeal the suspension within 21 days.

The CCC said Assured’s lab tested 22,531 marijuana products from 61 different marijuana establishments between April 2024 and April 2025, roughly 25% of the cannabis yeast and mold tests conducted in the state during that time.

Results that Assured submitted to Metrc showed that just 10 samples out of 17,565 failed for containing total yeast and mold in excess of state limits, a 0.05% failure rate. The CCC said the state’s average yeast and mold fail rate is 4.5% of samples.

Regulators at the CCC have zeroed in on issues in the testing space, including with a November public listening session to hear concerns from independent testing labs and the creation of its investigatory task force. The CCC said it has been in regular contact with the 11 independent testing labs that operate in Massachusetts since the November meeting.

The CCC is now also requiring testing labs to upload a digital certificate of analysis after every product test to document the methods used to ensure products are in compliance with state regulations, and is eliminating the past practice of allowing marijuana companies to select more than one independent testing lab to perform required testing.

Santa Barbara County collected less than a million dollars from the cannabis industry in the third quarter of the fiscal year, coming in below the expected projections in tax revenues for permitting, licensing, and enforcement for Fiscal Year 2024-25, according to a report released to the Board of Supervisors Tuesday.

Cannabis Program Manager Carmela Beck presented the updated figures, which totaled about $870,800 in taxes from 31 different operations in the county. Eighteen more operators did not harvest this season and reported no gross revenues from January to March. So far, the county has collected $3.9 million in Fiscal Year 2024-25, with the bulk of revenues coming from indoor cultivation (greenhouses, enclosed buildings, and operations with artificial lighting) with about $505,000 from this quarter and a total of $2 million this year.

At the current rate, the county is projected to reach about $5.4 million in cannabis tax revenues this fiscal year, more than a half-million short of the originally projected total of more than $6 million. 

In addition to tax revenues, the county’s enforcement activities resulted in more than $3,600 worth of dried cannabis products and $24,000 more in processed products, with more than 1,500 illegal vapes, edibles, and pre-rolls seized by the Sheriff’s Office.

Next month, the county will likely be approving ordinance amendments to reduce the allowed acreage for cannabis grows. County staff are also working with 29 operators to get them up to date with recently adopted odor abatement requirements, which will require new systems to be in place and installed by March 31, 2026.

Gov. Wes Moore changed his mind.

The governor on Wednesday said that Catonsville armory will no longer be the site of the state’s first cannabis incubator after some complaints and confusion by community members.

“Upon further review of this project … I have concluded that the state should explore new options for its location,” Moore said in a statement about the program, which is designed to promote Black-and-brown-owned marijuana businesses.

The decision comes one week after The Baltimore Banner published an article where some Catonsville residents said they were frustrated the armory was chosen without community consultation because the site sits directly across from Catonsville Elementary School and a local day care.

Josh Jackson, a father-of-two who started a petition on Change.org to demand officials reconsider using the Catonsville armory, praised the move.

“Wow, that’s fantastic,” he said. “I’m glad (Moore’s) kind of speaking from the top and taking leadership of the whole issue, which is what we were looking for.

“It gives you a little bit of hope,” Jackson added.

The Maryland Economic Development Corporation submitted a report to Moore and the state legislature in December 2023 identifying 37 sites across the state to be considered for the project. The Catonsville armory was not among them.

Still, the General Assembly voted to commit $7 million out of the 2025 and 2026 state budgets to fund the program at the Baltimore County location.

The governor’s deputy chief of staff Manny Welsh previously told The Banner the Catonsville site was moving forward and that Moore and the state legislature were “aligned.”

The incubator project will house up to 110 cannabis micro-businesses that store or process marijuana into products like vapes or edibles.

Moore said that MEDCO, the Maryland Cannabis Administration and the Maryland Department of General Services will start this new selection process immediately and consult all community members involved.

“I have instructed the agencies to identify locations that are not within close proximity to residential communities and schools,” Moore said.

The state’s general services department will retain control of the Catonsville armory, the governor said, and move to properly demilitarize, salvage and either transfer, donate or sell the site to the public.