A hole-in-the-wall storefront in New York City that specialized in chocolates and pastries containing hemp has been forced to close down by city health department regulators over... wait for it... a lack of sinks. A Forbes contributor speculated that the unreasonable...
By John Schroyer Several stakeholders in Oregon's marijuana industry are giving state officials a pat on the back for the temporary recreational cannabis rules they adopted last week. "I'd give them a B," said Shane McKee, the owner of Shango, a medical cannabis...
With a January deadline looming for New York's medical marijuana market to get up and running, some companies that won licenses are still scrambling to nail down locations for all their dispensaries. To date, five of the 20 dispensary locations allowed by the state...
A Native American tribe operating a cultivation site in Wisconsin that Drug Enforcement Administration agents raided last week insists it was growing industrial hemp, not marijuana. Agents raided the Menominee Indian reservation and seized 30,000 plants, asserting...
Kentucky may just get the industrial revolution it was hoping for from hemp. So far, the state has seen 22 companies throw money into industrial hemp cultivation and processing, fueling hopes that the plant will rejuvenate Kentucky's lagging agricultural economy. One...
It's happening again. Medically Correct, the Colorado-based manufacturer of the popular edibles brand Incredibles, has found partners in other states to set up kitchens and bring its products to new markets. Incredibles will soon be available in California, Arizona...
Interest in Maryland's medical cannabis industry is rising quickly, with companies that plan to vie for licenses spending money and time on developing an infrastructure. The state's application period for cultivation, dispensary and processing licenses is open until...
Medical cannabis sales should begin within a few weeks in the Chicago metro area, bringing yet another state into the MMJ fold. Sales are expected to start "very shortly," Joseph Wright, the director of the Illinois Medical Cannabis Program, told the Daily Herald. The...
Oregon entrepreneurs now have a road map for pursuing business opportunities in the state's recreational cannabis industry. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC), which has been working on recreational regulations for nearly a year, formally adopted 78 pages...
By John Schroyer and Omar Sacirbey Multiple countries consider cannabis reform, a California court issues a ruling that could ripple across the MJ industry, and a new study bodes well for marijuana businesses. Here’s a closer look at several notable developments in...
Yet another edibles provider is expanding beyond its home state in a bid to develop a national cannabis brand. Colorado-based Wana Brands has partnered with a dispensary in Oregon and another in Nevada to bring its products to both states. The dispensaries will...
By John Schroyer A construction firm has purchased 332 acres in southern Colorado for a massive outdoor cultivation site that could change the face of marijuana growing in the state. Martra Holdings and its subsidiary, Martra Development, finalized the land purchase...
