After a medical marijuana company abandoned its cultivation license on Monday in an area west of Chicago, the permit is being offered to the runner-up in the district's scoring process: PharmaCann. PharmaCann already has one cultivation permit and four dispensary...
Nearly 40% of the 519 businesses that applied for medical cannabis business licenses in Nevada have chosen to remain anonymous, taking advantage of a stipulation in the state's MMJ law that allows applicants to withhold their information from public view. A state...
By John Schroyer Established cannabis companies looking to expand into new markets could find a major opening in Alaska if a recent legislative proposal becomes law. The measure - introduced in the state Legislature last week - would ban applicants seeking...
Florida is having a hard time figuring out rules for its CBD industry. The state health department's decision to award dispensary licenses via lottery was upended by a judge in December, delaying implementation of Florida's CBD law. Now, an attorney for the state...
Oregon could keep medical marijuana completely separate from recreational cannabis when retail sales begin next year. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC), which is tasked with writing recommendations for policymakers, told the state Legislature that it...
Missouri has joined the growing number of states legalizing CBD-based medicines. The state awarded cultivation and production licenses for hemp to two companies, Noah's Arc Foundation and BeLEAF Corporation. Mitch Meyers, the head of BeLEAF, also has plans to open a...
Although they don't run the company anymore, the iconic founders of Ben & Jerry's recently appear willing to back a line of marijuana-infused ice cream. "Makes sense to me," Ben Cohen told The Huffington Post when asked if he would support such a move. "Combine...
Dispensaries and retail cannabis stores in Colorado sold nearly 150,000 pounds of marijuana flower last year as overall demand for MJ soared in the nation's first recreational market, according to a new report by the state's Department of Revenue. [include_post...
By John Schroyer An Oregon city forces hopeful medical marijuana entrepreneurs to wait until the state hammers out rec rules, a second licensing lawsuit crops up in Illinois, and a report offers encouragement - and caution - for public cannabis companies. Here’s a...
A company that got turned down for one of the Illinois' 21 medical marijuana cultivation licenses has filed suit, claiming that the state's Department of Agriculture didn't adhere to selection process rules. The would-be cultivator, PM Rx, told an Illinois TV station...
Alaska marijuana entrepreneurs who want to specialize in infused products or extracts will have to get a license to operate in Anchorage, the state's largest city and likely its biggest cannabis market. Wary of independent operators who may not know what they're...
Oregon is facing an interesting question tied to its medical marijuana law: Should evicted cannabis cultivators be granted the same legal protections as businesspeople who grow other types of plants? The issue has been raised in a lawsuit filed by a landlord, Philip...
