Colorado lawmakers on Thursday approved pioneering legislation allowing marijuana retailers to establish tasting rooms for customers to consume select products – much like a brewery taproom.
The bipartisan measure is believed to be one of the first of its kind in the nation – if not the first. It now goes to Gov. John Hicklenlooper for his consideration.
Louisiana is preparing to launch its medical marijuana program later this year, although concerns persist about its long-term viability because of current limits on the number of MMJ products and treatable conditions, among other factors. The state Board of...
After fits and starts owing to political squabbles, Maine is moving forward to launch its adult-use marijuana market, likely by 2019 or 2020. State lawmakers on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to override Gov. Paul LePage’s veto last week of a recreational MJ implementation bill.
A Denver administrative law judge’s recommendation that Sweet Leaf should lose its 26 licenses shines a spotlight on how a prominent Colorado marijuana retailer went off the rails over alleged illegal sales practices.
Idaho trails far behind other states in legalizing medical marijuana, and it appears unlikely that will change anytime soon. A group trying to raise enough signatures to get the issue on the ballot has given up, according to The Spokesman-Review. [include_post...
A state-regulated recreational marijuana market in Vermont will have to wait at least a year. Vermont House lawmakers killed a bill Friday that would have created a regulated and taxed market for rec MJ sales, Vermont Public Radio reported. According to VPR, House...
Public support for a states' rights approach to marijuana legalization is solidifying, at a time when momentum is building in Congress for exactly such reform. Nearly three in four American voters (74%) support legislation that would protect states with legal medical...
Maine Gov. Paul LePage on Friday vetoed legislation to implement a voter-approved recreational marijuana industry in the state.
Connecticut receives dozens of applications from aspiring medical cannabis entrepreneurs, a Pennsylvania court tosses a lawsuit that could have undone the state's medical marijuana program, and Florida hits 100,000 MMJ patients. Here’s a closer look at some notable...
The Colorado Legislature passed a bill that permits doctors to prescribe CBD medicines provided they have won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration - a development that could happen within a matter of weeks. The state Senate...
Political support for reforming federal cannabis laws appears to be snowballing: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, President Donald Trump and former House Speaker John Boehner all recently signaled varying levels of support....
Businesses are rushing to capitalize on Connecticut's mushrooming medical marijuana market. Regulators have received more than 70 marijuana dispensary applications after deciding to expand the tightly controlled market from nine outlets to as many as 19, according to...
