The marijuana industry scored another victory last week when Robert Jacob was named mayor of Sebastopol, California, marking the first time an MMJ business owner has been selected for the top political position in an American city. Jacob owns two dispensaries in...
Cannabis dispensaries in Colorado have been slow to utilize the state-mandated inventory tracking system, complaining that it's difficult to implement. As a result, several businesses told Marijuana Business Daily that they will have to push back their transition to...
Officials in San Jose, California, will debate marijuana dispensary regulations tonight, including a proposed citywide ban. California’s third-largest city does not currently have a regulatory system for marijuana businesses; however, medical marijuana operations...
Need more proof that the marijuana business is going mainstream? Privateer Holdings, a cannabis-based private equity firm, has hired a former agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration to serve as its in-house lawyer. The new hire, 36-year-old Patrick Moen,...
Medical marijuana dispensaries in Michigan received a rare bit of good news today. The state's House Judiciary Committee approved two separate bills that would OK medical marijuana dispensaries and allow patients to consume edibles. Both bills now head to the House...
The majority of Californians now favor legalizing marijuana for the first time ever, according to a new Field Poll. The survey, which includes responses from 1,002 registered Californian voters between Nov. 14 and Dec. 5, found that 55% now favor legalization. Just...
The city of Denver has launched a new cannabis website ahead of Jan. 1, when licensed stores can begin selling marijuana to adults. The site - www.MarijuanaInfoDenver.org - provides regulatory and legal information as well as links to additional resources. It targets...
Supporters of a marijuana legalization initiative in California are still weighing whether to aim for next year's ballot or wait until 2016, highlighting the vigorous debate within cannabis circles over the best time to campaign for such a bill. A group led by the...
Rhode Island’s health department has given initial approval to a consulting firm that will help patients join the state's medical marijuana program. The decision could make the firm, called B&B Consulting, the country’s first medical marijuana consulting firm to...
The icy weather that enveloped much of the US recently is not a friend to indoor marijuana cultivation operations. Temperature control accounts for a sizable portion - 10% to 20% - of the energy bill for major indoor medical cannabis grows. Much of the cost goes to...
Many retail shops in Colorado seeking recreational licenses are having trouble finding vendors for child-proof packaging. The state mandates that all marijuana products, including edibles, must be sold in an opaque package that is “significantly difficult for children...
Naperville, a western suburb of Chicago, could approve drive-thru windows at marijuana dispensaries when the town council votes on cannabis legislation Dec. 17. In support of the idea, council members likened the dispensaries to pharmacies, some of which have...
