Count Florida and Oklahoma among the states in which medical marijuana dispensaries are considered “essential” businesses that can remain open during the coronavirus pandemic. A Florida statute considers medical cannabis dispensaries in the state to be an essential...
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Maine’s adult-use cannabis residency rule unconstitutional, suit claims
Maine’s residency requirement for recreational marijuana business ownership violates the U.S. Constitution, according to a federal lawsuit filed against the state. Wellness Connection, based in Auburn, Maine, alleges in the suit against the state’s Department of...
Denver reverses course, allows adult-use cannabis shops to stay open
The operators of adult-use marijuana stores in Denver caught a break late Monday afternoon when the city announced they can remain open. Earlier in the day, while announcing a new stay-at-home order for Denver residents in the city's battle...
Oregon allows marijuana curbside deliveries
Oregon marijuana regulators on Monday approved a temporary rule that allows licensed cannabis retailers to conduct limited transactions outside of their brick-and-mortar buildings. Under the interim rule - an effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus - the state's...
More states say medical cannabis shops can stay open amid COVID-19
Massachusetts, Michigan and Ohio joined several other states in declaring that medical marijuana dispensaries can remain open in light of stay-at-home orders designed to help combat the coronavirus outbreak. Here is a look at what is happening in each state:...
Poll: COVID-19’s cannabis legalization impact?
The nationwide coronavirus outbreak could hamper cannabis legalization efforts along the East Coast and elsewhere, raising further questions about the launch of lucrative new adult-use and medical markets in New York and other states....
Colorado medical cannabis shop first to offer deliveries
The Native Roots Dandelion medical marijuana dispensary is the first in Colorado to be allowed to deliver medical marijuana under a new state law, regulators said. The state Marijuana Enforcement Division granted the delivery permit to the dispensary in Boulder,...
Marijuana retailer Green Growth announces CEO’s departure
Green Growth Brands, a troubled marijuana retailer in the process of focusing solely on marijuana, said its CEO has stepped down, effective immediately. The outgoing CEO, Peter Horvath, came to the Columbus, Ohio, company after leading strategies for retail giants...
Marijuana pioneer Hodas joins Colorado’s Wana Brands
A week after Wana Brand unveiled its entry into Canada, the Colorado-based marijuana edibles maker on Wednesday announced it has hired industry veteran Joe Hodas to oversee the company’s growing marketing efforts.
Cannabis event MJBizCon nominated as a top 50 fastest-growing show
MJBizCon, the trade show for cannabis professionals hosted by Marijuana Business Daily, has been nominated as one of the fastest-growing shows in the United States. MJBizCon was a nominee for Trade Show Executive’s Fastest 50 for 2019 in all three...
WA allows curbside medical marijuana sales during health crisis
Washington state is allowing licensed cannabis dispensaries with medically compliant products to provide curbside service to patients in order to “promote social distancing,” according to the state’s Liquor and Cannabis Board. Dispensaries can...
Tell us if you think coronavirus will hit Germany’s MMJ supply
International medical marijuana supply chains appear stable for the time being despite the coronavirus pandemic, with shipments to Europe’s largest market, Germany, remaining uninterrupted. Despite more European countries going into full...













