My how the times have changed. Last summer, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer launched an assault on the state's budding medical marijuana industry, putting the dispensary licensing program on hold and challenging it in court. This summer, she is protecting it. Sorta. After...
By Theo Norton To be successful in the medical marijuana business, you have to think like a customer. That means putting yourself in the patient's shoes and examining your business from the other side of the counter. So how would you feel if you trekked over to your...
By now, most of the medical cannabis community is aware of the chaotic developments in Los Angeles last week, when local officials voted in favor of a ban on dispensaries. The details are still being worked out. It's unclear, for instance, if officials will eventually...
Now here's a novel method in the medical cannabis industry for staving off federal pressure to close: File for bankruptcy protection. Mother Earth Alternative Healing, a marijuana dispensary in San Diego County, used this strategy to successfully turn away local...
Entrepreneurs hoping to get involved with medical marijuana in Arizona can get the low-down on the complex tax situation for cannabis companies at a seminar this weekend. The 280e Reform Team - a group of national medical cannabis leaders and professionals focused on...
The number of patients in Colorado with valid medical marijuana cards hit 98,910 in May, a 2% increase from April and the sixth consecutive monthly increase. That's good news for cannabis dispensaries, infused product manufacturers and other medical marijuana...
Los Angeles council members overwhelmingly approved a ban on medical cannabis dispensaries today, a move that will lead to the closure of all or most of the estimated 900-1,000 marijuana centers currently operating in the city. In a 13-1 vote favoring the ban, city...
The future of medical cannabis dispensaries in Los Angeles hangs in the balance today, with local officials set to debate - and likely vote on - a contentious proposal to ban marijuana centers in the city. If the Los Angeles City Council shoots down the measure, it...
All eyes in the medical marijuana industry are focused on Oakland, where a federal crackdown is testing the limits of how far the government can go in its war on MMJ. As we reported last week, Oakland medical cannabis advocates are planning a protest timed to...
For California medical marijuana businesses, a presidential visit couldn't come at a better time. President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak in Oakland on Monday as his reelection campaign gains steam, giving the MMJ industry a perfect opportunity to protest his...
Amy Poinsett, a co-founder and current chief executive officer of MJ Freeway Software Solutions, has agreed to speak at the National Marijuana Business Conference in Denver this November. She plans to share her insight on how medical marijuana companies can streamline...
Much of the analysis surrounding the Truth in Trials Act - a medical marijuana bill introduced in the House this week - has focused on what it means for MMJ patients. But the measure could have a potentially big impact on dispensary owners, marijuana growers and...
