A top Florida cannabis regulator said people who qualify for medical marijuana can begin buying the drug within 90 days, months before the state even implements rules governing the new MMJ program. The timing of the start of MMJ sales - and...
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PTSD adds momentum to New Jersey’s MMJ program
More than 450 people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder have enrolled in New Jersey's medical marijuana program since mid-September, when Gov. Chris Christie agreed to add PTSD to the list of treatable conditions for MMJ. The PTSD enrollees amount to about...
Maine dispensaries want early crack at adult-use cannabis sales
Maine’s largest medical marijuana operator wants the state’s eight dispensaries to have an early opportunity to sell recreational cannabis. The Wellness Connection of Maine, which operates four dispensaries, is supporting legislation that would allow the state’s MMJ...
Hawaii regulators lambasted over slow approval of MMJ cultivation
Hawaii’s health department faced pointed criticism from state lawmakers last week for dragging its feet on medical marijuana cultivation. The state's eight vertically integrated MMJ companies have been stymied in their efforts to grow medical...
Massachusetts rec law poised to take effect Dec. 15, as planned
Massachusetts' new recreational marijuana law appears poised to take effect as scheduled Thursday, overcoming initial questions over whether the official tally of the Nov. 8 vote wouldn't be completed in time. A spokesman for Massachusetts...
Marijuana-focused firm gets tepid response in NYSE debut
Innovative Industrial Properties became the first marijuana-related company Thursday to trade on the New York Stock Exchange, drawing a lukewarm reception from Wall Street investors. The cannabis-focused real estate investment trust (REIT) closed down 4.25%. Trading...
Trump’s pick of Jeff Sessions for attorney general alarms cannabis industry officials
By Marijuana Business Daily staff Marijuana industry officials reacted with alarm Friday to President-elect Donald Trump's choice of Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general, citing the Alabama lawmaker’s hostile attitude toward cannabis and MJ legalization....
Cannabis REIT gets initial ‘yes’ for New York Stock Exchange listing
Innovative Industrial Properties, a cannabis-focused real estate investment trust, said it won preliminary approval to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange, which would make it the first marijuana-related company to secure a Big Board listing. [include_post...
Oregon marijuana regulators ease rules ahead of deadline
Oregon marijuana regulators on Friday announced temporary rules that will make it easier for MJ companies to comply with new rules governing testing, packaging and labeling of recreational and medical cannabis products. Stricter rules were set to kick in on Saturday,...
Alaska regulators approve first retail rec marijuana license
Alaska regulators have begun approving the first retail marijuana licenses under the state's recreational cannabis law. Frozen Budz, the first establishment, will be located in Fairbanks, the Associated Press reported. Frozen Budz's co-owner, Destiny Neade, hopes to...
Michigan Supreme Court rejects bid to put MJ legalization on ballot
It appears all but certain that Michigan residents won't be voting on legalizing recreational marijuana in November, a blow to MJ entrepreneurs angling to participate in a new adult-use market. Michigan's Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by Michigan's...
AZ high court says no to letting lawyers help cannabis clients
Arizona's Supreme Court rejected a bid to repeal rules that threaten lawyers with disbarment if they help marijuana-related clients including businesses, a move that could have big implications if the state's voters approve an initiative to legalize adult-use...
