A Florida biopharmaceutical company said it has been awarded the first U.S. patent for the commercial development of synthetic cannabis-based medical treatments. Tampa-based Teewinot Life Sciences, formerly known as CBC Biotechnologies, said in a news release the...
Tax and license compliance officers in Tacoma, Washington, will soon start inspecting all known marijuana retailers in the city, and issue suspension letters to those found operating without a license. Receiving such a letter means the store...
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin signed into law legislation expanding the list of qualifying conditions eligible for treatment with medical marijuana, a move that will benefit local dispensaries by significantly increasing the program's patient base. The new law adds...
By Omar Sacirbey New Mexico's nearly decade-old medical marijuana market is sprinting ahead as if it had just opened, thanks to a 70% jump in new patients over the past year. Sales via dispensaries hit nearly $10 million in the first quarter - almost double the total...
Illinois moves to give its medical marijuana industry a boost, Oregon marks a milestone in its adult-use cannabis industry, and California lawmakers embark on a revamp of the state’s MMJ market.
The California State Assembly has approved two medical marijuana-related bills, including one that would create a new type of license for MMJ "micro farmers" and another that addresses a host a of regulatory issues. Both bills now head to the state Senate....
Vancouver announced it's filing injunctions in the British Columbia Supreme Court against unlicensed medical marijuana dispensaries, initially targeting 17 of 55 unlicensed outlets in the Canadian port city. According to broadcaster CBC, the city said the initial...
State lawmakers from both parties in Illinois have agreed to extend Illinois' medical marijuana pilot program to July 2020, and expanded the list of qualifying conditions to include post-traumatic stress disorder and terminal illness. Lawmakers must still take a...
Massachusetts regulators are vowing to crack down on medical marijuana dispensaries after some put low-income patients on waiting lists for discounted products. The move by dispensaries led to delays that violate state MMJ laws, the Boston Globe reported. The paper...
The Ohio Senate passed a medical marijuana bill and sent it to Gov. John Kascich, who will review the legislation.
The Senate’s approval of House Bill 523 comes two weeks after House lawmakers did the same in a bid to head off a possible ballot measure this fall that would create a more permissive MMJ program. Both chambers are Republican-led.
By Omar Sacirbey Oakland is targeting the War on Drugs. The California port city's lawmakers this month approved rules designed to allocate more medical marijuana business licenses to minorities, especially those in neighborhoods disproportionately affected by the...
Los Angeles County supervisors voted to extend a temporary ban on medical marijuana cultivation in unincorporated areas of the county by one month. At the same time, however, supervisors this week postponed a proposed 10-month ban on medical marijuana growing in...
