Some more good news for cannabis entrepreneurs in Maine and Nevada: The latest polls in both states show a majority of voters support adult-use legalization ballot initiatives. In Maine, a survey by the Portland Press Herald found that 53% of voters support Question...
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First marijuana harvest underway in Alaska
The first legal commercial marijuana harvests have commenced in Alaska, meaning the state is one step closer to kicking off the latest adult-use cannabis market in this country. At least seven of the 12 licensed cultivators in the state have begun harvesting their...
Alaska marijuana sales could begin before November
Alaska, the newest adult-use cannabis market in the United States, could begin serving customers before the start of November. That's according to Cynthia Franklin, the director of Alaska's Alcohol & Marijuana Control Office, who said in an email to Marijuana...
Week in Review: Cannabis election map set, credit unions get serious, Puerto Rico fight
The November cannabis election map is essentially finalized, credit unions get serious about marijuana businesses, and a Denver attorney weighs in on the MJ software battle in Puerto Rico.
DC mayor: Double amount of MMJ patients can buy
The five medical cannabis dispensaries in the nation's capital could see a big boost in sales if Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser gets her way. She wants the city council to double the amount of MMJ patients are allowed to purchase each month, to 4 ounces from 2...
Michigan gov signs medical marijuana bills
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed into law a package of bills that will establish a statewide regulatory framework for the state's longstanding medical cannabis industry. Snyder signed three out of five bills that were approved by the state legislature over the...
NY medical marijuana company faces tough financial time
One of New York's five licensed medical marijuana businesses that's allowed to grow and distribute MMJ is having a tough time with its finances, which has led it to search for investors to help it recapitalize. According to a report from Politico, the New York...
IL judge orders post-op pain added to MMJ condition list
A county judge in the Chicago area has ordered that the Illinois Department of Health add post-operative chronic pain to the list of qualifying conditions for residents who want to obtain medical marijuana, a move that could bring in more patients to the state's MMJ...
OH attorneys get thumbs-up to take medical cannabis clients
Ohio's Supreme Court affirmed that lawyers in the state will be allowed to serve medical cannabis business clients, much to the relief of hopeful cannabis entrepreneurs. The justices amended the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct to give attorneys clear permission to...
Puerto Rico inventory tracking system deal embroiled in dispute
By John Schroyer Three U.S. cannabis inventory software firms are involved in a legal tussle centered over whether Puerto Rico may have violated its own laws when awarding a government contract. BioTrackTHC, which beat at least five other competitors to win the Puerto...
L.A. dispensaries submit signatures for ballot question
A coalition of Los Angeles medical cannabis dispensaries has turned in over 100,000 signatures to support their bid to get an initiative on the city ballot that would give licensing priority to 135 storefronts. The UCBA Trade Association, which is comprised of roughly...
Missouri MMJ campaign loses fight for ballot spot
A Missouri judge has ruled against a medical marijuana legalization campaign, effectively ending its chances to get a pro-MMJ ballot question before voters this November. A technicality brought the campaign's chances to a close this year. The weekly Riverfront Times...



