There could be a local governmental fight brewing in Maryland, with the state on one side and an anti-cannabis county official on the other. Maryland's attorney general recently informed Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh that his plan to push a bill...
By John Schroyer The fourth medical cannabis dispensary in New Jersey prepares to open, Washington State gears up to accept applications for new recreational marijuana permits, and a celebrity unveils plans to start a marijuana-related business. Here’s a closer look...
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) announced Wednesday that it will begin accepting applications for recreational marijuana licenses from existing dispensaries on Oct. 12, with no cap on the number of permits to be issued. [include_post...
A new bipartisan bill has been put forward in the U.S. House of Representatives to quash an anti-marijuana program under the Drug Enforcement Agency. The initiative, officially called the Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program, allows the DEA to distribute...
By John Schroyer Steve DeAngelo's new book, titled "The Cannabis Manifesto," hit store shelves on Tuesday. The mostly autobiographical work focuses largely on the social justice side of reforming marijuana laws, but there's a host of insight and advice that cannabis...
A trio of entrepreneurs in Alaska may have jumped the gun in starting their cannabis companies, as now they're all facing multiple criminal charges for selling marijuana. Although both medical and recreational cannabis are currently legal to possess in Alaska, the...
By John Schroyer
Growing marijuana at the commercial level isn’t easy or cheap.
But there are some strategies cultivators can employ to control their costs, from adopting automation technology to teaming up with other growers for bulk purchases.
High prices for medical marijuana at Minnesota's fledgling dispensaries are pushing patients back to the black market, a worrisome sign in for an MMJ program that is already experiencing difficulties. Almost 20% of the state's 491 registered patients haven't made a...
Connecticut received 19 applications for dispensary licenses by the Sept. 18 deadline, showing healthy business interest in the state's growing medical cannabis industry. The state is looking to add dispensaries in two particular counties: New Haven and Fairfield....
Portland, Oregon, expects 350 new marijuana businesses to spring up across the city once the state's recreational cannabis industry is fully up and running. The tally includes 150 retail stores, 100 processors, 50 wholesalers and 50 producers, according to projections...
New York's five medical cannabis business license winners will likely have a tough time finding banking services, much like the rest of the industry. A handful of major banks in the state - including Wells Fargo, PNC Bank, JP Morgan Chase, TD Bank and Key Bank - told...
By John Schroyer Washington State signals it could grant licenses to hundreds of medical marijuana businesses, Colorado cannabis retailers get a huge boost from an MJ tax holiday, and the first Las Vegas dispensary reopens after experiencing inventory issues. Here’s a...
