The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) has approved a resolution urging the federal government to take marijuana off the list of scheduled drugs under the Controlled Substances Act. The group said the Controlled Substances Act should be amended - with...
The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that the names of people who possess medical marijuana business licenses in the state are confidential and don't have to be made available to the public. The court’s decision stems from a lawsuit filed by the Reno Gazette-Journal...
New Jersey’s Medicinal Marijuana Review Panel has recommended that the state's health department add 43 conditions to the list of illnesses that would qualify patients to receive medical cannabis cards. Many of the suggested additions are...
Minnesotans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder are now permitted to start buying medical marijuana from the state's dispensaries, potentially providing a boost to the state's sluggish MMJ program. Minnesota approved PTSD as a new qualifying condition late...
In an effort to help Arkansas medical marijuana businesses drum up patients, the state’s cannabis industry trade association has compiled an online map listing doctors in the state who are willing to write MMJ certifications. The Arkansas Cannabis Industry Association...
Presiding lawmakers in Maryland’s General Assembly have rejected a request from black lawmakers to hold a special legislative session that would have tried to address allegations that African-Americans and other minorities are not fairly represented in the state’s new...
How far can local and federal governments go in banning marijuana-related advertisements at airports? That question has taken center stage in Nevada, where Clark County commissioners are debating whether taxis bearing marijuana advertising should be allowed to ferry...
Hawaii’s Department of Health issued its first provisional certification to a medical marijuana testing lab, bringing the state’s eight vertically integrated dispensaries closer to opening their doors. Honolulu-based Steep Hill Hawaii, which was certified Monday, will...
From HVAC and harvesting to pruning and pest control, six expert growers share their advice by Omar Sacirbey Life isn’t easy for marijuana growers these days. Cannabis cultivation is becoming ruthlessly competitive in some markets, while falling wholesale prices and...
“Benches” usually don’t come to mind when one thinks of cannabis cultivation.
But while they have been increasing efficiency, maximizing space and reducing labor costs in the flower and produce industries for years, automated rolling benches are just now beginning to make their way into marijuana.
Six years and several executive and investor changes later, Harmony Foundation became the sixth and final medical marijuana business in New Jersey to get its cultivation license. The dispensary plans to be operational by the end of the year, NJ.com reported. Harmony...
Maryland regulators are investigating potential conflicts of interest that occurred during the state’s application process for medical marijuana cultivation, extraction and dispensary licenses, The Washington Post reported. In fact, some independent reviewers hired to...
