The Green Solution, one of Colorado's largest retail marijuana chains, has received the OK to open three medical marijuana dispensaries in Florida. That approval did not come without a fight, however. The Denver-based company's expansion into the Sunshine State is the...
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Massachusetts fears medical marijuana shortage once adult-use sales launch
Massachusetts’ medical marijuana industry is worried the MMJ supply will dry up once the state begins legal recreational sales in July.
Despite limited product offerings, Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana sales start strong
Pennsylvania's first days of medical marijuana sales have been limited by a lack of product variety, but overall, business owners are calling the launch a success. While supplies are limited based on only one producer providing product, business owners don't seem...
Legal medical marijuana sales begin in Pennsylvania
A medical marijuana dispensary in Pennsylvania became the first in the state to sell product to a patient on Thursday under the state's new MMJ program. The dispensary, Cresco Yeltrah, is located in western Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania lawmakers overwhelmingly approved...
Maryland medical cannabis businesses settle lawsuit that threatened program
A lawsuit that might have been disastrous for the Maryland medical marijuana industry has ended.
Weights, measures group seeks to set standards for cannabis industry
The National Conference of Weights and Measures (NCWM) has formed a marijuana task group to develop universal standards for the cannabis industry. Several groups have tried to create a body of standards, but developing industrywide guidelines...
BioTrackTHC gets North Dakota’s medical marijuana tracking contract
BioTrackTHC has been awarded the contract to provide North Dakota with a seed-to-sale medical marijuana traceability program. Jeff Gonring, BioTrackTHC's communications director, told Marijuana Business Daily the company will be paid $589,000 over five years on a...
Kush Bottles teams with Merida, snags $6 million investment
Kush Bottles, a California-based cannabis packaging company, has entered a partnership with a Maryland-based marijuana infrastructure fund that includes a $6 million investment. According to a news release, Merida Capital Partners' equity...
Pennsylvania to launch medical marijuana sales this week
Medical marijuana dispensaries in Pennsylvania have been given the go-ahead by Gov. Tom Wolf to begin sales. According to Pennlive.com, the Cresco Yeltrah dispensary will begin sales Thursday, and five other facilities will open their doors by...
Denver gets second cannabis consumption application; first candidate awaits decision
Denver is finally seeing some movement on the public marijuana consumption front.
The city’s first applicant for a cannabis consumption license had a hearing Friday with Denver regulators, and a second business has applied for a permit.
Two medical marijuana dispensaries open in Baltimore
Baltimore's first two medical marijuana dispensaries have opened their doors. Maggie's in Hampden became the first dispensary to begin sales in Maryland's largest city when it opened Jan. 31, and Pure Life Wellness in Federal Hill opened Wednesday, The Baltimore Sun...
Washington state marijuana traceability glitches stem from MJ Freeway hack
A hack of MJ Freeway's seed-to-sale tracking system led to Washington state's recent problems with its marijuana traceability program, regulators told licensed marijuana businesses on Thursday. Peter Antolin, deputy director of the Washington State Liquor and Control...











