Freshman Congressman Lou Correa, a Democrat from Southern California, had a simple message for those in the marijuana industry Friday. "Right now is the time to get involved ... Don’t let this golden opportunity pass," Correa told hundreds of marijuana entrepreneurs...
As part of the transition to a newly regulated market, California marijuana regulators will hand out temporary business licenses to existing companies starting Jan. 1. Lori Ajax, chief of the state's Bureau of Cannabis Control, made the announcement Thursday at the...
By John Schroyer Two local ballot measures to grow Detroit's once-sizable medical marijuana industry have overcome significant legal hurdles and will now go before voters in November. The proposed changes, if approved by voters, would likely result in a broadening of...
The University of Maryland's School of Pharmacy has called off courses that had been scheduled for students planning careers in the medical marijuana field. The college made the decision after "consulting with the Maryland attorney general's...
Nevada's marijuana distribution court fight will last at least another few weeks. On Friday, the Nevada state Supreme Court issued a temporary injunction prohibiting the Department of Taxation from issuing any more marijuana distribution licenses, in a move that could...
By Bart Schaneman, John Schroyer and Omar Sacirbey A new legal interpretation says marijuana consumption lounges don't violate Nevada law, U.S. senators are calling for national cannabis testing protocols, and Maine releases draft rules for its recreational MJ...
The Nevada Department of Taxation has decided to replace MJ Freeway's Leaf Data Systems with Franwell's Metrc system for tracking cannabis inventory in the state. The switch will be official Nov. 1, Forbes reported, but Nevada cannabis companies can still utilize MJ...
In a move that could have a serious impact on Washington marijuana retailers, the department overseeing recreational marijuana in the state will consider allowing home cultivation for adult use. The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) announced in a news...
Medical cannabis just found an unlikely ally in Utah Republican Orrin Hatch. Hatch, who has served in the U.S. Senate since 1977, has introduced the Marijuana Effective Drug Study Act of 2017Â (MEDS Act), according to Fortune. If approved by...
Some fundamentally good news for the American cannabis industry: Adult marijuana use is steadily increasing. That's according to findings from two different studies - the National Survey on Drug Use and Health and a report from the Public Health Institute....
Hawaii regulators announced plans to be the first state to conduct marijuana sales without cash, saying they want to avoid robberies and other crimes targeting medical cannabis dispensaries.
All of Hawaii’s eight licensed dispensaries have agreed to go cashless by Oct. 1, the governor’s office said.
The next steps for Michigan’s existing medical marijuana businesses are more akin to a traffic roundabout than an obvious road forward.
