California legislators advanced a bill that would increase the number of marijuana retail licenses in the state by requiring some cities and counties that have banned commercial cannabis to open their doors to the industry. Assembly Bill 1356, which was amended in...
Attorneys for dozens of Nevada marijuana businesses began a multiday hearing before a judge they're asking to temporarily freeze new dispensary licenses in the state's booming recreational cannabis market. MJ firms that lost bids for new licenses in December are...
Doctors Orders Pharmacy, a White Hall, Arkansas-based chain of drugstores, filed a federal trademark infringement lawsuit against Doctors Orders Rx, one of the state's two operating medical marijuana dispensaries. The situation underlines why marijuana firms should...
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a measure that will allow physicians in the state to recommend medical cannabis in lieu of opioids. The move could buoy sales of medical marijuana, which have declined as purchases of adult-use cannabis have...
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said the federal government "oughta be ashamed" for its "lack of action and attention" on cannabis policy reform, including steps to encourage marijuana banking and medical research. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that...
Cannabis-infused edibles, concentrates and vape cartridges are expected to hit dispensaries in Arkansas sometime in the next several days, and the rules for the products are similar to those in other medical and adult-use marijuana markets. Robert Lercher, a spokesman...
Ohio medical marijuana retail shops began selling cannabis-infused gummy products last week, but supply has been limited and at least one dispensary sold out within days of receiving its shipment. Only two marijuana product manufacturers...
The first two medical cannabis dispensaries in Arkansas sold more than $93,000 in product in the program’s first three days.
The Alaska Marijuana Control Board is seeking public comment by June 19 on proposed changes to the state's rules for on-site cannabis consumption spaces and the testing and tracking of marijuana. Among other changes, regulators recommend:...
A labeling error involving medical marijuana concentrate spurred Ohio regulators to halt sales of the product at 13 of 15 retail shops. It's believed to be the first time Ohio officials have stopped sales of a product since the Buckeye State's...
The Texas House moved a bill forward that would significantly expand the number of qualifying conditions that allow patients to use medical marijuana under the state's limited MMJ program. If it fully passes, the bill would likely result in...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected a request by the Department of Justice to dismiss a bankruptcy filing for a Washington state landlord who rented property to a state-licensed cannabis cultivator.
