As Louisiana's medical marijuana program nears its launch, only two doctors have applied for permission to recommend the drug, raising questions about whether the state's MMJ system will need tweaking in order to establish a viable industry. One application for the...
The first CBD dispensary in Texas will open for business in December, with low-THC, high-CBD cannabis for sale to registered patients, one of the state's three licensees announced this week. Cansortium Texas will open its dispensary by the end of the year in...
A U.S. attorney general under President Barack Obama laid into the nation's current top law enforcement official and said that current AG Jeff Sessions has an "almost obsession with marijuana." Eric Holder - who served as U.S. attorney general from 2009 to 2015 - said...
Wildfires raging in Northern California could have a serious impact on the state's legal outdoor marijuana harvest, much of which would supply the January launch of recreational cannabis sales. Across a number of "cultivation websites," the East Bay Express reported...
Just days after announcing his line of cannabis products would be distributed in Southern California, reggae musician Julian Marley revealed he's struck a deal to have his products reach the international MJ market as well. Marley is partnering with Maricann Group -...
Recreational marijuana home grows are still a hot button issue among Washington state residents, and regulators were not given an easy path forward after a hearing Wednesday on whether to legalize them. Although registered medical cannabis patients are already...
By Omar Sacirbey, Bart Schaneman and John Schroyer Potential medical marijuana patients in New York are turning to the black market, Maryland awards eight more MMJ business licenses, and a new Michigan law could increase cannabis cultivators' production. Here’s a...
A whopping eight medical cannabis dispensaries were raided and forced to close in northern Michigan. All eight were located in Grand Traverse County and were raided by the Traverse City Police, Traverse Narcotics Team and Michigan State Police, UpNorthLive.com...
An Arizona real estate company that already operates a pair of medical cannabis business parks says a third is in the works. Scottsdale-based Zoned Properties has announced plans to build a 47.6-acre business park in Chino Valley, roughly 100 miles north of Phoenix....
By John Schroyer
The 280E section of the federal tax code has been the bane of law-abiding cannabis businesses for years because it typically results in plant-touching companies paying enormous tax bills to the IRS.
But that could change, perhaps even this year, if Congress were to pass the Small Business Tax Equity Act.
California's Bureau of Cannabis Control will hold three public workshops to educate hopeful marijuana business licensees on how to obtain state permits. The state's departments of Public Health, Food and Agriculture, and Tax and Fee...
The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday announced that the new acting administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration will be Robert W. Patterson, a career DEA official who started with the agency in 1988. Patterson - the principal deputy administrator of the...
