By John Schroyer U.S. Rep. Jared Polis has been at the forefront of defending the marijuana industry in Congress. He co-founded the Congressional Cannabis Caucus and has sponsored multiple bills over the years to enact pro-cannabis reforms at the federal level. One...
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has turned down a pro-marijuana group's application to adopt a highway, possibly indicating that future medical cannabis licensees in the state will also be prohibited from advertising in the same way. The agency told the...
By Omar Sacirbey, Bart Schaneman and John Schroyer New York medical marijuana dispensaries file suit to prevent new competitors, Vermont lawmakers approve expanding the state's MMJ program, and Texas awards three preliminary licenses for its CBD program. Here’s a...
Florida-based BioTrackTHC has won a state contract with the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services to implement a seed-to-sale inventory tracking system, as it has already done in several other states. The contract was executed on Tuesday, according to a...
Congress approved a short-term spending bill Friday that will also extend the Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment through at least May 5 - meaning state medical marijuana laws and businesses will remain protected from any crackdown by the Department of Justice for at least...
Rob Kampia wants to make a deal with people or groups willing to donate money to his legalization efforts.
The executive director of Marijuana Policy Project, Kampia called Marijuana Business Daily on Thursday after reading an MJBizDaily story about negotiations in Michigan over a likely ballot measure to legalize recreational cannabis in the state.
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper emerged from a meeting with U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions confident the recreational marijuana industry won't face a widespread crackdown in the near future. "He certainly was very direct and clearly said they’ve got a lot of...
By John Schroyer At a time when Michigan's medical marijuana regulations are being written - and adult-use proponents are finalizing a legalization measure for the 2018 ballot - executives connected to the alcohol and tobacco industries have had a seat at the...
The Colorado Legislature has approved a bill that would add post-traumatic stress disorder to its list of medical ailments that qualify patients for medical marijuana, a move that could provide a shot in the arm to the state's MMJ industry. The state Senate signed off...
By John Schroyer California, Colorado and Oregon have begun taking steps to protect recreational marijuana businesses and consumers against a possible federal crackdown under the new Trump administration. Oregon this month approved legislation to shield the identities...
Vireo Health, one of the five licensed medical marijuana companies in New York, rolled out home delivery for its patients late last week, reportedly the second in the state to do so. Vireo, which first obtained permission from the state in...
Marijuana businesses in Anchorage, Alaska, have for years now been pushing the envelope of what's acceptable by state regulators, and recently they got another answer on one thing that's not: cannabis social clubs. The only club in Anchorage, Pot Luck Events, which...
