The medical cannabis industry experienced its darkest day of the year last week, when federal agents armed with sledgehammers and power saws stormed into famed cannabis cultivation school Oaksterdam University and several other MMJ sites. While a government raid on a...
Medical cannabis is grabbing the spotlight in the political world, with two underdog presidential candidates railing against the government’s MMJ raids in Oakland this week. Several other individuals with ties to marijuana also announced plans to seek public office on the state and national levels.
A medical marijuana organization in the Los Angeles area has come up with a novel idea: Run a weekly shuttle that transports MMJ patients with cannabis cards from a centralized location directly to dispensaries, free of charge. The service - which launched last...
The leading U.S. industry trade group for medical marijuana businesses and several drug policy organizations are calling on President Barack Obama to halt the government's crackdown on the cannabis industry, saying Monday's raids in Oakland are particularly egregious....
Just hours after federal agents raided Oaksterdam University on Monday, officials with the California cannabis cultivation school were back in their offices sifting through the wreckage, assessing the damage and weighing what's next. But more than the fate of...
Public officials from five states with medical marijuana laws are criticizing the recent federal "hostility" toward the cannabis community, saying in an open letter to the government that threats by some U.S. attorneys could "push medical marijuana activity back into...
The federal government intensified its crackdown on the medical cannabis industry today, raiding several California marijuana operations including the well-known MMJ cultivation school Oaksterdam University. The raids have sent shockwaves through the marijuana...
Washington DC dominated medical cannabis news late last week, with lawmakers finally choosing six groups to grow medical marijuana in the nation's capital. It's a positive sign for the industry on several fronts: #1. This moves DC one big step closer to officially...
Washington DC health officials have chosen six groups that will be able to grow medical marijuana this year, including one co-founded by former talk show host Montel Williams. The development could signal that DC is finally ready to move forward with its medical...
The highest court in Michigan will weigh in on medical cannabis by reviewing a case that has battered the state's MMJ industry, providing a glimmer of hope for marijuana advocates who want a previous ruling overturned. The Michigan Supreme Court plans to examine a...
Medical cannabis will take a big step forward in Washington DC on Friday, when the Department of Health plans to unveil the final list of applicants that can register to run cultivation centers. The announcement will pave the way for medical cannabis in DC after a...
Dozens of Los Angeles marijuana dispensary workers have formed a union under the United Food and Commercial Workers umbrella, hoping to present a united front as the cannabis industry faces threats on several fronts. But whether the move will lead to any tangible...
