Connecticut regulators added another ailment to the list of conditions that can be treated with medical cannabis, bringing the total number of conditions to 31 for adults. The state's Regulations Review Committee decided chronic neuropathic pain associated with...
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Ohio’s medical marijuana program delayed by lack of operating testing labs
A dearth of open cannabis testing labs is delaying Ohio's medical marijuana program beyond its previously expected November launch date. None of the state's five licensed labs is testing cannabis for potency and purity yet, which is required by law before sales at...
Week in Review: Judge tosses NM medical cannabis plant cap, Sessions fired & MA adult-use sales expected to start soon
A New Mexico judge strikes down the state's cap on the number of plants medical marijuana producers can grow, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is fired, and a top cannabis regulator in Massachusetts says adult-use sales are expected to begin soon in the Bay State....
Medical cannabis cardholders, growers dropping off in Oregon
Medical marijuana patients and growers across Oregon are abandoning the state’s MMJ program, according to reports.
Judge rules New Mexico’s medical marijuana plant limit is arbitrary
In a big win for medical marijuana producers in New Mexico, a district judge says a state-imposed limit on the number of plants they can grow as part of their licensed operations is arbitrary.
Retail cannabis license hopefuls line up before vote in rural Oregon
Would-be recreational marijuana retailers are lining up outside municipal planning offices in Ontario, Oregon, to nab retail licenses should voters repeal a ban on cannabis sales within city limits. The City Council recently voted to impose a...
Choosing the right cannabis extraction method: Experts weigh in on CO2, hydrocarbon & ethanol
Which extraction method is best for your cannabis company:
CO2?
Hydrocarbon?
Ethanol?
The answer simply comes down to what your company hopes to accomplish.
Oregon authorities conduct raids of multiple illegal marijuana grows
Underlining the black-market and oversupply issues currently facing licensed cannabis businesses in Oregon, law enforcement authorities in the central region of the state say they confiscated 800 pounds of cannabis flower and 50 pounds of concentrate, which led to the...
North Dakota grower could have medical cannabis ready by end of year
North Dakota's only operating medical marijuana cultivation facility hopes to have cannabis ready by December or January, a necessary development before sales can begin. The Bismarck Tribune reported that Pure Dakota in Bismarck received...
Week in Review: Arizona AG ditches anti-hashish stance, MMJ gains in NJ-PA & CA updates proposed cannabis rules
Arizona's attorney general abandons his bid to make medical cannabis hashish illegal, New Jersey and Pennsylvania report sizable gains in their MMJ patient populations, and California releases its latest draft of permanent rules for the cannabis industry. Here’s a...
Alaska regulators weigh increase in license fees for cannabis businesses
Alaska regulators are mulling a hike in marijuana business license fees to bankroll the work needed to regulate the state's cannabis industry. The Alaska Journal of Commerce reported the state's Marijuana Control Board is weighing two proposals: An increase in the...
Arizona AG retracts bid to make extracts illegal for medical marijuana patients
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has withdrawn his request asking the state Supreme Court to declare medical marijuana hashish and cannabis extracts illegal for MMJ patients. His reversal could help ease the worries of MMJ companies across Arizona that stood to...












