Two states have gotten the green light to move forward with limited industrial hemp programs, which could pave the way for future businesses opportunities. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has issued Minnesota a permit to start a hemp...
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Maine rec initiative fails to qualify for ballot
Maine voters might not get the chance to legalize recreational cannabis this November. The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol collected more than 103,000 signatures, much more than the 61,123 needed to make the November ballot. But state election officials...
Illinois MMJ Sales Still on the Rise
Illinois' fledgling medical marijuana industry saw another uptick in monthly sales in February, indicating continued growth in the highly restrictive market. According to state-reported numbers, dispensaries sold $1.47 million worth of MMJ in February, up from $1.24...
Ohio MMJ Initiative Language Released
Full details of Marijuana Policy Project's ballot initiative to legalize medical cannabis in Ohio have been published online, and in a conference call with reporters Tuesday morning, MPP head Rob Kampia expressed confidence that his organization will prevail in...
Nationwide lessons from Montana’s upheaval
By John Schroyer Dispensary owner Rich Abromeit summed up last week's brutal Montana Supreme Court decision - which effectively bans medical marijuana businesses across the state - in just five words. "They’ve completely wiped us out," he said. The 6-1 ruling by the...
Poll: 71% of Texans support legalizing medical marijuana
Texas could become one of the next big cannabis markets, if state lawmakers listen to their constituents and a growing number of businesspeople interested in the trade. To bolster that possibility, a whopping 71% of Texans back expanding medical cannabis availability...
New Mexico to ID medical cannabis producers online
New Mexico's medical marijuana program overseers are set to identify the state's licensed MMJ producers publicly for the first time. On Monday, the names of the 35 licensed nonprofit producers of MMJ were posted online, along with the addresses of 23 that are open to...
Week in Review: Celebration in CT, Canadian court ruling & support for rescheduling marijuana
By John Schroyer and Omar Sacirbey Connecticut dispensaries get good news, Canadian MMJ producers learn they might see increased competition from home grows, and a former U.S. attorney general says it's time to reschedule cannabis. Here’s a closer look at several...
Australia Legalizes Medical Cannabis
The Australian Parliament has set the stage for the nation’s states to follow their American counterparts when it comes to medical marijuana, by approving a legalization bill this week that allows for widespread MMJ cultivation, sale and use.
Montana Supreme Court ruling guts state’s MMJ industry
The sky has fallen in Montana. The state Supreme Court issued a ruling on Thursday in a case that's been ongoing since 2011 over a law approved by the state legislature that was intended to basically regulate the medical cannabis industry out of existence. Though the...
Detroit Dispensaries on Edge as Licensing Nears
“Don’t even apply for a license. You won’t even get through the zoning.”
That’s the advice Detroit attorney Matt Abel gave on Tuesday to Melanie Faison, who runs the Miles Green Acres medical cannabis caregiver center on the north-central side of the city.
Connecticut expands MMJ conditions list
Connecticut's 11 conditions for medical cannabis are getting some company, as a state legislative committee voted this week to increase that number to 17. That means an expanded customer base for the state's six current dispensaries and three new storefronts that are...
