A licensed medical marijuana producer and a caregiver in New Mexico have sued the state over the mandated 450 plant limit, arguing it's not enough to meet medical demand. The lawsuit, filed in Santa Fe County Court by dispensary chain Ultra Health and caregiver...
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PA Regulators Seek Input for Medical Cannabis Rules
Pennsylvania regulators want input from cannabis entrepreneurs on regulations that will govern the state's new medical marijuana program. The request gives hopeful industry entrants - and longtime veterans - a chance to shape what could be one of the biggest and most...
No Clemency for Montana Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
A Montana judge has denied a last-ditch appeal to postpone the closure of medical marijuana dispensaries until after the November election, meaning the state's dispensaries will either all shutter after Aug. 31 or risk the wrath of law enforcement. District Judge...
Flood of dispensary applications in Arizona signals keen market interest
By John Schroyer Arizona recently opened the door to a new wave of licensing for medical marijuana dispensaries, and got flooded with 750 applications for just 31 permits. It is perhaps the largest ratio of applications to licenses in any market, and signals that...
Four cannabis companies on Inc. 500 list
Four cannabis-related firms - including Marijuana Business Daily - have been named to Inc. magazine's annual list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the nation, yet another indication of how legitimate the MJ trade has become. The marijuana businesses on...
MA Town Nixes Dispensary, Forgoing Big Revenue Stream
A Massachusetts town has rejected a deal with a medical cannabis dispensary, in essence turning down hundreds of thousands of dollars in future revenue under the proposed terms. The move by the city council leaves the town of Springfield without a dispensary,...
Appeals court: DOJ can’t prosecute state-legal MJ businesses
In a big win for licensed marijuana companies, a federal appeals court in California ruled Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Justice can't spend money to prosecute cannabis businesses that comply with state laws. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San...
British Government to Test CBD Product
Britain's National Health Service is set to run tests on a CBD product that's been on the market in the United Kingdom for over a year. The test results could lead to further acceptance of medical cannabis in the U.K. and provide new opportunities for medical...
Medical Marijuana Inc. partners with CannaNative on CBD product
California-based Medical Marijuana Inc. and Native American company CannaNative have put together a hemp-derived CBD product line to be sold on tribal lands. The companies said in a news release Monday that Medical Marijuana Inc. and its HempMeds subsidiary will...
Minnesota MMJ companies lost millions in first year
Minnesota's two licensed medical marijuana producers both lost millions of dollars in their first full calendar year since sales began July 1 in 2015. That's according to financial documents that were seen by the Associated Press, which reported the findings on...
Oklahoma medical marijuana campaign submits signatures
A campaign to legalize medical marijuana in Oklahoma submitted tens of thousands of signatures on Thursday to the secretary of state's office in a bid to get a ballot question before voters this November. The group, Oklahomans for Health, needed to hand in at least...
Missouri AG Sues Four Retailers Over CBD Oil
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has filed suit against a quartet of retailers for selling hemp-derived CBD oil, charging they don't have licenses. Koster has been seeking to shut down upwards of 30 unlicensed CBD retailers in the state, according to the...


