Two medical marijuana growers in Rhode Island awaiting final approval of their MMJ cultivation business license were arrested for possession and intent to distribute cannabis. As a result, Rhode Island regulators have revoked their preliminary cultivation approval and...
Oregon state legislators are trying to head the federal government off at the pass.
The Arkansas state senator behind a bill that would would bar patients from smoking medical marijuana under the state's new MMJ law has accepted campaign money from tobacco companies. State Sen. Jason Rapert cited health factors as the reason behind his anti-smoking...
A major Canadian medical marijuana cultivation company changed CEOs, two days after announcing it could not find the source of the pesticide contamination that forced it to recall tainted cannabis and revamp its operating procedures. It's the second case of CEO...
The Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Board gave approval for state-licensed dispensaries to deliver medical marijuana to patients and caregivers once the state's MMJ program has launched. The delivery regulations approved this week include a few restrictions,...
It’s good business to keep up with technology and use it to make your medical cannabis dispensary or recreational shop run efficiently.
But it’s bad business to rely on it exclusively, especially if you lack a backup plan in case your technology crashes. In short, it pays to be prepared if things head south – and it’s not difficult to create a strategy to control the damage.
Growers targeting the concentrates market should consider everything from strain type and chemistry to extraction methods and terpenes by Omar Sacirbey Recreational and medical cannabis consumers increasingly are turning to concentrates such as waxes, budders and...
Marijuana growers are investing heavily in automation technology to remain competitive and boost efficiency, but pitfalls abound by Omar Sacirbey There’s a war on the horizon for cannabis cultivators. As the marijuana industry matures and evolves, wholesale cannabis...
OrganiGram, a federally licensed medical marijuana cultivator in Canada that recalled contaminated product last year, said it conducted an "extensive investigation" but was unable to find the source for the tainted cannabis. The company also said it had reversed an...
By Omar Sacirbey
Medical marijuana companies are finding solace in comments from the White House last week indicating the federal government might crack down on recreational cannabis but leave the $2 billion MMJ industry alone.
“It is good news for medical marijuana,” said Alex Ford of the Grassroots Vermont dispensary.
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has appointed an Anchorage planning official to lead the state’s Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office and the Marijuana Control Board. Erika McConnell, who will start in late March, has worked for the city since 2003 in various roles, most...
Comments from White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Thursday that federal authorities could start cracking down on recreational marijuana businesses sent cannabis stocks on a roller-coaster ride Friday, with some stocks tumbling as much as 15% in early morning...
