Weeks in advance of a July deadline, one of two competing medical marijuana legalization campaigns in Arkansas has submitted signatures to the secretary of state's office in a bid to get the second group to abandon its initiative. Arkansans for Compassionate Care...
Legendary country singer Willie Nelson has followed through on his promise to join the cannabis industry with his very own line of marijuana, called "Willie's Reserve." Now he's hiring to staff the company. According to the Denver Post, Nelson is looking for five-full...
Recreational marijuana legalization initiatives in two states netted some notable endorsements on Monday. In California, the state's Democratic Party chapter announced its support of the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), the rec initiative backed by billionaire Sean...
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner surprised his critics and supporters alike when he issued 52 medical cannabis dispensary permits and 18 cultivation licenses last February without preamble. But though 37 of those dispensaries are now open, 15 have yet to begin serving...
Advocates who want to scale back Colorado's marijuana industry have received the green light to begin gathering signatures to put the issue before voters in the fall. The Colorado Supreme Court gave the go-ahead Thursday to supporters who want to put an initiative on...
MILegalize, the Michigan campaign that gathered signatures for 11 months to get an adult-use cannabis initiative before voters this November, has filed suit against the state in a bid to get its measure on the ballot. In its lawsuit, MILegalize argues that...
By Omar Sacirbey and John Schroyer Microsoft makes a landmark foray into the marijuana business, an Arizona bank pulls the plug on a cannabis company's crowdfunding effort, and a Denver MJ company scores a legal win. Here’s a closer look at some notable developments...
Local law enforcement agents raided five properties in Sonoma County, California, connected to a pair of well-known medical marijuana oil producing companies, indicating the industry continues to face a legal risk even while the state is crafting rules for MMJ...
By John Schroyer Software giant Microsoft Corp. is teaming up with an established ancillary cannabis firm to land government technology contracts tied to the marijuana sector, a groundbreaking development that could spur other major mainstream companies to work with...
After the Arizona recreational marijuana campaign splintered last year over the particulars of what legalization should include, a number of grassroots cannabis activists are now targeting the primary adult-use campaign in Arizona, with an eye on defeating it so they can return with a different initiative in 2018.
Oregon's marijuana regulator has approved four software companies that recreational cannabis businesses can use to track their sales and other business data. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission, which oversees licensed rec companies, approved three Oregon-based firms...
By John Schroyer Maryam Mirnateghi has been in the Washington State marijuana business for over five years, first as a dispensary owner in Seattle with Fusion Collective and now as a recreational shop owner. She's savvy about the wholesale MJ market, and knows what...
