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Denver Council Gives Final OK to Marijuana Business Limits

Denver lawmakers approved new caps on the number of marijuana retail and cultivation sites in the city, replacing a temporary moratorium on medical and recreational businesses set to expire May 1. The legislation, approved Monday by the Denver City Council in a 7-5...

Estimated 350 Medical Cannabis Dispensaries Now in Canada

The only way medical marijuana patients in Canada can get legal cannabis is by mail - not from a storefront dispensary. But that hasn't stopped enterprising  business owners from opening approximately 350 storefronts in parts of the country. That's according to the...

Montana Medical Marijuana Industry to End in August

The Montana State Supreme Court has put the state's medical marijuana dispensaries on notice: They'll be out of business as of August 31. The decision means Montana voters ultimately could determine the future of the state's MMJ's dispensaries. The high court made its...

Big Expansion Slated for Colorado Marijuana Business Park

A cannabis business park about a three-hour drive west of Denver is poised to get a lot bigger. Zoned Properties, owner of the Marijuana Business Park in the small mountain town of Parachute, said in a news release that the site will grow to 35 acres from its current...

Florida anti-medical marijuana effort vows to raise $10M

A Florida campaign with ties to casino mogul Sheldon Adelson – who helped defeat a 2014 medical cannabis initiative in the Sunshine State – plans to raise at least $10 million to fight MMJ legalization this fall, the Tampa Bay Times reported. Florida real estate...

Poll: 56% of Americans back marijuana legalization

Yet another major poll has found a majority of U.S. residents support full marijuana legalization nationwide, the latest bullish news for the cannabis industry's growth prospects here. The survey, issued this week by CBS News, found that 56% of Americans believe...

DEA gives OK to PTSD medical cannabis trials

Never say never. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has, at long last, approved a scientific study in which military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder will be treated with medical marijuana, potentially expanding the market for MMJ...

Keef Cola, Kiva Confections Form Expansion Partnership

Colorado-based CanCore Concepts, owner of the popular edibles brand Keef Cola, and California-based Kiva Confections, maker of cannabis-infused chocolates, have struck a new type of licensing deal that will give each company access to the other's home market. Under...

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