It's not uncommon for marijuana-related companies to lose their bank accounts, have problems with advertising, or even get booted from mainstream business competitions. But over the last week, a new hurdle almost amusingly popped up, before shrinking quickly under the...
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Alaska to Revisit Marijuana Residency Requirement
After loosening residency rules last week for the state's upcoming recreational marijuana industry, the Alaska Marijuana Control Board has now decided to take up the issue once again. Under new rules adopted last week, an entrepreneur who wants to fulfill the...
Wholesale Cannabis Prices Sky-High in Colorado, Dampening Fears of Crash
By John Schroyer In early 2015, a number of Colorado's longtime marijuana industry insiders predicted an impending price crash for wholesale cannabis. But the crash failed to materialize this summer as feared. In fact, the opposite trend is playing out: prices have...
Missouri CBD Program Lacking Physician Support
The two Missouri companies that have been licensed to grow and produce CBD medicine from industrial hemp are looking at a super-slow start, mostly because neurologists in the state are hesitant to write recommendations for the drug. Missouri is one of more than a...
Florida announces winners of CBD licenses
At long last, Florida's health department has announced the names of nurseries that will receive cultivation and dispensary licenses as part of its CBD program. The five companies are dispersed geographically across the state to ensure there will be CBD producers in...
Trio of Michigan MMJ Dispensaries Raided
Three medical cannabis dispensaries just northeast of Grand Rapids, Michigan, were raided and at least one was shuttered by local law enforcement this week. Police maintain that all three were selling cannabis illegally, and the raids occurred only after they...
Oregon Tribe Eyeing MJ Industry
A Native American reservation in Oregon is weighing whether to move ahead with the creation of a 36,000-square-foot marijuana cultivation and extraction facility. The Warm Springs Indian Reservation, roughly two hours from Portland, is set to vote on the project Dec....
Week in Review: Canada Legalization Advancing, Application Avalanche in WA & Ohio MJ Revamp
By John Schroyer and Omar Sacirbey Canada moves toward legalizing recreational cannabis, Washington State gets flooded with applications for new retail marijuana licenses, and the man in charge of the failed MJ campaign in Ohio promises to change his approach in 2016....
WA County Sees Dip in Rec Sales After Oregon Launch
Not surprisingly, recreational marijuana shops in southern Washington State took a big hit in October once Oregon residents could legally begin buying limited amounts of rec cannabis in their home state. Sales in Clark County, Washington, which is right across from...
CO Officials Warn Against Marijuana Investment Scams
Despite $700 million in marijuana sales last year alone, Colorado officials are warning investors to think twice before putting their money into cannabis companies. The reason: There's a relatively high risk of getting sucked into a scam. The Colorado Division of...
First NH Dispensary May Open as Soon as January
The first of up to four medical cannabis dispensaries in New Hampshire could open as soon as January now that a company has finally obtained local approval. Temescal Wellness received the final green light - in the form of a conditional use permit - this week from...
Pesticides Lead to Sixth Marijuana Product Recall in CO
And then there were six - marijuana product recalls in Colorado tied to pesticide use, that is. The recall number hit the half-dozen mark on Tuesday, when the Denver Department of Environmental Health announced in a press release that Lab710 Concentrates is...



