Maine Gov. Paul LePage has certified the results of the November measure in which voters passed recreational marijuana legalization by a margin of about 4,000 votes, or less than 1% of all ballots cast. While announcing the certification on a local radio talk show...
Hoping to increase patient access, health officials in Massachusetts have proposed allowing nurse practitioners to recommend medical marijuana to patients. And in neighboring New Hampshire, lawmakers are expected to take up a bill that would liberalize home growing...
The marijuana industry is not only beginning a new year, it’s starting a fresh era in which it could flourish with opportunity or regress under a White House that could resurrect the crackdowns and raids of the past.
Marijuana businesses must successfully navigate a slew of challenges in 2017 if the industry is to continue its economic, financial and legalization inroads of 2016.
The $550 that Giving Tree Wellness in Phoenix pays on average for water each month may seem like a drop in the bucket compared with the nearly $20,000 it shells out for electricity.
But the company, which both grows and sells medical marijuana, is constantly looking for ways to push its water bill even lower.
Washington DC grower solves problems preemptively, develops creative solutions to challenges by Omar Sacirbey Veteran marijuana grower Corey Barnette aims to nip problems in the bud before they mushroom. He also prefers doing things in-house when necessary. That can...
The owners of the Original Leaf recreational marijuana store in Aspen, Colorado, are countersuing two Texas investment firms, alleging that their principals controlled the money they invested in Original Leaf and forced the owners to hire unnecessary workers,...
A South Carolina statehouse representative has pre-filed two medical marijuana bills that his fellow legislators will consider during the 2017 legislative session. If passed, the bills would be another major advance for cannabis legalization in the traditionally...
Licensed medical cannabis producer CanniMed Therapeutics completed an IPO Thursday, listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange and raising about 60 million Canadian dollars ($45 million). The company, based in the central Canadian province of Saskatchewan, sold five...
In the annals of marijuana history, 2016 will most certainly stand out as a watershed year for the business of cannabis. From huge wins on Election Day and a flurry of investment activity to big courtroom victories and recreational legalization momentum in Canada,...
In a promising sign for the recreational marijuana industry, one of Colorado’s most cannabis-resistant city governments has finally decided to allow adult-use stores. The Pueblo City Council voted this week to award licenses for eight...
The cabinet of Thailand’s National Legislative Assembly has approved a proposal to permit hemp cultivation in six provinces in the country’s northern region as part of a project to explore the use of plants for medical purposes. Officials with the Office of the...
