A new 32-page report from the Public Policy Institute of California is urging officials to take a "restrictive" stance when it comes to writing regulations for both the medical and possible recreational marijuana industries in the state. Though the report is advisory...
By John Schroyer When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a limited CBD bill into law last June, many cannabis professionals downplayed the move. The measure seemed to be another bit of unworkable political posturing, primarily because it requires doctors to issue a...
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration will reportedly decide in the coming months whether to reschedule marijuana, an unexpected announcement that indicates the federal government is taking the issue seriously. While removing marijuana from the list of...
A marijuana software company that aims to streamline business services for medical marijuana dispensaries and cultivators announced on Tuesday that it has completed a $2.1 million capital raise. California-based Meadow said it will use the money to hire more employees...
A marijuana branding company with a portfolio that includes partners in three western states announced on Tuesday that it has raised $8 million to support an ambitious expansion plan. The company, Las Vegas-based Strainz, said in a press release that the influx of...
This is a new one. A lot of marijuana businesses have gotten creative over the years in order to get around legal hurdles that hamstring cannabis entrepreneurs, but a new delivery service in Washington DC is pushing the boundaries even further. HighSpeed delivers...
By John Schroyer What a difference seven months makes. Since discussing plans last August to expand into nearly every market in the western United States, Steve and Andrew DeAngelo of Harborside Health Center have pulled a 180-degree-turn and decided to focus solely...
Although stakeholders in Arizona's marijuana industry had hoped to unify behind a single legalization ballot measure for this November, it looks like the mainstream establishment will have at least one competitor. The question is whether or not the new grassroots...
A pair of Arkansas real estate developers are planning to open the "World's First Pot Mini-Mall" in Trinidad, Colorado, just 12 miles north of the New Mexico border. The duo plan to capitalize on cannabis tourism that draws thousands of tourists to Colorado each year...
On Thursday afternoon, Oregon health officials went ahead with a new limitation on cannabis edibles: those produced for recreational consumers will be limited to five milligrams for a single dose and 50 milligrams for an entire package, and medical edibles will be...
By Omar Sacirbey and John Schroyer Oregon dispensaries get some great news, Vermont's governor throws his weight behind a recreational marijuana bill, and New York's fledgling MMJ program continues to struggle. Here’s a closer look at several notable developments in...
The Marijuana Policy Project's Ohio campaign to legalize medical cannabis has been cleared for signature gathering by the state ballot board. Now, the real work begins: The campaign must gather at least 305,591 valid signatures of registered voters from across the...
