A Vermont entrepreneur group has released a report offering recommendations on how to structure a recreational marijuana industry in the hopes of influencing lawmakers behind an expected legalization push in the state Capitol next year.
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Ohio MJ Campaign to Push ‘Free Market’ Measure
The architect of the biggest failure in modern marijuana politics has vowed to change his ways and come back with a proposal that will win over voters and the cannabis industry at large. Ian James - executive director of ResponsibleOhio, the group behind a failed bid...
Florida’s Emerging CBD Industry May Be Poised for Sizable Shift
By Omar Sacirbey Big changes could be on the horizon for Florida's emerging - and oft-delayed - CBD industry. Several medical marijuana bills that made rumblings this week in the state's legislature may supplant the much-criticized CBD law passed by legislators in...
Canadian Mayors Seek Federal Help With Illegal Dispensaries
In Canada, the mayors of two of Vancouver Island’s biggest cities are seeking guidance from the federal government on how to deal with illegal medical cannabis dispensaries and how to prepare for recreational marijuana legalization. Until now, most of Canada’s illegal...
Company Seeking MMJ License Wins Over Town by Offering Equity Stake in Cultivation Site
By Omar Sacirbey When Harvest Inc. announced that it offered the tiny town of Hancock, Maryland, a 5% stake in a cultivation facility it hopes to open there, a few eyebrows went up. Some observers called it innovative, saying the move could serve as a blueprint for...
Oregon to publish list of permitted pesticides
The Oregon Department of Agriculture has identified 250 pesticides that marijuana producers are permitted to use on their crops, according to the Oregonian. The list of permitted pesticides will be posted on the Oregon Department of Agriculture's website in January....
Florida legislature tackles MMJ legalization, again
For the third time in two years, the Florida Legislature will take up the hotly contested issue of medical marijuana, in an attempt to broaden its current system. On Monday, state Sen. Jeff Brandes filed a new medical marijuana bill that would license cultivation,...
Multi-State MJ Company Seeking Grow Facility in Massachusetts
Hoping to take advantage of Massachusetts’ burgeoning medical cannabis market, a marijuana firm with operations in multiple states has filed for a permit to open a 52-acre grow facility in Freetown, about 50 miles south of Boston. AmeriCann President and CEO Tim Keogh...
Illinois Medical Marijuana Sales Start Strong
The first eight medical marijuana dispensaries to open in Illinois sold nearly $211,000 worth of cannabis combined during their first few days of sales. The state’s medical marijuana program director said the dispensaries served 806 customers who bought some 460...
CO Governor Orders Pesticide-Tainted MJ Destroyed
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper on Thursday called marijuana grown with unapproved pesticides a threat to public safety and ordered it removed from commerce and destroyed. In an executive order, Hickenlooper said state agencies should consider any off-label use of...
New York Expedites Access As First MMJ Crop Is Harvested
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed two bills on Wednesday to establish an “emergency” medical marijuana program for qualified patients, separate Compassionate Care Act set to roll out in January, the New York Times reported. Despite Coumo's announcement, there was...
Potential for Large Patient Pool, Hefty Profits Offsets Onerous Fees in Maryland
By Omar Sacirbey Some of the highest fees in the medical marijuana industry did little to deter scores of entrepreneurs from applying for business licenses in Maryland, suggesting that the state could become one of the most lucrative MMJ markets in the country....
