The New York Department of Health is modifying its medical marijuana regulations to make it easier for patients in the state to access their medicine. Under the first change, nurse practitioners will be permitted to recommend medical marijuana to patients beginning...
Three of Oregon's government agencies have warned marijuana cultivators about using pesticides not approved by the state for use on cannabis crops. In a jointly signed letter addressed to "Dear Cannabis Producer," the directors of the Oregon Department of...
By Omar Sacirbey Privateer Holdings, a cannabis-focused private equity firm, plans to spend a significant chunk of the $122 million it has raised over the past year on expanding its international holdings and footprint through acquisitions, exports, additional hires...
Applicants for Maryland’s medical marijuana dispensary licenses will soon know whether they won or lost.
By John Schroyer, Omar Sacirbey and Bart Schaneman A liquor giant eyes cannabis-infused beverages, conference goers offer valuable business intelligence, and Denver voters make the city the first in the nation to allow cannabis use in bars, restaurants and businesses....
Beginning in 2018, medical cannabis will be legal in Denmark for 1,500 patients who suffer from chronic diseases. But the Danish government currently plans to import the cannabis from state-run producers in the Netherlands, Business Insider Nordic reported. That isn’t...
Three left-of-center political parties in the German capital of Berlin have agreed to work together to develop a program for the regulated distribution of adult-use cannabis in the city. Bendikt Lux, a Berlin city assembly representative from the Green Party, said his...
Canopy Growth Corp., the federally licensed Canadian cultivator that made history earlier this year when it listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, distinguished itself again Monday when its stock closed at 11.16 Canadian dollars, making it the first cannabis company to...
Pittsburgh lawmakers could soon adopt zoning rules governing the city's newly emerging medical marijuana industry. The Pittsburgh City Council is weighing rules that would allow dispensaries in commercial zones and permit growers and processors in general or urban...
The giant beverage company that owns Corona beer and Svedka vodka is considering entering the cannabis industry via MJ-laced libations, a sign that other big players in the alcohol business may eye cannabis as an opportunity rather than a threat.
By Omar Sacirbey and Bart Schaneman Now that voters in seven additional states have legalized recreational or medical marijuana, business leaders and political observers are bullish about the potential for industry growth. They point to surge in opportunities for...
While Gov. Governor Charlie Baker has promised to implement Massachusetts' recreational marijuana law “briskly,” State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg said she wants to delay the January 2018 target date for adult-use shops to open and would like to increase the 3.75%...
