Nevada regulators on Thursday licensed the first two recreational marijuana distributors in the state, then rewrote a regulation to speed up the processing of transport permits.
The moves are expected to help alleviate concerns that Nevada’s cannabis retailers will run out of supplies because of unexpectedly strong demand since the state’s adult-use industry launched July 1.
New York is bullish on hemp. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday signed legislation aimed at boosting production of hemp and committed $10 million in state funds to ramp up the industry. In signing the bill into law, the governor said hemp holds great potential for New...
If Massachusetts legislators are unable to reach a compromise over regulations for the state's recreational marijuana industry, it may be time to implement the voter-approved law as it currently stands, Gov. Charlie Baker said. A six-member...
Medical marijuana sales in North Dakota would begin next spring under the state's tentative timeline for its MMJ industry. The state health department plans to open the application process for growers and dispensaries in early August and close it at the end of...
Maryland regulators are allowing the state's first medical marijuana dispensary to open its doors immediately, even though no MMJ products will be available for months. The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission approved Wellness Institute of Maryland's license on...
A cannabis advocate who was instrumental in Florida's passage of a medical marijuana law filed suit against the state to get smokable MJ included in the program. Attorney John Morgan argued in the lawsuit filed Thursday that smoking marijuana is the best way to...
Vermont is seeking to add a fifth medical marijuana dispensary, following through on a new law that expanded the state's MMJ program. The Vermont Department of Public Safety began accepting dispensary applications at the end of last week. The...
A group of Massachusetts lawmakers seeking to hammer out a compromise over the state's recreational marijuana law plan to resume negotiations Wednesday. The six-member panel of House and Senate negotiators failed to meet a self-imposed deadline Friday to get a final...
Hawaii’s largest workers’ compensation insurer is canceling insurance policies for seven medical marijuana dispensaries preparing to open this summer.
Nevada's marijuana regulators believe they have found a way around a judge's order that threatens to block the state's first recreational marijuana sales scheduled to begin next month. Gov. Brian Sandoval on Thursday signed an emergency regulation intended to allow...
The Vermont state House of Representatives has blocked consideration of a bill to legalize recreational marijuana in the state. Lawmakers in the House refused to take up the bill late Wednesday during a special veto session. The measure won approval in the Senate on a...
Recreational marijuana sales in Nevada may not begin next month after all. A judge on Tuesday extended a temporary order that prevents the state from issuing distribution licenses to existing medical marijuana dispensaries so they can begin recreational sales July 1....
