Marijuana management firm MedMen is aiming to raise $250 million to invest in cannabis businesses in the California, Nevada and New York markets. The fund, called MedMen Opportunity Fund II, is going to specifcially target plant-touching companies, including retailers...
Medical marijuana business permits in Michigan are already appearing to be a hot commodity. So hot, in fact, that hopeful licensees are willing to wait for days in freezing temperatures just to be among the first to submit permit applications. That's the reality in...
On the same day that President Donald Trump labeled opioid-related deaths a "national health emergency,"Â word spread that the University of Florida Health will study the medical benefits of cannabis as a possible alternative to the narcotic. The school's doctors will...
A rural county in central Washington state has adopted new cannabis farming regulations so strict they'll effectively run the region's 25 licensed marijuana growers out of business. Chelan County, about three hours east of Seattle, enacted new and stricter regulations...
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday declined to say whether the Department of Justice is planning any sort of cannabis crackdown or prosecution of state-licensed marijuana businesses and instead left open the door for future federal law enforcement actions...
Massachusetts aims to improve its medical marijuana program, Washington state cannabis companies could find themselves without a traceability system, and Rhode Island may try to expand its MMJ footprint. Here’s a closer look at some notable developments in the...
Comedian Whoopi Goldberg and her cannabis business partner, Maya Elisabeth, have already made a splash in California with their line of infused products intended to treat menstrual cramps. And now, the company is expanding into Colorado.
The next step for the company?
By John Schroyer A new niche sector within the larger marijuana industry is developing in California: independent distribution firms that don't produce their own cannabis products. Such companies - which often act as inventory clearinghouses for existing dispensaries...
After almost 2,000 people registered for state-run courses on how to apply for medical marijuana business licenses, the state of Michigan has decided to add a session and relocate another to a larger venue. According to the Detroit Free Press, the classes - which are...
Florida's top medical marijuana regulator was "scolded" by state lawmakers on Tuesday after his office missed a mandated deadline to issue more MMJ business licenses. Christian Bax, the executive director of the Office of Medical Marijuana Use, received a...
Eventbrite, an online platform that sells tickets to various public events, is apparently canceling sales for some - but not all - marijuana-related gatherings. According to Forbes, Eventbrite froze accounts belonging to the New York Cannabis Film Festival and the...
Leaders of two marijuana women’s groups are protesting MassRoots’ installment of Scott Kveton as CEO because of past sexual assault allegations, which the executive calls “false accusations.”
