Many parallels have been drawn to date between the development of the cannabis industry and the dot-com era of the 1990s, when the technology sector experienced unparalleled growth. This week brings news of another reason to think that the comparison may be valid. The...
The highly anticipated $9 million in medical marijuana research funding being distributed by the state of Colorado has finally arrived, however for-profit firms need not apply. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced Wednesday in its request...
New polling using the specific wording of Florida's medical marijuana ballot measure shows increasing support among registered voters. While a survey conducted in the summer by Quinnipiac University indicated nearly 90% of likely voters are supportive of medical...
Three applicants in Massachusetts are in the running to open Boston's first medical marijuana dispensary, according to a recent update from the state's Department of Public Health (DPH). Boston is among the areas not served by one of the 11 dispensaries that received...
Colorado has proposed additional limits on cannabis producers in an effort to curb diversion to other states, drawing praise from large-scale cultivators and criticism from smaller growers. The move comes as Colorado approaches the Oct. 1 threshold where commercial...
Delayed application reviews and tightening regulations are frustrating prospective Canadian medical marijuana business owners and their investors. The situation has become "a pressure-cooker ready to blow," according to one insider quoted in The Montreal Gazette, as...
Aspiring cannabis entrepreneurs in Illinois now have access to official license application documents. The state's health department has posted dispensary and cultivation center applications to its website, including instructions, attestation documents for company...
A judge in Washington State has upheld a municipality's authority to ban marijuana retailers, though not under federal law. Judge Ronald Culpepper ruled that the city of Fife can deny retailer licenses to prospective cannabis businesses, but he said that right is...
Marijuana Business Media, the parent company of Marijuana Business Daily, announced today that reporter John Schroyer has joined its editorial staff. Schroyer will cover business, financial and legal issues of national interest to the expanding medical and...
A Colorado man has filed a negligence lawsuit against an edibles company over chocolate bars distributed at the Denver County Fair that inadvertently contained THC. LivWell, a Denver-area chain of medical marijuana dispensaries, distributed the Full Melt chocolate...
Entrepreneurs are clamoring to get involved in Minnesota's medical marijuana industry. The state has had to find a larger room for a meeting today targeting those interested in obtaining cannabis business licenses, saying the crowd will be bigger than expected....
In a unique research project of great interest to cannabis entrepreneurs, The Washington Post has published a comparison of the price of beer in all U.S. states to the cost of a typical joint. The results show that, in general, consumers can choose between a joint or...
