By John Schroyer Scores of dispensaries are hoping to open in Illinois later this year, but they might face an immense challenge right out of the gate: a lack of customers. Illinois has approved just 2,500 patients for MMJ cards since opening the registry nearly nine...
Cannabis consumers and patients were dealt a blow Monday when the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that employers can still terminate workers for using marijuana, despite the fact that both medical and recreational cannabis are legal in the state. [include_post...
Yet another celebrity's name could soon be tacked onto a line of marijuana products. Toronto-based Nutritional High intends to manufacture marijuana and hemp-based edibles - including hard candies and health and energy drinks - bearing the name of legendary rock...
By John Schroyer News earlier this week that Louisiana will become the first state in the South to legalize medical marijuana sounded too good to be true. In the end, that's exactly what it might be. Louisiana lawmakers approved a legalization bill on Monday and sent...
After a six-year court battle, the Canadian Supreme Court came down on Thursday in favor of medical marijuana in all its forms, effectively legalizing edibles and extracts for patients. The move could potentially open up new business opportunities, though whether...
By John Schroyer One of the largest and most prominent infused products manufacturers in the cannabis industry is expanding beyond its home base of Colorado, becoming the latest marijuana company to serve multiple states. Denver-based Dixie Brands will enter...
As if Minnesota's fledgling medical marijuana industry doesn't have enough to worry about - given the low initial patient count and resistance by doctors to recommend MMJ - the state this week reportedly suspended the ability of a clinic to certify patients for...
Support for recreational marijuana is growing in California as advocates attempt to get a legalization bill on the 2016 ballot. A new study from the Public Policy Institute of California found record-high support for recreational cannabis legalization in the state,...
The final tally is in: 43 companies, including several from outside of New York, turned in applications for the five medical marijuana business licenses the state will award next month. View the entire list of applicants here. Two of the most prominent names included...
A Canadian startup that's hoping to grow and sell medical cannabis is giving the University of British Columbia $1 million to bolster MMJ research. National Green Biomed, which was founded last year, is making the donation to support efforts by the university to study...
By John Schroyer A growing number of marijuana workers have unionized in recent years, adding a new dynamic to a rapidly growing - yet still relatively young - industry. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union, one of the largest labor organizations in the...
Although industrial hemp production was legalized in the staunchly red state of Indiana last year, no fields have yet been planted. That's because would-be hemp companies have been waiting for months on both federal approval of the program as well as seeds to sow. As...
