Alaska has taken its first step toward developing regulations on its recreational cannabis industry. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board proposed some initial regulations during a meeting it held Thursday, focusing on a handful of legal definitions and outlinng...
Italy's army has been hard at work - not fighting in the field, but cultivating medical cannabis in it. The army is operating a grow site in Florence in a bid to lower the price of MMJ from around 35 euros per gram (around $39) to between five and 15 euros per gram,...
By John Schroyer A Massachusetts dispensary company prevails over the state in a legal battle over licensing, New York begins accepting applications for just five business permits, and tens of thousands of additional marijuana plants are sequestered in Denver over...
Advanced Cannabis Solutions is back...on the stock market, that is. Trading of the Denver-based company's stock was halted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission a little over a year ago after officials became concerned about potential illegal share...
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper hasn't exactly been a huge fan of legal marijuana. He's repeatedly criticized the legalization measure voters passed in 2012, even saying at one point last year that the move was "reckless" - which painted the recreational cannabis...
One of the biggest politically active unions in the country has thrown its weight behind a push in Ohio to legalize both recreational and medicinal marijuana this November. Three local chapters of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union...
A Massachusetts judge has sided with a medical cannabis business over the state health department, paving the way for the company to open a trio of dispensaries. The ruling came after the company, Medical Marijuana of Massachusetts, sued the state, alleging that...
Dozens of dispensaries in Colorado have set up "shadow" banking systems that allow them to accept credit and debit cards from customers - even though such practices could set them up for potential money laundering charges, according to a report by a local TV station....
The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce has filed suit over what it claims is trademark infringement by the Colorado Cannabis Chamber of Commerce, a group also known as C4.
By John Schroyer Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer has launched a crusade on illegal dispensaries, announcing this month that his office has shuttered more than 500 cannabis businesses in roughly two years. "It's 514 now," Rob Wilcox, Feuer's director of community...
Ready, set, go! Entrepreneurs can now apply for medical cannabis business licenses in New York, kicking off a process that is expected to be one of the most competitive in the country. The state's health department is now accepting applications for five licenses that...
The two companies selected to grow and dispense medical cannabis in Minnesota have raised a combined $30 million in investments - an unprecedented amount for startups in a new MMJ market. Earlier this week, Minnesota Medical Solutions (also...
