By John Schroyer When Leslie Bocskor speaks, people in the cannabis industry listen. That's because he has a well-known track record of success as an investment banker that dates back almost 20 years. And now, he's playing dual roles as managing partner at the Las...
More than two dozen groups have officially expressed interest in applying for licenses to cultivate, process and distribute medical cannabis in Minnesota. The state's health department said it received 29 letters of intent by Friday afternoon, the deadline for...
Is the legalization of recreational marijuana in Colorado making the state less attractive to businesses from outside its borders? There's no clear answer to that question, according to several business experts who participated in a panel discussion Friday at the 2014...
With Monday looming as the deadline in Illinois for medical marijuana business applications, a number of MMJ operations are still trying to pull together local support in various towns where they're hoping to set up shop, and some municipalities are taking financial...
A subsidiary company of Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate is reportedly exploring the waters of the cannabis industry. The company, Cubic Designs Inc., has sent around 1,000 letters to marijuana dispensaries over the past few weeks, offering to help them...
A ballot measure to legalize possession of marijuana in Washington DC got a boost on Thursday when a new poll released by The Washington Post/NBC4/Marist found that 65% of registered voters support the initiative, with 33% opposed and just 2% unsure. Initiative 71...
Washington State is warning dozens of applicants for recreational marijuana business licenses that their chance at a permit may be canceled unless they make an appointment within 60 days with a licensing inspector, as well as provide information for criminal and...
A Colorado marijuana edibles company is under increasing heat as a lawsuit filed against its Denver County Fair booth grows. The class action suit, which was filed Aug. 25, now has seven plaintiffs from as far away as Oklahoma and Wisconsin who all contend they were...
The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) is using a now-infamous first person account of excessive cannabis consumption to highlight the group’s new education initiative encouraging responsible consumption.
Mjardin Management isn't exactly an original idea, given that it's a consulting and management company with a focus on the "cultivation and sale of premium cannabis." But its restructuring plan demonstrates the company's ambition. According to The New York Times,...
By John Schroyer In a few months, Nevada will set a new bar for the medical marijuana industry with a provision in the law state legislators passed last year allowing dispensaries to set up shop. The provision allows any legally registered MMJ patient from anywhere in...
If Republican Bruce Rauner had his way, Illinois's 60 medical marijuana dispensary permits and 21 cultivation center licenses would be sold by the state via auction. The GOP gubernatorial candidate made the suggestion on Tuesday, while criticizing the state's MMJ...
