By John Schroyer Arkansas makes what could be an offbeat piece of medical marijuana history, Montana's MMJ industry comes to at least a temporary end, and New York officials look to bolster the state's medical cannabis industry. Here’s a closer look at some notable...
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Denver MJ social-use initiative makes ballot
A campaign to allow businesses such as bars to permit public cannabis use on their property has officially made the November ballot in Colorado's capital city. The initiative, dubbed the Neighborhood-Supported Cannabis Consumption Pilot Program, has the support so far...
Infused MMJ products to go on sale in New Jersey for first time
A New Jersey medical marijuana dispensary has for the first time received state permission to produce and sell cannabis products other than raw flower. Compassionate Sciences Alternative Treatment Center, in Bellmawr, got word from the New Jersey Health Department on...
Report: Opposition to Nevada rec MJ campaign has spent little
Although recreational marijuana legalization isn't a foregone conclusion in Nevada, it seems like opponents of adult-use may think it is - given how little has been spent on opposition advertising. That's according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, which reported that...
SoCal marijuana grower raises $6.5M for cultivation facility
Canndescent, a commercial marijuana grower in Southern California, announced Wednesday it has closed a $6.5 million funding round to bolster its cultivation facility in Desert Hot Springs. The raise was completed from more than 30 investors, according to a news...
Oregon Issues First Licenses for Marijuana Testing Labs
Oregon cannabis regulators have licensed a pair of marijuana testing labs, the first such permits for what will be a centerpiece of the upcoming adult-use market. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC), which is overseeing the new recreational market and all...
Rec in Arizona could lead to fewer medical dispensaries
Legalization of adult-use cannabis in Arizona this fall could lead to fewer medical dispensary storefronts across the state, according to a report by the Phoenix New Times. The main reason is simple. Medical cannabis cards in Arizona cost patients around $300 each...
Marijuana lounge initiative fails to make Denver ballot
A movement to legalize cannabis clubs in Denver has failed to make the November ballot, but a second ballot initiative to allow marijuana use in some bars and other businesses could still be placed before voters. The Denver chapter of NORML failed to make the ballot...
Medical marijuana unlikely to make Oklahoma ballot
Despite having passed the 65,987-signature threshold to secure a spot on the November ballot, it appears that medical cannabis won't appear before Oklahoma voters this fall owing to a dispute over how the attorney general reworded the ballot initiative's title. The...
NV attorney general, law enforcement bash rec measure
Nevada's attorney general and other top law enforcement officials have come out forcefully against the ballot initiative to legalize adult-use marijuana in the state. The group cited various concerns late last week, ranging from the initiative being a money grab by...
Marley Natural Expanding Across State Lines
A cannabis company sporting a legendary name is expanding into multiple states, joining a limited number of marijuana businesses that have crossed state lines. Marley Natural, which is backed by Seattle-based Privateer Holdings, first launched in California in...
Montana MMJ dispensaries may stay closed until next June
Organizers of a ballot initiative to reverse a Montana law that will shutter the state's medical cannabis dispensaries may have accidentally set their effort back by six months, owing to a mistake in the measure's wording. If so, dispensaries wouldn't be reopened...


