A cultivator can learn everything there is to know about seeds and soil, but creating an ideal environment around the plant is also crucial to growing top-notch cannabis and running a profitable business.
So says cultivation site designer and grower Tim Shaw, the chief operating officer of the marijuana consulting firm MariMed Advisors in Newton, Massachusetts.
Medical marijuana businesses in Illinois hope the third time's a charm for expanding the state's list of approved conditions for MMJ treatment. The state’s Medical Cannabis Advisory Board will meet Monday to discuss whether to add 15 new conditions to the current list...
Weedmaps, the popular dispensary listings site, has hired a veteran Washington lobbyist to help shape state and local policies governing the cannabis industry, the Bond Buyer reported. Dustin McDonald - California-based Weedmap's new head of government relations - has...
Marijuana retailers in the United States rang up more than $37.5 million in sales on the April 20 cannabis holiday, a nearly 30% increase from a year earlier, according to a study by MJ Freeway, the Denver seed-to-sale tracking software provider. [include_post...
David versus Goliath? One of the nation's largest specialty tea companies is suing a small Oregon marijuana shop for trademark infringement over use of the name “Stash.” The Stash Tea Co. in Tigard, a Portland, Oregon suburb, accuses the Stash Cannabis Co. in nearby...
By Omar Sacirbey Proponents for marijuana legalization in Massachusetts say the state’s medical cannabis industry must step up to the plate quickly to ensure a recreational measure passes this fall in the face of growing opposition - or else the entire effort could...
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has approved the wording of a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize both recreational and medical marijuana, the Associated Press reported. It is the second legalization initiative to win the green light to proceed...
Maryland has named its new medical marijuana program director, who will have to manage a flood of applications for business licenses in a state with a potentially large MMJ market. Patrick Jameson, a former state trooper and unsuccessful political candidate, started...
A group of heavyweights from the medical profession have teamed up to support the legalization of marijuana in the interests of public health, giving the cannabis industry a potentially important ally. Doctors for Cannabis Regulation announced its launch last week,...
U.S. regulators granted GW Pharmaceuticals' cannabis-based epilepsy drug "orphan" status, enabling the company to receive tax credits and other incentives so it can test the drug on patients with a rare form of the disorder. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's...
By Omar Sacirbey The cannabis industry has started taking steps to become more racially diverse, albeit baby steps at this point. Several new organizations have sprouted up to foster and encourage diversity in the marijuana workplace, and more people are speaking out...
Delaware has received 11 applications for its final two medical marijuana dispensary licenses, according to a spokeswoman for the state's health department. Officials expect to announce winners in August. The state is not allowed at this time to reveal details about...
