Massachusetts regulators denied Pittsfield-based Mass Yield Cultivation a marijuana license for not sufficiently showing in its application a commitment to diversity and inclusion plans. The news underlines why marijuana firms in the state must carefully outline their...
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum signed into law changes to the state's medical marijuana law that will increase patient access and therefore expand business opportunities for cannabis license holders. According to a news release, the state...
Medicine Man Technologies, a Denver-based cannabis consulting firm, appointed co-founder Andy Williams as chief executive. Williams served as interim CEO after the abrupt death of Brett Roper in December. In the interim role, Williams oversaw...
Michigan cannabis officials are surveying potential adult-use marijuana business license applicants to ensure the department is adequately staffed to handle the application process for permits. According to MLive.com, the Department of...
Maine’s proposed rules around the sale of recreational cannabis would for the first two years limit licenses to state residents.
A Boise, Idaho-based lumber company is suing New England Treatment Access (NETA), a Massachusetts medical and recreational cannabis company, for trademark infringement. The situation underscores why marijuana firms must perform legal due...
Washington regulators certified the first laboratory in the state to test for heavy metals in cannabis, meaning that, effective April 18, MJ retailers cannot sell products that haven't passed the health department-mandated testing. Medicine...
Oregon is calling out licensed recreational marijuana operators who fail to follow the law. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC), which regulates the state's legal cannabis industry, noted at its monthly meeting that there "remains significant noncompliance by...
Medical marijuana dispensaries in Arkansas are less than a month from beginning sales, bringing to an end a long wait for a program that's been slow to roll out since voters approved MMJ in 2016. Cultivators plan to harvest flower next week,...
Florida's medical cannabis marketplace is set to see a significant boost in the number of businesses that can operate in the state as regulators approved licenses for eight more firms in addition to the 14 existing MMJ operators. The state...
Michigan's governor signed a bill to ease the process for would-be business owners applying for medical marijuana and industrial hemp licenses. According to the Michigan Advance, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Senate Bill 203, effective...
The Montana House passed a bill to revise medical marijuana laws to eliminate a requirement that patients have only one provider, which could potentially boost sales by allowing easier access to medical cannabis. The Senate must approve...
