By John Schroyer The end of mandatory vertical integration has arrived in Colorado. Starting today, recreational cannabis retailers in the state no longer have to grow at least 70% of the inventory they sell, meaning stores are free to buy as much as they want from...
San Jose is thinking about upping fines on medical marijuana dispensaries by thousands of dollars to ensure the businesses comply with strict new rules set down by the city earlier this year. Under the proposed fee structure, dispensaries could be fined anywhere from...
At least one outspoken cancer patient in Connecticut has been brought to tears by what she considers a huge disappointment in the state's medical marijuana system. Tracey Gamer Fanning, in an op-ed for the Hartford Courant, wrote that she broke down crying when a...
Absentee ballots have just started to hit Florida mailboxes, and it's no coincidence that a flood of campaign ads both for and against the state's medical marijuana ballot measure began airing on Monday. People United for Medical Marijuana, which is backing Amendment...
The Emerald City is finally about to get its second recreational marijuana shop, while three more are slated to open in the coming weeks. Uncle Ike's plans to open its doors at noon on Tuesday. It will follow in the footsteps of Cannabis City, the first recreational...
The marijuana industry has spawned a seemingly endless number of ancillary business ideas, and one of the newest might be the most innovative yet. An Israeli company has invented a 3-D printed MMJ inhaler to help measure dosages for patients. The firm, Syqe Medical,...
Montana's once-burgeoning medical marijuana sector unraveled quickly several years ago due to legal issues, but dispensaries are thriving in one city that has taken a hands-off approach to the industry. At least 14 MMJ centers are currently operating in Butte,...
By John Schroyer It ain't over till it's over. The California Legislature has tried and failed for three years running to pass a law setting up statewide regulations on the medical marijuana industry, but lawmakers haven't thrown up their hands in despair just yet. A...
If you work in the marijuana industry in Colorado, brace yourself. The state's Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) has finalized a set of roughly 30 new regulations including everything from testing standards to caps on outdoor marijuana growing production. The MED...
Remember that 250-pound bag of imported hemp seeds customs officials detained in Kentucky earlier this year, temporarily delaying a state-approved research program? Well, some of those seeds have grown into 10-foot-tall plants that were harvested this week and are now...
By Marijuana Business Media staff Efforts to legalize marijuana in 2016 heat up in several states, a television reporter's on-air comments generate criticism, and Maryland considers lofty fees for MMJ businesses. Here's a closer look at some of the more notable...
The company that runs some of the most well-known casinos in Las Vegas has filed a lawsuit in federal court against a Nevada medical cannabis company, claiming trademark infringement, cybersquatting and unfair competition. In the suit, MGM Resorts International...
