The U.S. Federal Reserve said in a court filing this week that it will not accept money made from the sale of cannabis because the plant is still considered an illegal drug under federal law. The filing also asks a judge to dismiss a lawsuit against the agency brought...
New York is offering a new online education course for doctors interested in recommending medical marijuana, a move that could help ensure dispensaries have a robust patient market to serve. The idea is to give doctors the information they need to recommend medical...
A major union has recently carved out a tiny foothold in Oregon’s cannabis market and hopes to increase its membership in the state dramatically down the road.
Mexico's Supreme Court will consider a case next week that may help marijuana legalization efforts in the country. Judge Arturo Zaldivar, one of five Mexican Supreme Court Justices, recently made a recommendation to allow personal cultivation and use of marijuana. The...
A pioneering California dispensary that was shuttered years ago by an aggressive anti-marijuana U.S. attorney has won a major legal battle that could have repercussions across the marijuana industry. U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer has ruled that an injunction...
Medical marijuana companies seeking approval from local municipalities to settle within their borders may want to consider the path that Harvest Inc. took to the town of Hancock in western Maryland.
Recreational marijuana businesses in Oregon would have to fork over several thousand dollars annually in licensing fees under the latest draft of proposed rules covering the state's adult-use program. The licensing costs would come on top of local fees, leaving...
Minnesota's health commissioner is considering whether to add intractable pain to the state’s list of conditions that qualify patients for medical marijuana. That should be greeted as good news by cannabis entrepreneurs in Minnesota, where medical marijuana patient...
