Although a number of marijuana activists have pegged Pennsylvania as one of the more likely states to legalize medical cannabis this year, it looks like that may not happen after all. A bill that easily passed the state Senate may now die in a state House of...
By John Schroyer Robberies involving medical marijuana dispensaries, recreational stores and cultivation sites may make headlines, but the biggest security threat for cannabis businesses isn't tied to unknown masked men hoping to make a quick buck. Roughly 90% of...
A complaint filed by one marijuana legalization campaign against another in Ohio was dismissed unanimously on Thursday by the Ohio Elections Commission, which ruled that it doesn't have jurisdiction in the matter. The Ohio Rights Group (ORG), which filed the complaint...
Final highlights from the Spring Marijuana Business Conference and Expo, the Texas Legislature passes a (possibly entirely) symbolic victory for medical cannabis advocates, and Massachusetts, embattled by licensing lawsuits, announces big changes in its MMJ licensing application process.
By John Schroyer Watch out for potential lawbreakers as customers. That was just one word of advice offered by Tom Fleming on Thursday morning to a room full of cannabis entrepreneurs at the 2015 Spring Marijuana Business Conference and Expo in Chicago. Fleming, a...
A quartet of recreational cannabis shops in Washington State wrongly sold marijuana to minors in the course of the state's first-ever sting operation. The four stores, which will all be cited for violations by the Washington Liquor Control Board, could face up to a...
Yet another lawsuit has been filed in Illinois over the licensing process in the state's medical marijuana program, and the new suit claims that a Colorado cannabis businessman has broken anti-monopolization rules. The suit alleges that Kayvan Khalatbari, the owner of...
By John Schroyer and Becky Olson More than 2,100 cannabusiness executives and major investors have descended on Chicago for the national Spring Marijuana Business Conference & Expo. After a rousing keynote by Steven Levitt, co-author of the bestselling book...
By John Schroyer Elicit professional feedback, and seize on new ideas wherever possible. That was a primary business message to hundreds of cannabis entrepreneurs who packed into a second floor ballroom at the Chicago Hilton on Wednesday to hear a speech from...
Medical cannabis apparently isn’t socially acceptable in Connecticut. At least, not by Facebook.
Former state Senate Minority Leader Eric Kearney, a Democrat from Cincinnati, has been hired by a well-funded campaign in Ohio attempting to legalize both recreational and medical marijuana this November. The news is just the latest indication that ResponsibleOhio,...
By John Schroyer The Spring Marijuana Business Conference and Expo kicked off Tuesday at the Chicago Hilton, with more than 160 cannabusiness exhibitors and over 1,800 registered attendees looking to learn and network. John Young, an entrepreneur from Ohio who's...
