Several Michigan medical marijuana dispensaries have received sham cease-and-desist letters even though they have been operating legitimately under temporary state rules while awaiting a business license. The bogus letters resemble genuine cease-and-desist...
A state appeals court threw out a lawsuit that could have undone Pennsylvania’s nascent medical marijuana program. The suit was filed in September 2017 by Keystone ReLeaf of Bethlehem, whose bid for a dispensing license failed. The lawsuit, had it succeeded, could...
With summer looming, marijuana growers from California to Massachusetts will confront untried regulations and potentially greater enforcement of water-related rules. The development is likely to spread as more states legalize cannabis, presenting MJ growers with...
The second biggest coffee retail chain in Canada is partnering with a Canadian health care clinic to develop a network of cannabis stores. Second Cup Ltd., based in Mississauga, Ontario, announced it will partner with Ottawa-based National...
Maine moves a step closer to rolling out recreational marijuana, former U.S. House Speaker John Boehner does an about-face on MJ legalization, and Hewlett-Packard becomes the latest big corporation to enter the cannabis industry.
Technology giant Hewlett-Packard is partnering with a marijuana compliance software company, becoming the latest mainstream company to dip its toe in the cannabis industry. The Palo Alto, California, technology company will preinstall cannabis...
Altitude Investment Management, a cannabis-focused investment firm in New York, raised $18.7 million for its debut fund, Altitude Investment Partners. Altitude hopes to raise a total of $50 million for the new fund and in a news release called...
No one has applied for a license to set up an independent medical marijuana testing laboratory in Guam, nearly two months after Gov. Eddie Calvo signed into law a bill implementing the rules for an MMJ program, a high-ranking official said. [include_post...
New York-based Citigroup is asking a California marijuana dispensary to get rid of a logo that it asserts looks like the logo of its banking subsidiary Citibank. According to the New York Post, Citigroup made the request after the newspaper...
A California-based cannabis infused products manufacturer on Monday closed a roughly $6 million Series B capital raise in the latest sign of rapid growth in that sector of the marijuana industry. Plus Products, headquartered in Palo Alto, announced in a news release...
Hoping to expand its online presence, High Times magazine has acquired a 3-year-old marijuana news website. The iconic cannabis culture magazine acquired Green Rush Daily, a website that receives more than 4 million unique monthly visitors, according to a news...
A small, "old school" credit union in Toronto has emerged as Canada’s leading banking institution for cannabis businesses. Alterna Savings & Credit Union serves about two-thirds of Canada’s roughly 100 federally licensed growers, owner CEO Rob Paterson told The...
