Louisiana's first legal crop of medical marijuana can be planted this week. Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain, whose agency regulates the state's burgeoning industry, loosened a regulatory logjam that created a monthslong delay. Strain's...
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Dispensary on Hawaii’s Big Island approved to cultivate medical marijuana
The Hawaii Department of Health signaled a green light for a medical cannabis dispensary to start growing on the Big Island. Hawaiian Ethos is the seventh dispensary to open a production center in the state and the first on the Big Island. The...
US ancillary cannabis company Kush Bottles expands into Canada
Another U.S. marijuana company is expanding into the Great White North. California-based Kush Bottles, a major provider of packaging, supplies, vaporizers and other accessories for the cannabis industry, announced it is launching Kush Supply,...
Regulatory delay holds up Louisiana’s medical marijuana program
Louisiana's first medical marijuana crop will take longer than expected to reach patients, and that has some dispensing pharmacies in the state anxious. GB Sciences, the grower for the LSU AgCenter, hoped to provide product to Louisiana's nine licensed medical...
California water regulators help target unlicensed marijuana grows
California water regulators are helping local law enforcement identify black-market cannabis growers, a move that could benefit licensed cultivators who are losing market share to illegal operators. The Cannabis Enforcement Unit of the California State Water Resources...
Group formed to help state insurance regulators with cannabis-related issues
A national association of insurance professionals has launched a group to help state regulators target gaps in coverage as well as provide insurance-related regulatory advice for the legal marijuana industry. According to Insurance Journal,...
Too much of a good thing in Oregon as cannabis businesses adapt to flooded market
There’s one major pain point for Oregon marijuana business owners that eclipses all others: a supply glut caused by too much cannabis and insufficient demand.
The surplus of wholesale cannabis has shifted the dynamics of the state’s MJ industry. It has forced growers to cut costs and eliminate staff. And it has created a buyer’s market for retailers stocking up on low-priced product.
Regulators prohibit new medical marijuana dispensary licenses in Billings, Montana
The Montana state health department said it won’t allow new medical marijuana dispensary licenses in Billings, the state’s largest city.
Week in Review: California marijuana recalls, MA diversity issues & Detroit limits MMJ facilities
Two voluntary marijuana product recalls occur in California, financial hurdles stymie diversity in Massachusetts' recreational MJ industry, and Detroit caps the number of medical cannabis licenses at 75. Here’s a closer look at some notable developments in the...
How Trump’s trade battles are affecting the marijuana industry
The Trump administration’s imposition of tariffs on China is expected to have a direct impact on several sectors of the marijuana industry – in particular, cannabis vaporizer companies.
Tapping into Terpenes
MJ businesses can harness plant-based flavor and aroma compounds to expand product opportunities, generate revenue By Bart Schaneman Cannabis companies that want to go beyond THC and CBD content can focus on a part of the plant that’s increasingly front-of-mind for...
Cashing in on the Terpene Trend
Cannabis companies hoping to capitalize on consumer interest in terpenes need to consider a host of factors – the product they want to offer, the type of terpenes they plan to use (cannabis versus botanical) and the effect the product will deliver to consumers.
