Four longstanding cannabis shops in West Hollywood were granted a reprieve on Tuesday by city officials and will be allowed to remain open until the end of the year instead of being forced to close this summer. Under a previous decision by the city, the four existing...
The Cannabis Trade Federation (CTF) is continuing to expand its policy and lobbying team in Washington DC, and the newest player to join the roster is former Florida congressman Carlos Curbelo. CTF, which is pushing for federal marijuana reform, said in a news release...
California's 2018 marijuana tax-revenue tally is in, and once more, it's far below what the state had projected. According to a news release from the state Department of Tax and Fee Administration, the fourth quarter of 2018 brought $103.3...
Legal marijuana companies are cautiously welcoming California Gov. Gavin Newsom's announcement that 150 National Guard troops will deploy to Northern California to "go after illegal cannabis farms," but the news also is kindling fears in some industry circles of a...
The U.S. Senate voted 54-45 on Thursday to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, William Barr, installing a Justice Department veteran as the nation's top law enforcement official. During his confirmation hearings, Barr - who previously served...
Utah's biggest health-care provider - Intermountain Healthcare - told its physicians they're allowed to write medical marijuana recommendations for patients, which could boost the number of potential customers for the state's upcoming MMJ industry. According to The...
The city of Sonora, in central California, plans to file suit against the state Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) over a policy adopted in 2018 that allows commercial marijuana to be delivered anywhere in the state, regardless of local bans on MJ commerce. According to...
MedMen Enterprises has been hit with three lawsuits that, combined, seek hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.
Contrary to the trend of mainstream companies reaching into the marijuana industry, a firm founded to serve cannabis clients is expanding into traditional technology services for businesses that have nothing to do with the plant. Denver-based...
Colorado's legal marijuana market hit a milestone at the end of 2018, going over $6 billion in combined recreational and medical sales since the adult-use market launched on New Year's Day in 2014. But since 2016, recreational sales have continued to climb as medical...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced during his state of the state address on Tuesday that the National Guard has been tasked with eliminating unlicensed cannabis farms, a move welcomed by the state's legal marijuana growers. "We applaud (Newsom) for allocating...
California-based cannabis retailer MedMen may be forced out of a medical marijuana trade group in New York, where it holds one of 10 MMJ business permits. According to the Daily News, the New York Medical Cannabis Industry Association (NYMCIA) asked the company to...
