Toi Hutchinson

In a stunning display of the financial potential of legal cannabis, states across the U.S. have collected a combined total of more than $15.1 billion in tax revenue from adult-use cannabis sales since 2014. As the Marijuana Policy Project's (MPP) latest report reveals, 2022 alone saw over $3.77...

Recreational cannabis legalization campaigns in Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota raised some $20 million last year. More than $19 million, or 95% of the total, came from cannabis industry businesses, reported MjBizDaily, citing midterm elections campaign finance records....

Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) released Tuesday their voter guide to 2022 governors’ races and cannabis policy reform.  In 36 states, voters will be choosing their next governor on Election Day. In many of these races, there is a stark contrast between where major party gubernatorial...

Former Liberty Media Executive Yavor Efremov Named CEO For Turning Point Brands  Turning Point Brands, Inc. (NYSE: TPB) announced recently that it has tapped Yavor Efremov to serve as president and CEO. Efremov replaces Larry Wexler, the current CEO of the Lousiville, Kentucky-based...

The Marijuana Policy Project, which has played a leading role in reforming cannabis policies on the state and federal levels, is getting a new leader. Toi Hutchinson, who was Gov. J.B. Pritzker's key cannabis adviser, agreed to replace Steve Hawkins and join the national advocacy organization...