A majority of doctors in Ohio will be reluctant to recommend medical marijuana for their patients, according to the Medical Marijuana Physician Survey, a situation that could hamper the rollout of the state's MMJ program. Roughly 30% of the physicians who participated...
Denver bars and many restaurants hoping to capitalize on a new voter initiative allowing cannabis use at some businesses might be out of luck, as officials moved to prevent the mixing of alcohol and marijuana. State licensing officials...
By Marijuana Business Daily staff High Valley Farms has tried several methods to quell the odors coming from its cultivation facility that sits 20 miles outside of Aspen, Colorado, amid frequent complaints from neighbors. But doing so effectively proved difficult,...
By Marijuana Business Daily staff Kevin Lamb, who's been advocating for marijuana legalization over the past three decades, has been around long enough to know one thing about the cannabis industry: set yourself apart or get left behind. That thought was paramount...
Very few minorities work in the cannabis industry in any capacity, let alone hold executive positions at dispensaries, grows, edibles companies or even ancillary firms.
A bill introduced in Congress by representatives from California and Oregon with 10 bipartisan co-sponsors would allow Veterans Affairs doctors to recommend medical marijuana for veterans in states where it’s legal. Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Dana Rohrabacher...
Legal marijuana dispensaries face potential prosecution if a U.S. attorney enforces federal guidelines banning marijuana businesses from opening within 1,000 feet of schools, playgrounds or public housing. U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz said dispensaries may face...
California Attorney General Kamala Harris said cannabis legalization in the state is “inevitable” as advocates prepare to put recreational marijuana on the 2016 ballot. Legalization in Colorado and Washington are good test subjects for California, where use of medical...
Some Montana marijuana dispensaries are asking for more-stringent regulations to avoid a repeat of 2011 when federal agents swooped in a shut down several cannabis producers and dispensaries. Roger Petersen, whose company has grown and dispensed marijuana since 2010,...
Bob Marley’s family will lend the reggae legend's name and face to a company that sells marijuana strains smoked by the famous musician, and cannabis-infused topicals and accessories similar to those he used. Seattle-based Privateer Holdings will own Marley Natural,...
A Colorado working group that gathered to better regulate edibles ended without reaching a consensus. The group, which includes both sides of the debate – legislators looking to regulate the industry and makers of marijuana-infused edibles -- had been meeting for...
As the 2014 election approaches, politicians are increasingly comfortable addressing marijuana issues as part of their campaigns. It’s a positive indicator that the 2016 election cycle, including the race for president, will feature a growing discussion on the policy...
