Two marijuana testing facilities in Alaska are being audited by a state agency amid concerns about discrepancies in potency-testing results between the sites. The state Department of Environmental Conservation's Environmental Health Laboratory is conducting the audits...
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy promised during his campaign that he would legalize recreational marijuana in the state.
But first, the Democrat hopes to revive New Jersey’s medical cannabis program.
Murphy signed an executive order Tuesday to study a program he says has existed “in name only.
Vermont's governor privately signed a marijuana bill into law Monday, making the state the first in the nation to authorize through the Legislature the possession and use of recreational cannabis. The law, which goes into effect July 1, allows adults to possess up to...
Rhode Island's governor is making another push to expand the state's medical marijuana program. Gov. Gina Raimondo's $9.4 billion state budget plan for the 2019 fiscal year includes: Establishing 12 more medical marijuana dispensaries. Adding acute pain to the list of...
After a contentious public comment session, Nevada's marijuana regulators voted to make permanent most of the temporary rules that allowed the state to get an early start on its recreational cannabis industry. The updated rules were approved unanimously by the Nevada...
In another setback for Maine's recreational marijuana industry, a legalization panel has voted to delay marijuana social clubs until 2023. The Marijuana Legalization Implementation Committee voted 5-1 to stall social club licensing, the Portland Press Herald reported....
Nearly 20% of state-licensed marijuana retailers in a recent undercover operation sold cannabis to underage buyers, according to Oregon authorities.
A medical marijuana dispensary and recreational retail store in Los Angeles have received temporary licenses from the city to sell cannabis. Mother Nature’s Remedy Caregivers in Woodland Hills and WHTC in Studio City received L.A.s' first MMJ and adult-use permits, LA...
North Dakota has established eight regions for medical cannabis dispensaries in an effort to ensure qualifying patients have easy access to MMJ. The regions center on the state's largest cities - Fargo, Bismarck, Grand Forks, Minot, Devils Lake, Jamestown, Williston...
Maine residents who want to grow industrial hemp can now apply for the 2018 growing season. The fee schedule for prospective growers is $100 per application, $500 per license and $50 per acre. Maine has allowed industrial hemp cultivation...
Pennsylvania regulators have given their first approval for a dispensary to begin providing medical marijuana once product becomes available from a licensed grower. The Keystone Canna Remedies dispensary in Bethlehem received the health...
Los Angeles' recreational marijuana businesses won't be allowed to open Jan. 1 when legal adult-use sales launch in California. L.A. marijuana regulators said Friday they won't begin accepting applications to sell legal recreational cannabis until Jan. 3 and it could...
