As medical cannabis patients on the East Coast brace for a gigantic blizzard that is expected to shut down many cities over the weekend -Â including Washington DCÂ -Â many decided to stock up for what could be a long indoor weekend. "Thursday was our biggest day - sales...
By John Schroyer Seattle warns that some medical cannabis businesses won't be able to get licenses, Connecticut prepares to boost its dispensary permits by 50%, and Illinois MMJ companies sound the alarm over the state's small market. Here’s a closer look at several...
With the exit of ResponsibleOhio from the cannabis political scene in the Buckeye State, there was only one other group left that had announced its intention of attempting to legalize cannabis this year. But now there's a second: the heavyweight Marijuana Policy...
Former Portland Trail Blazers great Cliff Robinson is just the latest celebrity to dip his toes into the marijuana industry, and he's doing so with more than a little theatricality. Robinson, who used to be known in his playing days as "Uncle Cliffy," is starting a...
A bill introduced at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia would allow a select few retailers to legally deliver recreational cannabis to customers. As introduced earlier this month, the bill would create a pilot program and permit just five licensed rec shops to...
By John Schroyer Vermont could be poised to make marijuana history this year. The state is considered a prime candidate to legalize recreational cannabis in 2016 - not through voters, but via lawmakers. That would be a first for the industry: Although numerous states...
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock may be changing his mind on the question of cannabis clubs. If the city decides to begin allowing private consumption at lounges, not only would that solve an obvious problem for tourists of where to light up, but it could also open the...
Utilizing a tactic it also employed last October, the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday adopted a new ordinance prohibiting medical marijuana dispensaries from obtaining new business tax certificates. The measure now needs the mayor's signature to go into effect....
By John Schroyer
One of Colorado’s biggest cannabis chains just got a little bigger.
LivWell Enlightened Health, formerly known simply as LivWell, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired two new licensed storefronts and a cultivation site from iVita, a smaller operator that retained a single storefront in Denver.
A new policy decision announced in letters to Seattle medical cannabis dispensaries last week has some worried that they may have to uproot their businesses. MMJ dispensaries in the city now have just days left to decide whether or not they'll try for a license within...
By John Schroyer
Bob Morgan was appointed by former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn to oversee the implementation of the state’s MMJ program, which Quinn signed into law in 2013. Marijuana Business Daily spoke with Morgan recently about the challenges facing MMJ companies in Illinois and whether the program will prove viable in the long run.
By John Schroyer This is the third piece in a three-part series looking at key events in the marijuana industry in 2015 and examining what lies ahead for 2016. You can read the first two pieces here and here. This is the year the Green Rush could turn into the Green...
