As it turns out, the second time's the charm...for efforts to get a marijuana legalization initiative on the ballot in Colorado. State officials confirmed yesterday that a proposal to legalize cannabis now has enough valid signatures to qualify for the November...
By Dale Gieringer California's medical marijuana laws are in eminent need of reform. The lack of clear laws governing the sale, production and delivery of medical marijuana has led to hundreds of raids, arrests and lawsuits by state and federal authorities. In...
New industries often struggle to create a sense of unity among business owners and employees. It can take years for professionals to come together as a group to support common interests, vocalize shared concerns and lobby for legislative changes that benefit the...
Efforts are underway in earnest to overhaul medical marijuana regulations in Michigan as the state looks to close loopholes in its existing cannabis laws. Michigan lawmakers jump-started the process yesterday by officially discussing the medical cannabis issue at a...
Several prominent medical cannabis professionals have banded together to form a new group that will focus on one of the most pressing issues facing the marijuana industry: Taxes. The newly created 280E Reform Team is set to launch a nationwide campaign aimed at...
More than 82,000 Colorado residents had valid medical marijuana cards at the end of December, a slight uptick from November and the first gain in six months, according to new figures released by the state's health department. The 2% increase in the number of patients...
As Washington lawmakers ponder ways to streamline the state's medical marijuana regulations, Seattle's mayor is calling for the legalization of cannabis - a move that would have both positive and negative repercussions for MMJ dispensaries. Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn...
The federal government caused quite a stir last year when it launched a coordinated attack on medical cannabis dispensaries and related businesses in the western U.S., conducting a series of raids that put the marijuana industry on edge. In addition to marijuana...
Back to square one. That’s the situation for owners of medical cannabis centers after Colorado legislators shot down a bill to create banks focused solely on working with the marijuana industry, as MMJ Business Daily wrote about last week. Many marijuana insiders...
Despite a federal crackdown that has forced hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries nationwide to close up shop over the past year, the cannabis industry is still highly competitive. In many states with MMJ laws, cannabis businesses are competing aggressively to...
Some storm clouds have gathered over the fledgling medical marijuana industry in Delaware this week, where the state's governor unexpectedly decided to put the whole cannabis program on ice just as it was about to begin. Less than nine months after signing the...
Colorado lawmakers have shot down a proposal to create "financial cooperatives" for medical cannabis companies, expressing numerous concerns with the idea and saying the state simply doesn't have the authority to overstep the federal government on this particular...
