Chris Jennings, owner of Lakeside Herbal Solutions, hired a handful of consultants and spent tens of thousands of dollars to fulfill California’s environmental impact requirements for marijuana cultivation applicants.
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Hundreds of firms apply for Oklahoma’s medical marijuana launch
Since Oklahoma's online system went live Saturday, the state already has received roughly 800 medical cannabis business applications to enter the potential $100 million-plus market. According to state officials, as of Monday morning the following number of...
Mormon church speaks out against Utah’s medical marijuana measure
The Mormon church ramped up its opposition this week to a proposal that would allow medical marijuana in Utah, even as faith leaders insisted they support patients using it under strict controls. At a news conference Thursday with state heavy...
Massachusetts OKs two testing labs, clears one rec marijuana hurdle
Massachusetts regulators on Thursday approved two labs to test recreational marijuana, a critical step to starting sales in a program delayed from a July 1 launch target. CDX Analytics in Salem and MCR Labs in Framingham were issued provisional licenses by the...
Ex-Oklahoma medical cannabis lawyer arraigned on alleged phony threats
A former Oklahoma State Department of Health attorney made her first court appearance during which a judge entered "not guilty" pleas on her behalf related to charges that she sent threatening emails to herself about the state's new medical marijuana rules....
Louisiana regulators consider upping medical cannabis patient limits for doctors
Louisiana may boost the cap on the number of patients doctors can serve to avert potential bottlenecks in its medical marijuana program, a state official said this week. Here's some background on the situation: The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners (LSBME)...
Oklahoma judge nixes effort to block business-friendly medical cannabis rules
Oklahoma’s latest medical cannabis rules – which reverted to ones that could potentially provide greater business opportunities for marijuana entrepreneurs – will stay in place after a judge’s decision on a court challenge against them.
Oregon judge tosses racketeering claim against medical marijuana grower
A federal judge in Oregon dismissed racketeering claims made by a neighborhood group that a nearby licensed marijuana cultivation facility created a “skunk-like” smell, diminished real estate values and interfered with the enjoyment of their properties. U.S. District...
New Mexico revokes license of medical cannabis company
A New Mexico medical marijuana producer with dispensaries in Las Cruces and Albuquerque is reportedly the first in the state to have its license revoked for allegedly falsifying audits to the health department. Health Secretary Lynn Gallagher last week rescinded the...
Recreational marijuana fails to make Oklahoma ballot for November
An effort to place recreational cannabis on Oklahoma's ballot in November has fallen more than 20,000 signatures short, Oklahoma state officials reported. A count by the Secretary of State's office determined supporters of the initiative gathered only roughly 103,000...
Potential $325M-$425M Michigan medical marijuana market braces for more turmoil
Michigan's medical marijuana industry is girding itself for a heap of disorder - including possible product shortages and revenue losses to the black market - unless state regulators approve many more business licenses by next month's deadline, experts warn....
Alaska adds marijuana testing facility in state’s underserved interior
Alaska regulators approved the license for the first cannabis testing facility in interior Alaska, and the lab is expected to open next month in Fairbanks. Having a testing facility there will cut wait time and transportation costs for interior growers, said Cary...
