Medical marijuana research firm Tikun Olam has expanded its partnership with a canna-centric Massachusetts holding company that will eventually increase the Israeli business' U.S. footprint to seven states. Under its new agreement with Newton,...
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Oregon’s marijuana regulatory agency faces state audit
The Oregon Secretary of State plans to audit the state’s recreational marijuana regulatory agency and how the program enforces cannabis rules.
Cannabis tech firm joins Boston Chamber of Commerce
Weedmaps, a marijuana-focused tech company, has joined the Boston Chamber of Commerce and is finalizing a lease for an office that will house its sales and marketing team in the city's pricey downtown. The move suggests California-based Weedmaps is confident the...
Delaware eases PTSD patient access to medical marijuana
Delaware's four medical marijuana dispensaries could see an uptick in business thanks to a change in state law that makes it easier for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder to obtain MMJ. Under the new law, PTSD patients can get a...
L.A. planners approve marijuana business zoning regulations
The Los Angeles City Council Planning Commission approved an ordinance on Thursday that sets zoning regulations and land use guidelines for marijuana growers and retailers in the city. The ordinance mandates that retail marijuana stores be located at least 800 feet...
Cannabis tech company Eaze raises whopping $27 million
Eaze, a canna-centric technology company in San Francisco, has raised $27 million in Series B financing. The raise was led by Bailey Capital, according to a news release, with additional funding by DCM Ventures, Kaya Ventures and FJ Labs. [include_post...
Colorado marijuana banker has plans for a national network
By Omar Sacirbey A Colorado-based credit union believes it may have the solution to marijuana businesses’ banking issues, one that it hopes will be available in six states by the end of this year and about 20 by the end of 2018. Sundie Seefried - the CEO of Partner...
Recreational marijuana business options plentiful in Maine draft bill
A recreational marijuana draft bill crafted by Maine lawmakers would permit the state’s eight licensed medical marijuana dispensaries to apply for a license to sell adult-use cannabis, but they couldn't sell medical and recreational products at the same counter....
San Diego approves new marijuana business regulations
San Diego's City Council approved regulations to allow cultivation, testing, production and distribution of marijuana products by business operators that obtain conditional use permits. Such activities would be allowed in light and heavy...
Michigan medical MJ dispensaries given three months to close
Michigan’s chief regulatory affairs agency is giving the state's unlicensed medical marijuana dispensaries until Dec. 15 to “wind down” their operations. Continuing to operate after Dec. 15 would be “a potential impediment to licensure,” Michigan’s Department of...
Slow-moving Massachusetts a concern for recreational marijuana launch
By Omar Sacirbey
Many Massachusetts cannabis advocates are worried that a regulatory agency heavy on members who voted against legalization may try to undermine the state’s nascent recreational marijuana industry.
But a far bigger worry, it seems, is that “in Massachusetts, things tend to move really slow.”
Iowa attorney general halts medical cannabis oil import plan
An unusual attempt by Iowa to work with another state to transport medical marijuana oil across state lines is on hold amid legal concerns it could invite scrutiny from the federal government. Iowa’s MMJ law, updated this year, mandates that the state license two...
