By Kristen Nichols

The nascent CBD market is hot: The cannabis compound is popping up in a dizzying variety of products, from maple candies to skin creams to dog treats.

But a market researcher who produced some of the most exhaustive investigations yet into CBD’s market potential has some cold water to throw on CBD’s fire.

By Bart Schaneman, John Schroyer and Omar Sacirbey

A new legal interpretation says marijuana consumption lounges don’t violate Nevada law, U.S. senators are calling for national cannabis testing protocols, and Maine releases draft rules for its recreational MJ industry.

Here’s a closer look at some notable developments in the marijuana industry over the past week.

By Matt Lamers

New Brunswick's groundbreaking deal to buy a combined 100 million Canadian dollars ($82 million) worth of cannabis per year from two licensed producers could be a harbinger of things to come for provinces aiming to lock up supply before next year's launch of adult-use cannabis.

By Matt Lamers

Canada’s cannabis industry is pushing back against the Ontario government’s blueprint for regulating marijuana, urging the province to reconsider its plan to handle recreational cannabis sales while shutting the private sector out of the retail rec business.

By Omar Sacirbey

A Colorado-based credit union believes it may have the solution to marijuana businesses’ banking issues, one that it hopes will be available in six states by the end of this year and about 20 by the end of 2018.

By John Schroyer

A sudden declaration Tuesday morning by Michigan regulators that all medical marijuana dispensaries statewide should start preparing to close by Dec. 15 made one thing clear:

The next steps for Michigan's existing MMJ businesses are more akin to a traffic roundabout than an obvious road forward.