Arkansas could become one of the first Southern states to legalize medical or recreational marijuana if any of three potential ballot measures succeed in the 2016 election. One measure would allow for medical marijuana use only, another would permit use and possession...
By John Schroyer Cheeba Chews has been cruising in the fast lane for the better part of five years, building a wildly popular brand of edibles in Colorado and expanding into two other states along the way. But the company ran head-first into a major roadblock this...
By Chris Walsh
Colorado and Washington State release recreational cannabis sales data, a federal official says the banking situation is getting better and media reports heighten scrutiny of the MMJ process in Massachusetts.
Here’s a closer look at several business-related developments in the cannabis industry over the past week:
Medical marijuana is starting to gain traction across the globe, particularly in South America. On Thursday, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos threw his political weight behind a bill to legalize medical cannabis. Santos’ position has a dual purpose: to ease the...
Oregon health inspectors have made 58 surprise visits to medical marijuana dispensaries since late May, forcing two to shut down for serious violations.
A company's licenses to operate two medical marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts are in jeopardy after reports surfaced that a key executive misled officials about his college background. Kevin Fisher, executive director of New England Treatment Access, was found...
Not every cop has a problem with marijuana. In Delaware, a company headed by a former state trooper has been awarded a two-year contract to launch the state’s first medical marijuana dispensary — set to open in early 2015. The ex-trooper, Mark Lally, serves as...
Despite a record-setting month for recreational marijuana sales in Colorado this past June, tax revenues from retail cannabis transactions are 60% below what lawmakers initially expected by now. As a result, one state legislator says it might be time to take another...
Let the countdown begin.
Entrepreneurs in Illinois can officially apply for medical marijuana business licenses in less than four weeks, with the state planning to accept submissions from Sept. 8-22.
Banking guidelines handed down by the Obama administration earlier this year are "having the intended effect" of encouraging more financial institutions to do business with the cannabis industry, according to a key government official. Jennifer Shasky Calvery, head of...
Ben Cohen, co-founder of the iconic ice cream brand Ben & Jerry's, will keynote the Marijuana Business Conference & Expo this November in Las Vegas. Cohen will share his entrepreneurial experiences and the value of corporate social responsibility with...
Energy could quickly become a major issue for cultivators in recreational cannabis markets. Neither Colorado nor Washington State has devoted much time to figuring out how to satisfy the huge power needs of the rapidly expanding recreational marijuana industry,...
