Rhode Island could net $10 million-$15 million in tax revenue during the first year of cannabis sales if it legalizes recreational marijuana, the states's governor told the Providence Journal. It’s the latest indication from Gov. Gina Raimondo that her administration...
Hoping to attract smaller, new businesses to the local cannabis market, the City Council in Portland, Oregon, has approved an ordinance that creates a new class of license for delivery-only marijuana businesses. These new marijuana delivery...
The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled this week that local officials cannot use federal laws prohibiting cannabis to justify their refusal to provide necessary zoning for medical marijuana dispensaries. In their unanimous decision, the judges said Maricopa County...
By Omar Sacirbey High energy costs and declining cannabis prices have many cultivators thinking about moving their indoor grows into greenhouses. But once that decision is made, those cultivators must determine whether to buy a North American-made greenhouse or import...
Pennsylvania will issue applications for medical marijuana cultivation, processing and dispensary licenses on Jan. 17, and applicants will have between Feb. 20 and March 20 to submit their bids, state regulators said at a news conference Wednesday. Dr. Karen Murphy,...
How can banks in Oregon improve their reputation? Serve cannabis clients. That’s the finding of a survey by Portland-based LT Public Relations and DHM Research that suggests financial institutions could better their public standing by providing financial services to...
Two medical institutions in Connecticut have received the go-ahead to research the healing properties of cannabis, news that can potentially bolster the MMJ industry's credibility. Connecticut Hospice Inc. in Branford, the nation’s first hospice, announced Monday it...
The governor of Guam wants to legalize recreational marijuana and plans to work with lawmakers to draft legislation that would be introduced early in 2017, a move that would make the western Pacific island the first U.S. territory with an adult-use program. Voters on...
By Omar Sacirbey Medical marijuana businesses in New York are hopeful that recent and proposed changes to the state’s MMJ program will increase patient numbers and boost sales. But the five existing companies, currently operating below their capacities, worry those...
Maine officially became the latest state, and the second in New England, to legalize adult-use cannabis after opponents formally abandoned their demand for a recount. The No on 1 campaign, as the anti-legalization effort was called, notified Maine’s secretary of state...
Marijuana businesses in Portland as well as other Oregon cities soon could see some relief with new and pending rules from city and state regulators. The Oregon Health Authority issued revised testing regulations this week that essentially require marijuana growers to...
A group of 10 U.S. senators is urging the Treasury Department to take steps to prevent the shutdown of plant-touching and ancillary businesses' bank accounts. The senators - seven Democrats, one Republican and two independents - placed special emphasis on ancillary...
