The campaign behind Proposition 64, which would legalize adult-use cannabis in California, has already committed nearly half its $14 million war chest to TV and radio ads across the state. One such ad, according to the Los Angeles Times, focuses on provisions included...
Alaska’s adult-use program is just a few weeks from the first retail sales, according to estimates by multiple sources. A number of rec shops are scrambling to open their doors, perhaps by month’s end.
A new report from an energy research nonprofit has concluded that indoor cannabis cultivators use so much electricity that it could prove to be a "burden" to utility companies, as well as the regulators that oversee them. The report, by Denver-based EQ Research,...
Oregon's marijuana industry has begun a new chapter. At least 26 recreational cannabis retailers in the state have now been fully licensed, the Associated Press reported. And up to a dozen of those were in a position to begin adult-use sales this past Saturday, the...
An Oklahoma campaign to legalize medical marijuana looks to have succeeded in getting an initiative placed on a future statewide ballot. Oklahomans for Health, which turned in more than enough signatures to make this year's ballot, said it is certain to go before...
California Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday signed a significant piece of statewide medical marijuana legislation and vetoed another focused on Los Angeles. Brown signed Assembly Bill 2679, which establishes statewide standards for MMJ product manufacturers, further...
A lawsuit targeting Maryland's highly competitive medical marijuana business license outcome is poised to get a second plaintiff. The lawsuit, originally filed Sept. 19 in Baltimore Circuit Court by GTI Maryland, alleges that the state commission that awarded the...
By John Schroyer New labeling rules that take effect Oct. 1 for marijuana edibles produced in Colorado have been a huge expense for many infused products manufacturers - and may cause headaches for retailers, too. Edibles companies have spent upwards of six figures to...
New Hampshire's newly launched medical marijuana industry could probably use some more patient customers. And they may be coming, but not right away as the state tries to handle a backlog of MMJ patient applications that haven't yet been fully processed. The New...
Arkansas could be one of three new states to legalize medical cannabis this November, and according to a new poll one of the two ballot initiatives that would do so is much more popular with voters. An ABC affiliate reported that the Arkansas Medical Marijuana...
British cannabis company GW Pharmaceuticals has conducted a successful clinical trial in which it treated epileptic children with one of its marijuana-based drugs, triggering a surge in the company's stock price. According to Reuters, tested doses of GW...
Oregon dispensaries hoping to fully tap the state’s recreational marijuana market may have to wait longer than initially expected.
