Edibles producers in Oregon are increasing production after a strong start to recreational marijuana sales earlier this month. While recreational sales of flower began in Oregon last October, edibles, extracts and topicals were only allowed to be sold to adult-use...
The second head of Illinois' medical cannabis program has resigned after a little more than a year on the job, the latest government regulator to leave for a potential opportunity in the marijuana industry. Outgoing program chief Joseph Wright, an attorney, followed...
GW Pharmaceuticals - a publicly traded British medical cannabis company conducting clinical trials to determine how effective its medications are against epilepsy - watched its stock surge once again in response to a successful round of testing. News Monday that a...
Montana dispensaries hoping for a last-ditch miracle from the U.S. Supreme Court were treated to a bitter disappointment Monday with the news that the justices had declined to hear their case. The Associated Press reported that the justices let stand a Montana Supreme...
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, after saying in April he's open to legalizing cannabis for medical uses, effectively stood by without comment while his own party forestalled a vote on a legalization bill. The Mexican Senate postponed indefinitely any hearing on...
By John Schroyer and Omar Sacirbey Canada's legalization point man huddles with industry reps, a new Nevada patient processing office could produce a revenue jump for medical marijuana dispensaries, and speculation swirls that the DEA is poised to reschedule cannabis....
A major insurance company in the United States apparently has a policy of its own: It won't provide life insurance to people in the legal marijuana industry. The affair raises broader issues about the ability of marijuana industry employees and executives to secure...
Oregon rang up nearly $60 million in recreational cannabis sales between Jan. 1 and May 30, and that number will likely get even bigger later this year now that edibles and concentrates have been added to the lineup for adult-use customers. Although adult-use sales...
After a recent study sharply criticized New York State's medical marijuana program, the state's governor said he was unaware of concerns that both patients and caregivers were having difficulty getting access to medical cannabis. "I haven’t heard issues that people...
By John Schroyer This year could prove a turning point for the legal cannabis industry, with at least 13 potential ballot measures in 12 states that could go before voters in November. If some or most are approved, that could translate into untold business...
A Sonoma County medical cannabis oil producer has resumed operations after being raided last week by law enforcement, in a telling sign of the legal marijuana industry's lessening fear of its questionable legal status. The co-founder of Care by Design, Dennis Hunter,...
New Mexico medical marijuana patients are encountering longer delays when renewing their MMJ cards, forcing some patients to bypass legal dispensaries and turn to the black market to purchase medicine. The delays reflect surging enrollment in the state's medical...
