CWNevada, one of Nevada's largest cannabis companies, has been sued for alleged fraud, failure to repay millions of dollars to its lenders and misusing intellectual property. “While local and national media outlets report on the unprecedented success of Nevada’s...
New Jersey received 146 applications for six new medical marijuana licenses, an expansion that will double the number of MMJ businesses in a rapidly growing market. Applicants had to identify the region of the state where they would like to operate an MMJ business,...
Federal civil racketeering lawsuits are proliferating against marijuana businesses, forcing companies to sometimes spend tens of thousands of dollars to cover legal costs. Experts are divided about the risk the lawsuits pose to the industry. But the growing number of...
A group in Mississippi, one of the country’s most conservative states, is aiming to put what looks to be a business-friendly medical marijuana initiative on the ballot in 2020.
Oklahoma’s potential $100 million-$150 million medical marijuana program is facing a new hurdle that could hamper sales: Many doctors won't be able to tell patients about their MMJ options. At least two health-care systems - Saint Francis Health System and Oklahoma...
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said he wants legislators to take action on medical marijuana and backed a much more restrictive program than the legalization initiative that's on the state's November ballot. According to the Deseret News, Herbert told reporters he would vote...
A neighborhood group in Sonoma County, California, filed a racketeering lawsuit against an allegedly illegal cannabis operation that claims the grower is creating a "skunk-like stench"Â near their homes and causing health problems. The...
A White House committee is working behind the scenes to portray marijuana in a bad light and undermine public support for state legalization efforts, BuzzFeed reported Wednesday.
The maneuvering, if true, could slow legalization efforts that would open new cannabis markets. But so far, there’s been little if any overt evidence of the campaign.
Michigan medical marijuana regulators are proposing to allow online orders and home delivery, a move that would be a boon to businesses and would make it easier for patients to buy MMJ. If the program goes forward, it wouldn’t happen soon enough to ease the MMJ market...
Nevada’s cannabis industry continues to sizzle, with revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30 totaling $529.9 million overall, including $424.9 million for recreational alone, state officials reported Tuesday. According to the state, marijuana tax revenue for the...
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation Tuesday allowing the use of medical cannabis as an alternative to opioids - a development that could eventually generate hundreds of millions of dollars in additional MMJ sales. Marijuana Business Daily estimates the move...
Washington state has what is reportedly its first unionized cannabis store, six years after state legalization and a nod to the business advantages of such arrangements. According to Seattle TV station KOMO, Have A Heart’s 134 employees at five locations are now...
