Look at a U.S. map highlighting states with medical marijuana laws and one thing clearly stands out: there's a big hole in the south. It’s the one area of the country that has so far avoided legalizing the use of pot for medical reasons, and it’s not surprising given...
Competition in the medical marijuana industry is fierce, particularly in California and Colorado. Many dispensaries are in a race to the bottom in terms of price, offering eights for as low as $20. That's created razor-thin profit margins for some MMCs, while others...
One of the biggest fears voters, city leaders and law enforcement officials have about approving the use of medical marijuana is that the drug will fall into the hands of the wrong people, such as drug runners, teenagers and those without any illness to speak of. That...
Montana voters will decide the fate of a controversial bill enacted earlier this year that introduced strict limits and regulations on the state’s medical marijuana industry. The Montana Secretary of State’s office said organizers behind the referendum campaign...
To succeed as a dispensary owner, you need to keep a relatively low profile and apply the same level of professionalism required for any other type of business, a medical marijuana lawyer said at HempCon 2011 in Denver over the weekend. Attorney Joel Russman told a...
Starting this week, patients in Oregon will have to pay an extra $100 to obtain or renew medical marijuana cards each year - a move that could restrict the industry's long-term growth but fill the state’s coffers in the short term. Patients who want medical marijuana...
Attempts to start medical marijuana dispensaries in Rhode Island are dead in the water, at least for now. Gov. Lincoln Chafee announced that he will effectively pull the plug on the state’s fledgling dispensary program by nixing plans to license three planned medical...
Finally, an event focused specifically on the medical side of the marijuana community. Er, mostly focused on MMJ. HempCon 2011 kicks off in Denver this afternoon, promising to bring together industry leaders, advocates, dispensary owners, patients and attorneys for a...
Following up on our post yesterday about New Mexico, we thought it might be useful to summarize some stats about the state’s medical marijuana industry, courtesy the Santa Fe New Mexican and the New Mexico Department of Health. - Producers (the state’s version of...
A former student of Greenway University in Denver will receive half his tuition back after demanding a refund when the college shut down this summer. The state education board that keeps tabs on private occupation schools ordered Greenway to close in July when it...
Fearing an aggressive push by marijuana backers to legalize medical pot in Idaho, the Kootenai Alliance for Children and Families in Couer d’Alene is already bracing for a big fight next year. The organization will hold a meeting on Oct. 14 to discuss the dangers of...
We saw it in Michigan. We're seeing it in Arizona. And there’s still a chance New Mexico might eventually attempt to make an about-face when it comes to medical marijuana as well. The state’s governor, Susana Martinez, indicated while campaigning last year that she...
