Just a few months after a marijuana legalization ballot measure failed miserably in Ohio, it now seems as though there's competition for who's going to lead the next charge. The Marijuana Policy Project and a new bipartisan team of political power players in the state...
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FL Lawmakers May Allow MMJ For Terminal Patients
Florida lawmakers have revived a bill to expand the state's CBD industry by allowing terminally ill patients to use full-strength medical cannabis, which would provide a boost for licensed businesses. The state's current law, passed in 2014, permits only allows...
RI Lawmakers to Propose MJ Legalization Bill
Lawmakers in Rhode Island plan to introduce bills this week that would legalize recreational marijuana in the nation’s smallest state. The bills, one slated for the state’s House of Representatives and the other in the Senate, are in response to a proposal last week...
Lack of Outreach Undermining Minnesota’s MMJ Program
One of Minnesota's two medical marijuana license holders estimated recently that under the state’s current list of approved conditions, there could be some 300,000 eligible patients in the state who simply don’t know about the program because of a lack of information...
Marley Natural Launches Cannabis Brand
Marley Natural, the company owned by the family of Bob Marley, will launch its branded cannabis products on Feb. 6, which would have been the reggae legend’s 71st birthday. The company's cannabis strains will go on sale in three dispensaries in the Los Angeles area,...
Some Locals Support Repeal of Oregon MJ Residency Requirements
As one would expect, a push in Oregon to repeal residency requirements for marijuana business owners has the support of cannabis businesses in other states. They, after all, have the most to gain if there are no restrictions on who can own a recreational cannabis...
Detroit Dispensaries Get 30-day Window to Apply for Licenses
More than 200 medical cannabis dispensaries in Detroit will have from March 1-31 to apply for a license to legally operate in the city. Dispensaries that don’t meet the deadline or requirements will be closed, said Melvin Butch Hollowell, the city's highest ranking...
Cannabis industry newbies, veterans kicking the MMJ tires in Delaware
By Omar Sacirbey The race for Delaware’s two remaining medical marijuana licenses is heating up, but it’s hard to say exactly how hot it will get. Nearly 50 executives, professionals and entrepreneurs representing 29 entities attended a "pre-bid" meeting in...
Facebook Shuts Down NJ Dispensary Pages
Where’s Sean Parker, the former president of Facebook, the billionaire behind a marijuana legalization effort in California, when you need him? Facebook shut down the pages of at least three medical marijuana dispensaries in New Jersey on Tuesday, and possibly a few...
Maryland MMJ Applicant Seals Research Partnership With Hospital
A medical marijuana enterprise seeking a cultivation license in Maryland will partner with a local hospital on cannabis research. Peak Harvest Health announced it will work on cannabis research with the Western Maryland Health System in Cumberland, Maryland. Peak will...
Illinois MMJ Sales Surpass $1.2 Million in January
Medical marijuana sales in Illinois hit nearly $1.24 million in January, up around 20% from December sales, which were slightly more than $1 million, according to figures released by the state. A little more than $1.1 million of the sales total was attributable to...
Oregon marijuana store to open cannabis drive-thru
An Oregon cannabis store that just opened across the street from a hospital also plans to ad a drive-up window. Green Life Oregon opened in January, according to its website, across from Curry General Hospital in Gold Beach, Oregon. It wants to open the drive-up on...


