American Cannabis Co. said it has secured $5 million in funding after Tangiers Global agreed to take an equity stake for that amount in the Denver company. American Cannabis - a marijuana consultancy and seller of ancillary products ranging from lighting to watering...
MyDx, a maker of handheld chemical analyzers that allow consumers to check the potency of marijuana strains, has struck a deal with Arrow Electronics, a Fortune 150 company, under which Arrow will help manufacture the analyzers and provide other services and credit...
The number of medical marijuana patients registered with the state of Connecticut has surged 44% since mid-December, which should mean a sizable sales boost for the state's MMJ dispensaries. The number of MMJ patients registered with the Connecticut Department of...
Lawyers in Ohio have submitted at least two requests to the state Supreme Court's Board of Professional Conduct to determine whether local attorneys can own or represent medical marijuana businesses, and whether they can use MMJ themselves. Under Ohio’s new medical...
Cannabis entrepreneur and rapper Snoop Dogg faces a trademark infringement battle with the parent company of the Toronto Maple Leafs professional hockey team. In November, Snoop launched his cannabis brand Leafs By Snoop, which currently sells...
Bill Blair, the Canadian government’s point man on marijuana legalization, has held “behind the scenes” meetings with advocates of licensed and unlicensed medical cannabis dispensaries, listening to their suggestions for how the government should regulate the MJ...
By Omar Sacirbey It's been more than two years since President Barack Obama signed legislation authorizing the limited cultivation of hemp, but the fledgling industry remains a long way from becoming a thriving business. Observers say commercialization of this...
Dispensaries in Nevada may see a rise in patients thanks to a new state medical marijuana patient processing office in Las Vegas where people with doctors' recommendations can apply for and fill prescriptions the same day. The office, which opened last week, is...
Minnesota’s two medical marijuana businesses are racing the clock to get all of their dispensaries up and running. Under Minnesota law, the two licensed cannabis companies in the state - LeafLine and Vireo Health - have until July 1 to open as many as four...
A California marijuana company plans to build massive medical cannabis cultivation site in Desert Hot Springs, in the southern part of the state. G FarmaLabs, based in Anaheim, said it received a conditional use permit from the city's planning commission earlier this...
California's Mendocino County is known for producing a diverse array of quality wines. But now the northern coastal county is angling to be known for producing quality marijuana strains distinguished by their growing region. In what could be a first for this country,...
A new study from an influential think tank argues that concerns are overblown that big corporations will come to dominate the marijuana industry, and instead contends that policy makers should focus on harmful practices - such as marketing to minors. The Brooking...
