California’s conversion from a two-decades-old medical cannabis gray market to a regulated marijuana industry isn’t going to be easy for companies that are set in the ways they’ve been doing business for years.
In fact, it’s probably going to be downright painful, considering the extra expenses required to become fully compliant and obtain all the necessary permits.
A bill to legalize medical marijuana in New Zealand will be introduced this week in the nation's Parliament, and it will be done by the country's health minister, a move that signals serious political support for MMJ. Not many details have been released yet about the...
One of the more colorful and well-known executives in the marijuana industry is handing over the reins of the Denver company he helped transform into an edibles powerhouse with national reach.
Tripp Keber, the co-founder and CEO of Dixie Brands, resigned from the company Friday afternoon, effective immediately, to assume a new role in the marijuana industry.
A multistate medical marijuana company that lost out in the race for one of a dozen large-scale MMJ cultivation licenses in Ohio is suing the state over what it claims is an unfair "racial quota." According to The Plain Dealer, PharmaCann Ohio is asking a state court...
In the latest development in the MassRoots saga, three members of the board of directors have resigned, and former CEO Isaac Dietrich has been reinstated under the terms of a deal struck between the four of them.
“I am back at MassRoots,” an elated Dietrich told Marijuana Business Daily on Wednesday.
James Slatic and his San Diego cannabis distribution company have apparently come out on top in a nearly two-year fight with the district attorney's office. The DA has agreed in a settlement to return nearly $300,000 to Slatic that was seized in January 2016 when law...
The system for awarding the precious few medical cannabis cultivation licenses in Ohio was already under the microscope after the revelation that a judge had a felony drug conviction. And now it's come to light that a second consultant involved in scoring MMJ grow...
Another legal threat for marijuana businesses across the United States has emerged over the past few months: civil suits involving anti-racketeering laws. One such case - a nearly 3-year-old lawsuit in Colorado - is scheduled to go to trial in Denver in July. Two...
A new statewide ballot measure campaign will take a second stab at legalizing recreational marijuana in Ohio. According to a news release from Ian James - a key player in the ill-fated 2015 ResponsibleOhio legalization campaign - a statewide ballot issue push is...
The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs on Friday revealed its full medical marijuana licensing applications. The applications had previously been a missing cog in the permitting process that is set to begin Dec. 15. The...
The only current federal statute protecting medical marijuana businesses from U.S. law enforcement agencies has been extended again, this time until Dec. 22. The Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment - previously known as Rohrabacher-Farr - will remain in federal law for...
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner tried but ultimately failed a week ago in his bid to include an exemption from 280E for state-compliant marijuana businesses in the landmark tax reform package passed by the Senate. But the Republican from Colorado told Marijuana Business Daily...
