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$1.5M in Venture Capital for Marijuana Delivery Company

Eaze Solutions LLC, which provides a high-tech marijuana delivery service, has reportedly raised $1.5 million to expand outside of San Francisco to other California cities. The company secured some of the financing from 40 angel and institutional investors in Silicon...

Canadian Company Sues Over License Denial

Canadian Company Sues Over License Denial

New Age Medical Solutions Inc. is mounting the first court challenge over Canada's licensing process after being denied a permit to grow medical marijuana commercially, a move that could open the door to more lawsuits from others that were rejected. New Age's owner,...

California Case Could Boost Efforts to Reschedule Marijuana

U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller could start a legal revolution as she considers the validity of science regarding marijuana’s classification as a Schedule 1 drug. The question at hand: Does marijuana have medicinal properties? If it does, the government’s...

Nevada Awards 371 Preliminary MMJ Business Licenses

Nevada Awards 371 Preliminary MMJ Business Licenses

The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services on Monday awarded 55 preliminary licenses for dispensaries and more than 300 permits for other types of medical cannabis businesses. The state was particularly generous to companies looking to establish marijuana...

Young Voters Could Make or Break Legalization Measures

Young Voters Could Make or Break Legalization Measures

The success of several marijuana measures on the ballot next week could ultimately hinge on how many young voters show up at the polls. Drug Policy Action chief Ethan Nadelmann, for instance, said in a recent article that Oregon's recreational cannabis proposal will...

Chile Plants First Medical Cannabis Crop

The first legal medical marijuana plants were seeded in Chile on Wednesday as part of a research program designed to help ease pain for patients suffering from cancer and other illnesses, according to an Associated Press report. The move is yet another sign of...

Maryland Delays Vote on MMJ Regs, Plans to Lower Fees

A Maryland commission postponed a final vote on medical marijuana regulations, saying the 15-member panel needs more time to craft rules for the production and sale of extracts. The panel will instead meet Nov. 13, when it’s expected to adopt final regulations,...

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