By John Schroyer Rapper Snoop Dogg and a Washington State marijuana entrepreneur learned the hard way that cannabis businesses must tread carefully when it comes to trademark protection. Both recently encountered trademark snafus, underscoring the pitfalls cannabis...
Colorado won't be making marijuana a hallmark of the state's pitch to tourists, but will instead educate visitors about marijuana laws. The federal government has a say in what states can and can't include in marketing materials, the director...
Proponents and opponents of cannabis legalization are gearing up for the final stretch of the 2016 political campaign, and for both camps that means some big last-minute donations. In Florida, casino mogul Sheldon Adelson - who funded most of the anti-medical...
Medical marijuana producer Vireo Health has signed what it claims is the first agreement with organized labor in New York State. According to the Daily Gazette, Vireo, which holds cannabis business licenses in New York, Maryland and Minnesota, has entered into an...
A group of anonymous donors, along with the Marijuana Policy Project, were ready to throw a cumulative $1 million behind a campaign to legalize medical cannabis in Arkansas, but decided to devote the money to campaigns elsewhere after a second MMJ initiative qualified...
By John Schroyer and Omar Sacirbey Michigan medical marijuana businesses ponder their future under a new regulatory system, Massachusetts hopes to jump-start its MMJ program, and Alaska's rec rollout proceeds at a snail's pace. Here’s a closer look at some notable...
A Florida administrative law judge has rebuked the state's department of health and is recommending that the agency issue a seventh medical CBD production license to an applicant that wasn't awarded a permit last year. Judge John Van Laningham found that one of the...
A Monsanto research facility in Connecticut that's slated to close later this year may be converted into a medical marijuana grow site. A pair of MMJ companies have already made inquiries about possibly acquiring the facility, local official Rob Simmons from the town...
Michigan lawmakers at long last approved a set of sweeping regulations Wednesday for the state's sizable medical marijuana industry, paving the way for a statewide oversight and licensing system for MMJ businesses. For years, Michigan's legislature had failed to agree...
By John Schroyer Michigan is one of the last "Wild West" medical marijuana markets, but it's poised to approve a statewide regulatory scheme that some business owners feel would bring stability to the MMJ industry. State lawmakers could sign off as soon as this week...
The campaigns to legalize adult-use cannabis in California and Massachusetts are well-positioned to win in November, a trio of polls released this week suggests. In Massachusetts, a new poll by WBUR/MassINC has found that 50% of voters support the legalization...
One of the most well-known travel writers in the world, Arthur Frommer, predicted recently that cannabis tourism is going to become big business after the November election, when up to five more states could legalize recreational use.
