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.
A group of 14 district attorneys from across the country have banded together to figure out policy positions on marijuana. The initial report about the subset of the National District Attorneys Association indicated its recommendations may be taken into account by the...
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.
By Omar Sacirbey, John Schroyer and Bart Schaneman A prominent marijuana pipe maker sues to defend its trademark, another state seeks Trump's guidance on MJ banking, and adult-use cannabis sales continue to drop in Oregon. Here’s a closer look at some notable...
Facing a lawsuit from an Oregon tea company, a Seattle cannabis retailer has decided discretion is the better part of valor and announced it is changing its name to avoid legal entanglements. The company, formerly known as Stash Pot Shop, said...
South Carolina and Texas are leading candidates to legalize medical marijuana in 2017 and Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont for adult-use legalization.
Illinois' state treasurer has joined California's in requesting guidance from the new administration of President Donald Trump on banking regulations regarding its medical marijuana industry. The California treasurer in December sent a letter to Trump noting that the...
At least one state senator in Florida isn't content with proposed medical marijuana industry rules that would keep the number of licensed companies at seven. Sen. Bob Bradley has introduced a bill in the Florida Legislature to bump that number up by 20, the Ocala...
A pair of top state cannabis regulators delivered a promise this week to those in California's enormous marijuana trade: They will be on schedule and have a formal state permitting system up and running by January 2018. That was the word out of the state capital on...
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.
