New Mexico's largest medical cannabis producer is suing the state health department over regulations that govern edibles, salves, lotions and other products infused with marijuana. Bernalillo-based Ultra Health contends the agency doesn't have the authority to license...
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Arkansas delays licensing of medical marijuana dispensaries
Arkansas will wait until early next year to award the first dispensary licenses, the state's Medical Marijuana Commission announced. Here's what you need to know: The panel had planned to meet this week to announce the dispensary scores, but...
Ohio regulators to receive $2.1 million to cover medical cannabis legal fees
Ohio's medical marijuana regulatory agencies have been approved for a $2.1 million loan to help cover legal fees. The $2.1 million, approved by the state's Controlling Board, is needed to cover legal costs from lawsuits brought by companies...
New Jersey increases number of medical marijuana dispensaries to a dozen
New Jersey regulators doubled the number of medical marijuana dispensaries that can operate in the state, adding six more for a total of 12. The move could help alleviate a product shortage that arose from a growing patient pool amid limited business licenses....
Ohio regulators ask for $2.1M to cover costs of medical marijuana lawsuits
Ohio's medical cannabis regulators are asking for an additional $2.1 million from state funds to cover the legal fees incurred from lawsuits lobbed by companies that were denied MMJ licenses. By March 2018, at least three lawsuits had been...
Massachusetts bank willing to accept deposits from some cannabis businesses
At least one bank in Massachusetts is willing to do business with medical marijuana companies. Swansea-based BayCoast Bank said it will take deposits from MMJ businesses, according to the Boston Business Journal. BayCoast Bank is offering to work with medical...
Week in Review: NV cannabis licensing gripes, Connecticut permits more MMJ dispensaries & Q3 earnings roundup
Nevada issues 61 additional provisional recreational marijuana retail permits, Connecticut doubles the number of medical cannabis dispensary licenses in the state, and some publicly traded MJ firms release third-quarter results. Here’s a closer look at some notable...
First medical cannabis dispensary gets OK to open in Ohio
Ohio has given the first medical marijuana dispensary the approval to open, but it’s still uncertain when sales will begin.
Utah aims to hire cannabis czar to oversee MMJ, hemp and CBD
Utah state regulators are advertising for a program manager to oversee the newly formed medical cannabis market in the state, industrialized hemp and CBD regulations. The cannabis program manager job would be based in Salt Lake County, and...
Lack of capital biggest barrier to entry for minority-owned cannabis firms: Q&A with NuLeaf’s Jeannette Ward Horton
To help people of color gain entry into the cannabis market, one marijuana industry veteran has developed a grant-funding program to give them a leg up.
Massachusetts cannabis shops cap customer purchases amid limited supply
Massachusetts' two recreational marijuana retailers are putting a cap on the amount of marijuana customers can buy. Cultivate in Leicester joins New England Treatment Access (NETA) in Northampton in limiting purchases because of supply...
Oklahoma’s medical cannabis market set for major growth, with business competition fierce
Oklahoma broke the mold with its new medical marijuana program: The state has no numerical cap on business licenses, and doctors are free to recommend MMJ for any condition they deem appropriate.













