The unofficial marijuana holiday of April 20 - known to cannabis enthusiasts as 4/20 - annually brings a big boost in sales for retailers across the industry - and pressure to live up to customer expectations, both for great deals and good times. [include_post...
There was a come-from-behind win in the race for New Orleans' first medical marijuana dispensing license Tuesday, when H&W Drug Store was awarded the lone license to dispense MMJ in a region of Louisiana that includes the state's biggest city. The decision by the...
Patients in Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program should be able to obtain the drug in dry leaf or flower form for vaporization by sometime this summer, Gov. Tom Wolf's administration announced Monday. The move should help boost MMJ sales by giving patients a wider...
A pair of tax-related cases announced in Oregon have refocused the spotlight on the risks marijuana companies run if they’re not transparent with the Internal Revenue Service.
According to The Oregonian and The Register-Guard, a Portland dispensary co-owner has been charged with tax evasion related to at least two MJ retail shops the company runs, while a certified public accountant was also charged with tax evasion and wire fraud in connection with a cannabis cultivation venture he owns.
Maine Gov. Paul LePage indicated that he’ll again veto legislation to implement the 2016 voter-approved recreational marijuana industry in his state.
The dominoes are falling. It may be a bit too soon for the cannabis industry to pop the champagne. But after news broke Friday that President Donald Trump was committed to some sort of legislation that would protect state-legal marijuana businesses, one industry...
President Trump has pledged to at least one U.S. senator that the Department of Justice won't interfere with Colorado's marijuana laws or businesses, a sign that the administration will take a hands-off approach toward legal MJ companies. According to The Denver Post,...
One of the ways U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is standing in the way of cannabis industry progress is by stalling marijuana-related research permits through the Drug Enforcement Administration, and two U.S. senators are tired of it. Republican Orrin Hatch, of...
It's no secret that Los Angeles-based MedMen has plans to go public in Canada. But this week, the multistate marijuana company fully outlined how it expects to achieve that goal: a reverse takeover. MedMen has signed a letter of intent with Toronto-based...
New Jersey’s medical marijuana market appears poised for a major shot in the arm, with state lawmakers eyeing an expansion that could increase the number of MMJ dispensaries in the state from six to almost 100.
Two of the masterminds behind Weedmaps – perhaps the most successful online advertising platform for cannabis businesses – are working to set up a new company that would be directly involved in California’s marijuana supply chain.
Arkansas regulators have stopped reviewing applications from businesses that want to sell medical cannabis, weeks after a judge struck down the state's licensing process for growing the drug. A spokesman for the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) said...
