A longtime cannabis activist in Hawaii has filed suit in U.S. District Court in an attempt to stop state-licensed medical marijuana dispensaries from opening later this year. The suit is the brainchild of activist Mike Ruggles, who also faces criminal charges for...
Two campaigns to legalize medical cannabis in Arkansas could wind up killing each other in November if both of them somehow qualify for the ballot. “It will be enough to split the vote and both will fail," one MMJ campaign manager told the Associated Press. Arkansans...
For perhaps the first time, a Colorado judge has ruled that a municipality erred in not granting a recreational marijuana business license to an entrepreneur. According to Colorado Public Radio, Denver medical cannabis dispensary the Pig 'N Whistle was granted a...
Michigan medical marijuana dispensaries will continue to operate in a legal gray area for at least the rest of the summer, after state lawmakers left the capital for an extended recess without addressing the issue. The state has repeatedly tried, but failed, for...
Alaska has begun issuing the first business licenses for its upcoming recreational cannabis industry, a key step in the launch of the state's adult-use MJ market. The first two licenses were issued Thursday afternoon at a meeting of the state's Marijuana Control...
By John Schroyer With the stroke of a pen, a former Republican presidential candidate legalized medical marijuana this week in the nation's seventh-largest state by population. Let that sink in for a moment. The politician wielding the pen: Ohio Gov. John Kasich, the...
Just as Denver is the epicenter of Colorado's recreational cannabis industry, it appears Fairbanks is poised to be the somewhat unlikely hub of Alaska's upcoming rec trade. Thanks to less bureaucratic red tape, Fairbanks has become the most welcoming municipality when...
The ink is now dry on an Ohio bill legalizing medical marijuana, making the state the 26th to join the MMJ fold and putting the country past the halfway mark for states that have approved viable medical cannabis programs. Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed the...
A Denver marijuana business could, for the first time, lose its cultivation license because of neighborhood opposition. The case underscores the fact that the Denver's MJ industry faces a real risk from local pushback. Starbuds, a Colorado cannabis chain, could be...
A solid 90% of medical marijuana patients in Minnesota said they've received "some benefit" from the MMJ they've purchased from the state's two licensed producers, suggesting that the cannabis industry is meeting customers' needs. The figure comes from a survey of 435...
By John Schroyer Should Louisiana be classified as the 25th state to pass a workable medical cannabis law? Some advocates say no, arguing that Louisiana lawmakers have not passed a measure to protect businesses and professionals from prosecution. Others, however, are...
A Michigan campaign with an eye on legalizing adult-use cannabis in November is promising legal action against the state after the Bureau of Elections rejected its petition to get a spot on the fall ballot. MILegalize, which submitted roughly 354,000 signatures less...
