Now awaiting Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper's signature: A bill to allow out-of-state individuals to take ownership roles in licensed marijuana companies, a major shift that could open the financial floodgates for Colorado cannabis businesses. The measure, Senate...
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OpenVape Partnering With Dutch MJ Company
Colorado concentrate company OpenVape is teaming with Amsterdam’s Green House Seed Co. to collaborate on a new line of products.
Poll: Huge support for MMJ in Florida, Ohio
Legalization of medical marijuana has overwhelming support among voters in two key states likely to have MMJ ballot measures this November, according to new polling numbers from Quinnipiac University. The survey, which focused on Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, found...
Minnesota MMJ Producer Aims to Raise $21M in Funding
LeafLine Labs, one of Minnesota's two medical cannabis producers and distributors, has begun a new round of fundraising with a goal of reeling in $21 million from investors. The company already has raised $150,000 toward that end, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business...
MMJ advocate Morgan: Cannabis legalization at ‘tipping point’
By John Schroyer The November election will mark a “tipping point” for cannabis legalization in the United States, medical marijuana advocate John Morgan predicted Tuesday. "The interesting thing about a tipping point is you never really see it coming," Morgan told...
Missouri MMJ campaign submits petitions for ballot initiative
The 2016 legalization wave may have just gotten a bit bigger. Advocates of medical marijuana legalization in Missouri have collected nearly 100,000 more signatures than required to put the issue on the November ballot. New Approach Missouri, which conducted the...
Canadian MMJ Company Partners With Upstart Australian Firm
Canadian medical cannabis producer Canopy Growth Corp. has partnered with an upstart Australian medical marijuana company, AusCann, in a deal aimed at allowing both companies to expand internationally. Under the terms of the agreement, Canopy will get a 15% ownership...
Congressman: Law Enforcement Should Drop San Diego MMJ Case
A California congressman is calling on the San Diego law enforcement community to abandon its case against a medical cannabis product wholesaler, following the U.S. D. Department of Justice's decision this week to drop its lawsuit against Harborside Health Center in...
Three More Michigan Marijuana Dispensaries Raided
Michigan state police and FBI agents raided three medical marijuana dispensaries in the state capital belonging to a local dispensary business, the latest action by law enforcement against MMJ in the Great Lakes State. Broadcaster WLNS said agents this week seized...
Week in Review: New Medical Cannabis Market, Baby Steps in Oregon & Harborside’s Founder Sleeps In
By John Schroyer and Omar Sacirbey New Hampshire's first dispensaries open, Oregon's new recreational market takes another step forward, and Harborside Health Center's founder gets some shut-eye after the feds drop a big lawsuit. Here’s a closer look at several...
Top Canadian Pharmacy Exec: Let Us Dispense Medical Marijuana
The head of Canada’s largest drugstore and grocery chain made clear his company is keen to get into the business of dispensing medical marijuana to patients.
Oakland Increases Number of Medical Marijuana Businesses
Oakland lawmakers voted Wednesday to increase sharply the number of licensed medical marijuana dispensaries, cultivators and related businesses that can operate in California's eighth-largest city. The city approved a measure to allow eight new dispensaries each year,...



