By John Schroyer
Insiders in the United States’ latest recreational cannabis market – Alaska, which has been up and running since October – say the rollout has been hindered by bureaucratic issues and continued supply shortages.
Those problems are expected to be resolved in the months ahead.
By John Schroyer
Virgil Grant has been a staple in the Los Angeles cannabis industry since 2002, having run six unlicensed dispensaries before spending nearly five years in jail.
His legal issues started when one of his dispensaries was targeted in a DEA raid, one of many at the time.
Ethan Nadelmann, founder and executive director of Drug Policy Alliance, said Friday he is vacating his post, though he’ll remain on the job until “late April,” he wrote in a letter posted online.
Maine’s legislature on Thursday unanimously approved a three-month delay in the start of recreational marijuana sales.
South Carolina and Texas are leading candidates to legalize medical marijuana in 2017 and Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont for adult-use legalization.
Florida’s draft medical marijuana rules would bar new entrants, New Hampshire dispensaries have a ways to go before breaking even, and Pennsylvania releases MMJ business applications.
Here’s a closer look at some notable developments in the marijuana industry over the past week.
