In a move to ensure they can meet their January 2018 deadline to establish a new regulatory system for medical and recreational marijuana businesses, California legislators have established an "emergency rulemaking process" that won't include a normal public comment...
If Colorado Springs - the second-largest city in Colorado - were to allow recreational marijuana sales, its share of the state's cannabis market would double to 14%, according to a new economic impact report by a University of Denver professor. The study also found...
By John Schroyer, Bart Schaneman and Omar Sacirbey A lawsuit against the U.S. government could lead to national legalization of cannabis, a judge refuses to intervene in Nevada's recreational marijuana conflict, and High Times magazine hopes to be publicly traded....
Sometimes no news can be good news. And so far, there's no news from the U.S. Department of Justice on potential policy changes with regard to state marijuana programs, even though July 27 was the deadline for a DOJ task force to submit recommendations on marijuana....
Cannabis-related firms have so far thrown over $300,000 behind Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, one of the top contenders to win the state's governor's race next year. Newsom was one of the more prominent public officials to back recreational marijuana legalization last year...
Life could get a lot harder for the marijuana industry in the next two months, with advocates warning that a pair of cannabis business-protecting federal policies could be in serious jeopardy.
A group of five diverse plaintiffs have filed suit against the federal government and two Trump administration officials, claiming that marijuana's status as a Schedule 1 narcotic is unconstitutional and should be changed. The 89-page lawsuit, filed in New York...
Almost a year after the Drug Enforcement Administration pledged to grant more licenses to grow marijuana for research purposes, the agency has yet to authorize any such applications. The DEA has received at least 25 applications from those interested in growing...
By Matt Lamers, John Schroyer and Bart Schaneman Canada's provinces consider delaying the launch of the nation's recreational marijuana industry, adult-use cannabis goes on sale in Uruguay, and Hawaii's health department stalls the country's medical MJ market. Here’s...
Four federal agents visited Colorado this week to meet with public officials about the state's marijuana policy and oversight. The delegation included representatives from the U.S. Department of Justice, the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Domestic Policy...
A raid by local police on a marijuana cultivation facility in Los Angeles has a chapter of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters crying foul. A spokeswoman for Teamsters Joint Council 42 called the raid on THC Design "ridiculous," according to a news release....
Southern University in Louisiana has received seven applications from private companies bidding to run the school's medical marijuana cultivation operation, including three that failed to win a similar contract with Louisiana State University. According to The...
