Canadian firm OrganiGram Holdings announced that it has closed on a $3 million round of financing, which the company will use to bolster its medical cannabis production site in New Brunswick. Duce Holdings and Denaco Group will provide $1 million in exchange for...
Key lawmakers in California have agreed on the specifics of a proposal to regulate the state's medical marijuana industry, raising hopes that the Legislature can push through MMJ rules before it adjourns today. The proposal involves a package of three bills that will...
By John Schroyer The first dispensary in Massachusetts sees an explosion of customers in its first two months of operation, Denver issues a recall involving concentrates, and a medical cannabis company in Minnesota delays opening more storefronts. Here’s a closer look...
The Illinois Department of Public Health has announced that it won't add new qualifying conditions to the state's medical cannabis program at this time, a big blow to cannabis businesses that were hoping officials would help expand the market for MMJ. The decision...
By John Schroyer LivWell has quickly built a cannabis empire in Colorado, growing from one dispensary in 2010 to nearly a dozen medical and recreational marijuana storefronts that generate tens of millions of dollars in sales annually. It's now one of the largest...
Harborside Health Center has officially been granted its third dispensary license in California, extending the reach of one of the most well-known businesses in the medical cannabis industry. The San Leandro City Council voted unanimously at its Tuesday night meeting...
Several extracts manufacturers passed a pesticide test commissioned recently by The Denver Post, but one company's products reportedly contained controversial - and possibly toxic - substances. Mahatma Concentrates, a Denver-based extracts company, was found to be...
By John Schroyer Next year could be historic for the marijuana industry in more than one way. While multiple states have a real shot at legalizing recreational cannabis via ballot measures in 2016 - including massive markets such as California - one appears poised to...
Recreational marijuana shops in Alaska will likely be prohibited from giving away branded merchandise and coupons, and they could be required to install pricey security systems. Those are just two points from new draft rules that the Alaska Marijuana Control Board is...
Arkansas could become a pioneering medical cannabis state in the South if a potential ballot initiative to legalize MMJ qualifies for the 2016 general election. At this point, support for such a measure appears high: A poll released last week found that 84% of...
The Oregon Cannabis Business Council scored a spot at the 2015 Oregon State Fair, indicating that more mainstream organizations are warming to the industry in states that have legalized marijuana. Although the group wasn't allowed to sell or hand out cannabis products...
Minnesota Medical Solutions, one of just two companies licensed in the state to produce and sell medical cannabis, announced this week that it's delaying opening its final two dispensaries until the spring because of low patient numbers. The company, also known as...
