Applications are now available for those who want to start medical marijuana businesses in Arkansas. The state's Medical Marijuana Commission on Monday posted the applications for licenses to operate MMJ cultivation facilities and...
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Connecticut regulator OKs more medical cannabis conditions
Medical marijuana dispensaries in Connecticut could see a boost in patient counts in the next year after the Department of Consumer Protection agreed to make three more conditions eligible for MMJ treatment. The DCP commissioner notified the Board of Physicians she...
Maryland court again refuses to delay medical cannabis licensing
Maryland's medical marijuana commission can continue to issue cannabis cultivation licenses. The state's highest court denied a motion Friday to continue a temporary restraining order that blocked the commission from issuing cultivation licenses for about a week...
Montana close to enacting medical cannabis rules
A bill that would create a seed-to-sale tracking system, licenses, fees and regulations for Montana's medical marijuana industry is one vote away from moving to the governor. The Montana House gave preliminary approval to a bill to regulate the medical marijuana...
Lawmakers approve later hours for Denver marijuana shops
Marijuana retail stores in Denver will be able to stay open an additional three hours, until 10 p.m., starting May 1. Extending the closing time from 7 p.m. may prove profitable for Denver's marijuana businesses. Shop owners in Colorado's largest city have complained...
Colorado lawmakers abandon plans to regulate cannabis clubs
Colorado lawmakers backed off plans to regulate marijuana clubs, saying the state would invite a federal crackdown by approving Amsterdam-style cannabis clubs. The state House voted Thursday to amend a bill that would have set rules for how private marijuana clubs...
Study: Cannabis is making a dent in beer sales
Almost 30% of Americans say they are now buying legal marijuana instead of beer or would consider doing so if it were sanctioned in their states, according to a study by Cannabiz Consumer Group. The results shed light on a potentially large customer base for cannabis...
Canadian medical cannabis grower added to key stock index
The Canadian cannabis industry has taken another leap toward the mainstream now that Canopy Growth Corp. is being added to the influential S&P/TSX Composite Index. Canopy, one of Canada's federally licensed medical marijuana cultivators, will be the country's...
Washington state vows to fight any cannabis crackdown by feds
Washington state is ready to fight if necessary to keep its legal marijuana, Attorney General Bob Ferguson said after White House spokesman Sean Spicer hinted at a federal crackdown.
WA rec cannabis cultivator closed, plants destroyed over tax issue
Regulators closed one of Washington state’s early marijuana businesses – cultivator Nine Point Growth Industries – for allegedly failing to pay taxes.
Guam to begin accepting MMJ business applications this week
Guam is about to get its medical cannabis industry off the ground. Entrepreneurs hoping to enter the U.S. territory's MMJ market can begin applying for licenses Jan. 18, the Pacific Daily News reported. Guam voters passed a measure to legalize...
Oregon legislators may take aim at medical cannabis regulator
The Oregon regulatory agency whose testing procedures have been blamed for damaging the state’s medical cannabis industry is being targeted by state lawmakers. Legislation proposed for the 2017 session would wrest some or all control of medical marijuana from the...
