Recreational marijuana sales begin in Oregon, Maryland starts taking applications for medical cannabis business licenses, and Nevada sees a major uptick in patient numbers. Here’s a closer look at several notable developments in the marijuana industry over the past...
A serious wrinkle has emerged with statewide medical cannabis regulations recently passed by the California Legislature: they could conceivably force every dispensary in Los Angeles to close. That's because the new rules require both a city and a state permit for...
By John Schroyer Finding the right insurance policy - or policies - in the cannabis industry can be tricky. Although it's typically fairly easy to get some kind of basic coverage, the devil is often in the details. Many marijuana businesses have been burned by plans...
After dropping sharply in the first part of 2015, recreational marijuana prices in Colorado have somewhat stabilized in recent months, according to a survey of cannabis stores. The survey, spearheaded by the research firm Convergex, found that prices for an eighth of...
A South Dakota Native American tribe that has been planning a recreational marijuana resort for months now says it's scheduling the first sale to take place on New Year's Eve. The Santee Sioux Tribe, which decided in June to pursue the project, told the Associated...
Come Thursday, Oregon medical cannabis dispensaries will be able to start selling marijuana to recreational consumers. While many dispensary owners are bracing for a big spike in foot traffic, some are worried that new laws at the local level will sap some of their...
Business licenses are now officially up for grabs in Maryland. The state began its licensing application period on Monday, and the window will close in early November. Officials will ultimately choose 109 dispensaries, 15 cultivators and an undetermined number of...
If Ohio voters legalize medical and recreational marijuana next month, a handful of wealthy investors who contributed to the campaign will get control of the 10 cultivation sites allowed under the initiative. While some of the names of these investors have been public...
By John Schroyer Although the marijuana industry is booming, the vast majority of cannabis-related companies are still small businesses employing anywhere from a handful of workers to a couple dozen. So hiring - and retaining - the right employees is absolutely...
It looks like Nevada's medical cannabis dispensaries will have plenty of customers to keep them busy. There's been a major uptick in the state's MMJ patient base this year, with the total surging from around 8,000 at the start of 2015 to 10,119 at the end of August,...
Maybe TechCrunch doesn't have anything against marijuana companies after all. The tech industry website, which regularly hosts events for fledgling firms, named cannabis-related software company Green Bits as a runner-up in its Startup Battlefield competition in San...
One of the most high-profile Native American marijuana grow operations in northern California was raided last week, illustrating how tribes are still operating in a legal area when it comes to cannabis. Local law enforcement officials raided two grow sites in...
