The chances for medical cannabis legalization in Mississippi have suffered a potentially large setback. Local government officials have reportedly decided to ban the Marijuana Policy Project from fundraising in the state because the organization's executive director -...
If Massachusetts voters wind up legalizing recreational cannabis next year at the ballot, the state's regulatory system may look a lot like Colorado's. With voters in the Bay State poised to weigh in on a legalization measure next November, 10 Massachusetts state...
By Omar Sacirbey An Ontario-based medical marijuana producer has started selling cannabis oils to Canadian patients, becoming the first business to take advantage of a groundbreaking change to the country's MMJ program. Peace Naturals Project, one of 25 licensed...
A San Diego judge has slapped a local medical marijuana dispensary with a $1.8 million fine for violating zoning regulations, ranking as the largest penalty assessed against an MMJ operation in the city's history. In addition to the fine levied on SoCal Holistic...
Chile and Uruguay have taken significant steps recently to advance their respective marijuana markets. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet signed a decree that authorizes the sale of cannabis-derived medicines at pharmacies and removes marijuana from the country's...
Cannabis entrepreneurs in Oregon running smoking lounges have a new hurdle to overcome: the state's Indoor Clean Air Act. Such lounges may be forced to close for violating new provisions of the statute, set to go into effect on New Year's Day, according to The...
Marijuana growers and retailers may have fewer options for marketing now that the US Postal Service recently issued a directive warning that advertisements about selling or buying cannabis constitute a felony. The Nov. 27 directive also warned publishing companies...
Canada’s federal police have raided three dispensaries in Nanaimo, British Columbia, further muddying the situation surrounding cannabis as the country moves forward with legalization marijuana for recreational use. The Royal Canadian Mounted...
Maryland will delay announcing the winners of medical cannabis business licenses for an undetermined amount of time, leaving entrepreneurs in a holding pattern and introducing uncertainty into the process. The Natalie M. LaPrade Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission...
Alaska has tightened residency restrictions on recreational marijuana business owners again after loosening them last month. Now, anyone seeking a rec business license must be a full-time resident of Alaska who has lived there for at least one year and either works or...
By Omar Sacirbey The six-week-old government of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is considering what type of regulatory system to establish for recreational marijuana, which the country's new leader promised to legalize. But entrepreneurs operating illegal...
Another recently formed company based in Australia is aiming to get a piece of the American medical marijuana market, and this one also hopes to get listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. RxMM Health, which is based in Perth, was created by Boston Securities Group...
