Ohio would have up to 40 dispensaries under draft regulations for its medical marijuana industry released Thursday. The proposed rules, drafted by the Ohio Board of Pharmacy, would require prospective dispensary owners to pay a $5,000 application fee as well as...
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has introduced a new rule on how it tracks marijuana extracts that is causing concern in the marijuana industry. But should it? The DEA announced in the Federal Register it is creating “a new Administration Controlled...
The Mexican Senate overwhelmingly passed a medical marijuana bill, but to become law the measure must still win approval from the country’s lower house. The bill, which was passed 98-7 on Tuesday, would allow the use of products containing THC and would also permit...
A new report asserts that regulators in Portland, Oregon, have been slow to approve hundreds of cannabis retail applications for licenses, a situation that could further disrupt the state’s already troubled marijuana industry. "Based on data from the Office of...
By Omar Sacirbey Maryland dispensary license winners celebrated briefly after learning about their victories last week, then turned their attention to getting their businesses up and running in what could become one of the most lucrative medical marijuana markets on...
In a significant milestone for the cannabis industry, Colorado's combined recreational and medical marijuana sales hit $1.1 billion in the first 10 months of 2016. That total eclipsed Colorado's combined cannabis sales in 2015 of just over $996 million, according to...
The head of the Oregon Environment Laboratory Accreditation Program, which is in charge of accrediting testing labs including those used for marijuana, will retire early next year because of job-related health reasons. Administrator Gary Ward said his health had...
Alaska’s top cannabis official, Cynthia Franklin, is stepping down from her post to take another job in the state government. Franklin said Jan. 6 will be her last day as director of Alaska’s Alcohol & Marijuana Control Office (AMCO), according to Alaska Public...
Colorado’s top marijuana regulator is sounding the alarm bells that President-elect Donald Trump's administration could crack down on the state's cannabis industry, warning such a move could throw thousands out of work and shutter many businesses. “I think there’s...
Marijuana sales in Oregon have been sliding since the state implemented stringent new testing rules on Oct. 1, dropping 8.5% to $29.5 million that month. The October decline marked the first time since May that the market posted sales below $30 million, according to a...
Proponents of scientific research in the cannabis industry got encouraging news with recent announcements that two major universities received nearly $20 million in donations for marijuana-related studies. The University of Miami’s Project to...
Marijuana retailers in Washington state could see an uptick in business thanks to a proposed fund that would help foot the bill for low-income medical marijuana patients. The idea is the brainchild of the 70-member Washington CannaBusiness Association (WACA), which...
