It wasn't too many years ago that groups such as the Marijuana Policy Project, the Drug Policy Alliance and a few others were the only formally organized pro-cannabis associations in the United States. But as the cannabis industry has spread, a variety of marijuana...
A formal recount of the Nov. 8 election results in Maine, including the initiative that would legalize adult-use cannabis, is now on the way. The Maine secretary of state has certified the signatures on a pair of recount petitions that target the marijuana ballot...
The Montana Legislature is gearing up for a new session of lawmaking, and on tap already are up to 10 bills related to the medical cannabis industry. According to the Missoulian, the measures vary from an outright overturn of Initiative 182 - which Montana voters...
A pair of edibles companies that do business together are facing a public relations backlash after a photo from a Las Vegas party held last week sparked outrage on social media. The photo shows a nearly naked model who was lying on her back and adorned with slices of...
California Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher is one of the marijuana industry's staunchest allies in the U.S. House of Representatives, and while many in the cannabis trade may be fretting about the future, Rohrabacher predicted that the incoming administration...
Despite medical cannabis having set a record nationwide last week in Florida when it comes to the margin of victory at the ballot box, it appears state health officials may be putting up roadblocks in the implementation of the new law. Cannabis industry attorney Gerry...
Jamaica's medical cannabis licensing process is underway, and by the end of October 89 applications for business permits had been submitted to the tiny island nation's government. The Jamaican Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) announced it...
Uncertainty.
That’s the easiest way to summarize the legal climate for cannabis entrepreneurs after Donald Trump’s election as president, according to a panel of political experts Wednesday at the Marijuana Business Conference & Expo in Las Vegas.
By John Schroyer Now that questions have surfaced about the future of the industry under a potentially hostile White House run by President-elect Donald Trump, Marijuana Business Daily asked famed attorney Henry Wykowski what he believes the future holds for cannabis...
In what could be the start of a string of post-2016-election ripple effects, a pair of cannabis legalization bills have been introduced in the Texas Legislature - one to allow medical marijuana and another to legalize adult use. The bills may prove to be mostly...
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper called for increased state-level enforcement to battle the cannabis "gray market" and said those who refuse to abide by the law represent a "clear and present danger." Hickenlooper's statement Monday, coming after last week's huge...
Los Angeles voters next year will weigh two options to replace a more restrictive ordinance that currently governs the local medical cannabis industry, now that the City Council has unanimously approved a ballot measure for the March 7 municipal election. The newest...
