Nevada has begun allowing applicants for medical marijuana patient cards to apply online, a move that could increase the market for dispensaries by streamlining the process and therefore encouraging more people to sign up. The move is the result of negotiations...
The ethics staff for Maryland's General Assembly has launched a preliminary investigation into a state lawmaker's role in the medical cannabis industry. Dan K. Morhaim is a 22-year veteran of the legislature and is the clinical director of Doctors Orders Maryland. The...
A panel of state lawmakers voted 5-0 to recommend adding post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of qualifying conditions under Colorado’s medical marijuana law. It's a major shift for a state that up to now hasn't endorsed the use of medical cannabis for PTSD, the...
By Omar Sacirbey More marijuana growers are convinced you can grow a high-quality crop inside a greenhouse - one as good as that cultivated in an illuminated indoor grow. Producing a good greenhouse crop requires a hefty investment in a high-tech facility. The capital...
The city of Colorado Springs has ordered nine cannabis consumption clubs to shut their doors.
A marijuana cultivation company that was bumped from among the initial 15 winning applicants for a Maryland grower's license is suing the state’s Medical Cannabis Commission. The case could further delay the rollout of the Maryland medical marijuana program, which...
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Colorado has charged two men who ran a Denver-area company that transformed shipping containers into growing pods for food and cannabis with securities fraud, mail fraud and wire fraud. William Sears, 50, and Scott Dittman, 47, were also...
A top editor at the Credit Union Times says more credit unions should begin taking on marijuana businesses as customers. “With a major state like California coming close to legalizing recreational pot – something that may tip the scales on legalization efforts in...
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board and the Washington State Department of Agriculture announced they will team up to test for illegal pesticides on marijuana. The two agencies will together work on pesticide enforcement, random testing, and testing when...
A federally licensed Canadian medical marijuana producer has rolled out a mobile phone app to make it easier for patients to research products and place orders for delivery while on the go. Cam Battley, of Aurora Cannabis, told the Canadian Press the company wanted to...
A tiny Arizona town may have violated a state law by charging $800,000 to allow a marijuana grower, Copperstate Farming, to open in the community, according to the state’s attorney general. It's a first for Arizona under a new state law, Capitol Media Services...
Alaska's top marijuana regulator predicted that recreational marijuana will be available for public purchase in the state by next February. But Alaska cannabis entrepreneurs are unhappy with that timeline, noting it's been two years since the state's voters approved...
