Denver home prices skyrocketed 10% in March - coming in just behind San Francisco, which has long been one of the hottest housing markets in the country. And it appears Colorado's booming marijuana industry is a big reason for the price spike, highlighting the immense...
By John Schroyer and Tony C. Dreibus The number of medical cannabis patients in Minnesota may be much lower than expected, businesses scramble as a major insurance company backs away from cannabis, and New York's application window comes to a close. Here’s a closer...
The marijuana industry gained some traction in the nation's capital on Wednesday, yet another indication that attitudes about cannabis are changing in Washington DC. The U.S. House of Representatives backed three marijuana-related bills - including one that aims to...
More companies apparently are taking a pass on New York in favor of other medical cannabis markets due to the high financial requirements - and potentially lower returns on investment - in the Empire State. Startup costs for each of the five businesses selected to...
Ancillary companies that provide products tied to home cannabis cultivation might find some promising opportunities way south of the U.S. border. Stores are popping up all over Uruguay to cater to a burgeoning number of home marijuana cultivation enthusiasts,...
By John Schroyer Gideon Murray spent time as an investment banker, a business development executive, a real estate investor and an English teacher before becoming the chief executive officer of a medical marijuana dispensary in Colorado. Now, he's getting into the...
After months of legal wrangling, it finally looks like Florida is setting a clear timetable for the rollout of its CBD program. The state Health Department is scheduled to accept applications from June 17 to July 8 for five business licenses to produce and sell...
State police raided eight medical cannabis dispensaries in northern Michigan this week, serving 16 search warrants and seizing an untold number of cannabis plants. Not a single arrest was made, however, even though law enforcement officials said the eight dispensaries...
By John Schroyer and Tony C. Dreibus An executive with one of Minnesota's two licensed medical marijuana businesses seeks a license in another state, hemp farmers in Oregon get some potentially troubling news, and medical cannabis legalization in Pennsylvania hits a...
More high-ranking government officials across the globe are taking up the cause of cannabis, with an Israeli police chief looking into fully legalizing medical marijuana and a German lawmaker sponsoring a bill to repeal the nation's ban on cannabis. That follows news...
Florida's long-awaited CBD program could move into the fast lane now now that a Tallahassee judge has sided with the state and ruled that officials can move forward with licensing businesses. Barring any remaining legal setbacks, Florida can begin accepting...
Medical marijuana dispensaries in Seattle would need to obtain a special local business license by July 2016 or shut down under a proposal that seeks to align the city's policies with new state regulations on the MMJ industry. The plan - presented by the city's mayor...
