By Omar Sacirbey and John Schroyer Maryland's fledgling medical marijuana program downshifts, Toronto dispensaries brace for a crackdown, and a licensing bottleneck in Massachusetts throws the state's MMJ program into disarray. Here’s a closer look at several notable...
One of the nation’s first marijuana testing companies, Steep Hill, is opening a quality-assurance lab in the upcoming medical cannabis state of Maryland, marking the California company’s expansion to the East Coast.
By John Schroyer Colorado attorney Charles Feldmann has worked with clients in the cannabis trade for years. But he's also been on the other side of the fence, working for the feds. Feldmann was a Drug Enforcement Administration agent from 1996 to 2001 and...
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, a vocal opponent of legalizing recreational marijuana, has changed his mind. The Democratic governor had opposed the decision by Colorado voters in 2012 to legalize adult-use cannabis through Amendment 64. Two years later, in 2014,...
The East Coast’s largest medical marijuana program is scheduled to launch by next summer, later than first planned and a setback for hundreds of MMJ applicants in the state hoping to land a license.
Maryland officials initially had aimed to have the state’s medical marijuana program operating by the second half of 2016.
Two legal powerhouses in the marijuana industry are branching into the software business, hoping to generate profits in a new line of business. California-based Greenbridge Corporate Counsel and Colorado-based Vicente Sederberg have tapped Denver tech entrepreneur...
By John Schroyer Marijuana advocates in Michigan have just two weeks to get thousands of additional signatures for a recreational cannabis legalization measure that promises to create a massive new market in the Midwest. The effort is turning into a nail-biter, and...
Dozens of unlicensed medical cannabis dispensaries in Toronto are about to get a major wake-up call. The city - estimated to have at least 78 storefront dispensaries - will begin issuing "hefty fines for zoning bylaw violations by the end of the month," the Toronto...
Licensed cannabis dealers in Colorado are still doing battle every day with the black market, even though Denver cops are trying to crack down on illegal online sales. One of the most popular venues for law-skirting marijuana salesmen? Craigslist. "The black market in...
Facing the closure of all dispensaries in the state, the Montana Cannabis Industry Association (MTCIA) on Thursday filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court as part of a last-ditch attempt to negate a February ruling by the state's highest court. MTCIA spokeswoman...
A lawsuit in Colorado signals a new era for the cannabis industry, polling numbers in three states paint differing pictures, and business leaders gather for the Spring 2016 Marijuana Business Conference & Expo.
A Dallas cannabis company said it has reached an agreement  to receive a $1 million capital injection to fund a hemp cafe planned for an affluent suburb north of the city. North American Cannabis Holdings, which goes by the acronym USMJ, plans to open a cafe in the...
