Massachusetts has appointed seven government, health care and law enforcement officials to a committee that will make the final decisions on medical marijuana dispensary licenses.
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Illinois Debuts MMJ Website With Business Info
Illinois has launched an official website for its medical marijuana program, offering an overview of the law and information for entrepreneurs interested in starting cannabis businesses. A section titled Financial and Professional Regulation outlines the rule-making...
$4,000 Application Fee for Oregon Dispensary Licenses
Oregon cannabis dispensaries will have to fork over thousands of dollars for business licenses under regulations released this week.
Showdown Over New Jersey MMJ Expansion
New Jersey lawmakers have put medical marijuana patients on a collision course with Republican Gov. Chris Christie. On Thursday, an Assembly health committee approved a measure that allows registered medical marijuana patients to purchase cannabis and edibles in...
Recreational Countdown: Tracking System at Heart of Colorado Marijuana Enforcement
Colorado’s top marijuana cop has a simple message for the local cannabis industry: study up on the state’s new inventory tracking system, because it could save your business and keep regulators off your back. “There is no substitute for being a student of [the system]...
Video Game Teaches Cannabis Cultivation Business Basics
The marijuana business is moving to the computer screen. A new video game called Growism allows players to simulate many aspects of cultivating medical marijuana indoors, from dealing with environmental factors and sharing strains to developing optimal growing...
NY Marijuana Bill Could Generate $1.5B in Big Apple
Forget medical marijuana. A New York lawmaker wants to skip MMJ entirely and head straight for the legalization of recreational cannabis. On Wednesday, state Sen. Liz Krueger introduced a proposal to legalize and tax marijuana for adults 21 and over - a move that one...
High-Level Cannabis Banking Discussion Held
A watershed moment for cannabis banking could be on the horizon. A group of finance leaders, federal regulators and law enforcement officials met today in Washington DC for a closed-door discussion on banking topics, including issues related to the marijuana industry....
Uptick in Denial Rate for Colorado MMJ Applications
Nearly a quarter of all medical marijuana business applications processed in Colorado since September have been denied by the state, a higher rate than the average over the past few years. Since September, state regulators in Colorado have denied 51 (or 24%) of the...
GrowLife Hires Former Yahoo, Microsoft Exec
California-based GrowLife Inc., which sells cultivation equipment and operates hydroponics stores across the country, has hired a former executive with Yahoo and Microsoft to join its management team. Marco Hegyi will serve as GrowLife's president and join the board...
Uruguay 1st country to legalize marijuana
Lawmakers in Uruguay voted to legalize and regulate marijuana this week, making it the most progressive country in the world when it comes to cannabis regulation. It is now the only country in the world to legalize the whole chain of marijuana production and sale,...
Certification Program for Cannabis Businesses Launching
Americans for Safe Access (ASA) will launch its standards and certification program for medical marijuana businesses later this week. The Patient Focused Certification program aims to offer industrywide operational standards and best practices via third-party...
