Some municipalities in Oregon are preparing to block medical marijuana dispensaries as the state prepares for state-sanctioned sales. Cities like Medford and Myrtle Creek are changing municipal laws to prevent dispensaries from obtaining business licenses, according...
By Chris Walsh Get ready for the international green wave. A growing number of countries are considering legalizing marijuana for recreational or medical use, and they're turning to cannabis businesses in the United States for a glimpse of what's possible. Earlier...
The ACLU of California announced today it will conduct a two-year study of California’s marijuana industry. The goal is to identify legal, policy an business issues as the state considers legalizing cannabis for adults. What’s most notable: Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom...
West Hartford is the latest Connecticut town to enact a moratorium on medical marijuana businesses. Local officials voted on Tuesday to effectively prevent dispensaries and growers from participating in the first round of state licensing. No surprises here: Such...
Washington DC’s medical marijuana industry is off to a slow start, with surprisingly low patient numbers, minimal participation by doctors and stringent regulations causing headaches for the first crop of dispensaries.
The Illinois House Judiciary Committee voted 10-6 on Wednesday in favor of a bill that would enable military veterans to obtain medical marijuana. The measure would bring thousands of additional potential patients to the market, resulting in millions of dollars in...
By Scott Dittman The growth and evolution of the medical cannabis industry has been as fascinating as it has been fast-moving, and nowhere is that more true than on the cultivation side of the business. For those individuals resilient enough to still be around since...
More proof that it’s worth the effort and expense to carefully screen and train your cannabusiness employees: Police in Breckendridge, Colorado, have arrested a dispensary worker for unlawful distribution. According to a report in Summit Daily, Eric James Elmore was...
Most existing medical marijuana operations in Washington could go out of business if the state adopts draft recommendations released this week, while others would have to shell out hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional expenses to continue operating. The...
Dispensaries in Oregon might have to plunk down thousands of dollars to apply for and obtain a business license to operate in the state. A committee tasked with hammering out specifics of Oregon's new dispensary law discussed the issue at a recent meeting, with...
By Chris Walsh For the second time in five months, a prominent medical marijuana company has found itself on the defensive after critical postings online set investors on edge. Earlier this week, MedBox Inc. issued a shareholder letter to rebut an investigative...
MedBox Inc. has deemed a recent investigative report about the company’s founder as “reckless" and “deceptive," adding that negative press is an inevitable downside of success and increased exposure. The company issued the comments - and offered new financial guidance...
