Loveland, Colorado-based Mile High Labs - a manufacturer of CBD crude oil, distillate and isolate - closed a $35 million Series A funding round as it works to expand its operations. The raise was led by institutional investors from the United...
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Michigan lawmakers vote to prohibit marijuana-infused beer and liquor
Legislation that would prohibit the use, possession or sale of cannabis-infused beer, wine, liquor and mixed drinks in Michigan was approved by the state House on Tuesday by a 101-4 vote. Gov. Rick Snyder is expected to sign the measure, which would make Michigan the...
FDA: CBD shouldn’t be a controlled substance, but treaties require it
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration noted that cannabidiol shouldn't be a controlled substance, but international treaties require the United States to treat it as one, the federal agency said in a 27-page memo written after it approved the first drug made with...
Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission requests AG’s legal help
The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission wants the state attorney general's office to provide it with legal advice instead of the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Division. The commission has received legal guidance from ABC attorneys...
Multistate medical marijuana operators tapped for Virginia’s CBD program
Virginia named its first five CBD-only licensees – three of them multistate medical cannabis operators.
Coca-Cola eyes CBD ‘functional wellness beverages’ as soda market cools
The Coca-Cola Co., the world’s largest beverage maker, is looking at a line of CBD beverages, the company confirmed Monday.
Maine seeks cannabis consultant to advise on recreational, medical rules
Maine put out feelers this week for a marijuana consultant to write regulations to launch the state's recreational marijuana market and implement a new law governing medical cannabis. The state Department of Administrative and Financial Services issued a request for...
Arkansas picks Boston firm to rank medical marijuana applicants
Arkansas picked a Boston-based consultant to grade the 200-plus applications submitted for the state's first medical marijuana dispensary licenses. The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission decided to outsource dispensary license scoring to a...
Despite medical legalization, Hawaii’s Big Island lacks marijuana dispensaries
It's been a year since Hawaii's first legal sale of marijuana and nearly two decades since the state approved it for medical use, but no retail dispensaries have begun selling on the Big Island. Six out of eight dispensaries have opened on all the major islands except...
California Marijuana Notebook: More industry shrinkage may be on the way
Anyone who’s actively involved in the California marijuana space can tell you the one overriding theme of 2018 thus far has been confusion.
There are far more questions than answers at nearly every level of the supply chain – from growers to retailers to ancillary businesses and everyone in between.
Nevada’s first year of recreational marijuana sales surpasses expectations
Nevada regulators and industry insiders say the state's first year of broad cannabis legalization exceeded even their highest estimations, with sales and tax collections already surpassing year-end projections by 25%. Numbers from June are still outstanding, but they...
Arkansas lawmakers approve new marijuana consultant, application rules
Arkansas lawmakers approved a rule to allow the state's Medical Marijuana Commission to hire a consultant who will review hundreds of applications for licenses it has received from cannabis dispensaries. The approval comes after the state awarded licenses to five...
