By John Schroyer
Life could get a lot harder for the marijuana industry in the next two months, with advocates warning that a pair of cannabis business-protecting federal policies could be in serious jeopardy.
At issue is what action the federal government may take involving the precarious 2013 Cole Memo and expiring Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment.
Marijuana delivery services are in strong demand since Nevada’s recreational cannabis sales began on July 1, with industry officials predicting more growth ahead thanks to the strength of the new adult-use market.
Armen Yemenidjian, owner of Essence dispensary in Las Vegas, told the Las Vegas Sun delivery orders have surged since adult-use marijuana …
Alaska marijuana regulators have proposed barring marijuana businesses from giving landlords a cut of their sales revenue in lieu of rent, overriding objections from MJ industry officials.
In a 3-2 vote last week, the Alaska Marijuana Control Office (AMCO) cited concerns that the practice would give non-marijuana business license holders – the landlords – …
By Eli McVey
Medical marijuana dispensaries and recreational stores serve, on average, approximately 100 customers per day, according to data in the newly released Marijuana Business Factbook 2017.
Advertising will become even more difficult for marijuana businesses in Washington state this weekend when new restrictions take effect.
Starting Sunday, cannabis businesses statewide must start following advertising rules primarily intended to protect children from marijuana, TV station King 5 reported.
The law mandates that marijuana signage must clearly denote that …
The first municipality in Arkansas has granted formal approval to local rules that will govern medical marijuana companies that operate within its borders, setting the stage for the rest of the state to follow suit.
Texarkana’s board of directors on Monday approved business license fees for dispensaries and medical cannabis growers, TV …
Most of Hawaii’s medical marijuana dispensaries are ready to do business, but they’re awaiting action by the state’s Department of Health.
A year after Hawaii’s licensed dispensaries were allowed to open by law, at least three of the eight have product ready for market and six have been approved to cultivate marijuana, …
Alaska is making strides toward becoming the first state in the nation to allow customers to consume marijuana in recreational shops.
The state’s Marijuana Control Board voted 3-2 Friday to begin drafting rules for onsite consumption, Alaska Dispatch News reported.
The regulations would range from where and how much …
Nevada’s fledgling recreational marijuana market has led to significant cannabis price hikes that may be hurting the state’s medical MJ industry.
Medical marijuana prices “have almost doubled” in parts of Nevada, raising concerns that unaffordable medical cannabis may force patients to the illicit market, according to Las Vegas TV station KTNV.
Emily …
Legal sales of adult-use marijuana in Uruguay will begin next week at a limited number of pharmacies, and more than 5,000 people have registered as customers.
Recreational marijuana will be available starting July 19 in 5-gram amounts at 16 pharmacies nationwide, the South American country’s Cannabis Regulation and Control Institute said in a statement.
The cannabis …
By Omar Sacirbey and John Schroyer
Nevada works to avert a recreational marijuana supply shortage, New Hampshire adds chronic pain and PTSD to its medical cannabis qualifying conditions, and Maryland reorganizes its MMJ commission.
Here’s a closer look at some notable developments in the marijuana industry over the past week.
Delaware’s governor signed a new law to make it easier for those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to obtain medical marijuana, a move likely to boost MMJ sales in the state.
Although PTSD was already a qualifying condition in the state, those patients were previously required to get authorization from a psychiatrist …