By John Schroyer
Some rural communities in Oregon are enacting bans on recreational cannabis businesses, while others are pushing through various restrictions and regulations.
The moves are designed to hamper the marijuana industry and clamp down on cannabis use, which could limit opportunities in certain areas.
A Texas-based lighting business that caters in part to cannabis growers has netted $16 million in funding, lifting the company's total investment haul to $76.8 million since its inception a decade ago. Illumitex, which produces high-grade light-emitting diodes (also...
Even though Hawaii won't begin accepting medical cannabis business applications until January, some entrepreneurs are already prepping for what's expected to be a big battle for permits. In mid-July, right after Hawaii Gov. David Ige signed a new bill into law that...
An increasing number of marijuana companies are landing seven-figure financing deals these days as the industry gains legitimacy, and California-based edibles manufacturer Auntie Dolores is now among them. The company announced Monday that it has closed a $1.25...
Despite the "worthless" nature of Texas's new CBD law, eager entrepreneurs are are clamoring to get involved. There are already three separate marijuana-related organizations in the state: the Texas Cannabis Chamber of Commerce, the Texas Cannabis Industry Association...
Alcohol vendors are major players in Nevada, both politically and economically. And now they're throwing their weight behind the cannabis movement, likely because they see the potential for big profits if efforts to legalize recreational cannabis in the state succeed....
Tennessee regulators are working their way through the state's 53 hemp farms, checking on sizes, acreage and other aspects of the sites to ensure that all cultivators are staying within the rules. Most farmers began planting earlier this summer, after the state...
By John Schroyer California officials propose a state-run bank for marijuana companies, New York license winners face a tough deadline, and Washington State's sales figures spur confusion. Here's a closer look at several notable developments in the marijuana industry...
Cannabis growers in Oregon have a new business hurdle: The state doesn't want them using illegal pesticides, which leaves cultivators with very few options to fight off pests. While the Oregon Department of Agriculture is working on a list of pesticides that will be...
The new head of the Drug Enforcement Administration made waves in cannabis circles last week when he said marijuana is "probably" not as bad as heroin, indicating that there might be some doubt about the issue. This week, however, DEA Acting Administrator Chuck...
Here’s a novel business concept: ferry medical marijuana straight to patients using drones instead of humans driving cars, thereby reducing delivery times, increasing reliability and possibly lowering long-term costs.
A pair of cannabis advocacy groups separately filed paperwork on Wednesday to get full marijuana legalization on the 2016 ballot in Massachusetts. But the outcome is anything but certain, given that the two groups will likely be fighting each other as much as they...
