Oklahoma’s business-friendly medical cannabis law is seemingly coming to fruition: Regulators already have approved more than 1,100 business licenses with roughly 500 additional applications in the pipeline, according to a tweet by state officials Monday. That total...
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Judge allows Montana medical marijuana dispensary in Billings to operate – for now
A judge is allowing a Montana medical cannabis dispensary to continue operating at least temporarily after questioning whether the state health department violated the owner’s right to due process in revoking his license without giving him a chance to respond to allegations.
Week in Review: Michigan MMJ closures reversed, MJ owner convicted of tax crimes & feds OK marijuana imports for research
A judge bars Michigan from closing 98 medical marijuana businesses, an operator of two MMJ dispensaries in Oregon is sentenced to prison for federal tax crimes, and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration approves the importation of marijuana extracts from Canada for...
New Jersey medical cannabis expansion attracts multistate MMJ businesses
A number of multistate operators are vying for the coveted six additional medical marijuana licenses in New Jersey’s rapidly growing MMJ industry, underscoring the increasing attraction of the Garden State market. The New Jersey Department of Health has made the list...
LA lifts medical marijuana patient caps for doctors to boost market’s viability
Louisiana regulators agreed to eliminate the 100-patient limit for doctors authorized to recommend medical marijuana, a move aimed at removing a potential stumbling block for a market that's expected to launch late this year. The State Board of Medical Examiners voted...
Oregon medical marijuana operator sentenced seven months for federal tax crimes
A part-owner and operator of two medical marijuana dispensaries in Oregon was sentenced to seven months in prison Monday, marking what a prosecutor called the country's first federal sentencing of a legal MJ business owner for tax crimes. Matthew Price also was...
New Jersey OKs vape cartridges, boosting medical cannabis market potentials
New Jersey’s once heavily restricted medical marijuana market continues to open up: MMJ businesses will now be able to sell vape cartridges filled with concentrates, a move that could boost dispensary sales and open new opportunities for makers of vaporizers and...
Ohio to strip license from medical cannabis grower
Ohio plans to revoke the license of a medical marijuana cultivator that has made little progress in building its facility in Toledo. The business, OhiGrow, which won a Level 2 small cultivator license, could appeal, according to Columbus Business First. [include_post...
Judge nixes Michigan’s plan to close 98 medical cannabis businesses
A judge on Thursday issued an injunction preventing Michigan from closing 98 medical marijuana facilities as planned on Sept. 15. The ruling by Michigan Court of Claims Judge Stephen Borrello orders the state to extend the deadline to Dec. 15 for all MMJ businesses...
Michigan adds three months to medical marijuana licensing deadline
Michigan on Tuesday extended the deadline for dozens of existing medical cannabis dispensaries to receive permanent state licenses, an effort to try to ensure the MMJ market continues without turmoil. The emergency rule adopted by the state extends a Sept. 15 deadline...
Michigan reverses position, decides to extend medical cannabis deadline
Michigan plans to extend a Sept. 15 deadline for some existing operators to receive their permanent medical marijuana licenses in a bid to avert tumult in one of the country’s largest MMJ markets. “We’ve heard a lot of concerns over the past month and we want to make...
As expected, Ohio misses deadline for medical marijuana rollout
Ohio blew past Saturday’s deadline for rolling out its potential $400 million medical cannabis program, but many in the industry are confident better days are coming soon. It's not uncommon for state marijuana programs to be delayed, sometimes for years, by legal,...












