It seems like every month there's a new celebrity getting into the cannabis business. Next up, longtime comedian Roseanne Barr. Barr is throwing her name and at least some of her fortune behind a new dispensary license winner in Santa Ana, a southern suburb of Los...
A lawsuit that could have turned into a landmark marijuana legal case has been tossed by a district court judge in Colorado. Cannabis retail chain LivWell Enlightened Health was sued last October by a pair of former customers who alleged that the company used...
By Omar Sacirbey and John Schroyer California lawmakers consider implementing new taxes on medical cannabis sales, New York MMJ businesses could see more competition in the near future, and a federal bill seeks to open up cannabis advertising. Here’s a closer look at...
A year ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned six companies to stop making claims about the medicinal benefits of their CBD-based products. Earlier this month, it formally warned another eight.
Australia could move to legalize the cultivation of medical cannabis for clinical trials as soon as the end of next month, allowing its limited MMJ research program to advance. A bill introduced in the Australian Parliament on Wednesday would establish a "national...
The marijuana industry is facing a growing challenge on the social media front, and there’s no resolution in sight.
The first state in the nation to launch a recreational marijuana industry has set a new bar for cannabis revenues. Colorado dispensaries and rec shops recorded $996 million in medical and recreational marijuana sales last year, according to calculations by the Denver...
The recent wave of local bans and moratoriums on cannabis businesses in California could have brutal repercussions for the state’s medical marijuana industry.
It looks like New York’s five medical cannabis companies will have some more competition by the end of the year. At least, they will on Long Island.
Hollywood star Woody Harrelson filed one of the 66 applications in Hawaii for just eight medical cannabis dispensary permits that will be awarded later this year. Harrelson's company, Simple Organic Living, submitted a dispensary license application to the state,...
Rapper Wiz Khalifa is the latest celebrity to enter the marijuana space, saying he’s launching his own line of products.
By John Schroyer and Omar Sacirbey Marijuana vendors begin prepping for Super Bowl weekend, Facebook closes down social media pages for cannabis retailers across the United States, and the federal government certifies a hemp farm as "organic." Here’s a closer look at...
