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Chart: Massachusetts recreational marijuana sales soar in first month despite obstacles

Massachusetts dispensaries rang up $9.3 million in recreational marijuana sales during the first four weeks of operation, an impressive feat considering only two stores were selling adult-use cannabis during the…

News December 31
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Dec. 31 deadline looms for dozens of unlicensed medical marijuana firms in Michigan

Up to six dozen unlicensed medical cannabis businesses in Michigan must close at least temporarily by Dec. 31 or risk not receiving a permanent license under a new, stricter regulatory…

News December 28
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Florida’s top medical cannabis operators tighten grip on growing market

A handful of vertically integrated companies increased their stronghold on Florida’s fast-growing medical marijuana market in 2018, tripling the number of dispensaries they operate, as new business licensing stalled in…

News December 28
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Report: CA-backed bank for marijuana businesses would face insurmountable hurdles

California would likely lose money and face overwhelming federal barriers if it tried to create a state-backed bank to help cannabis businesses navigate banking challenges, according to a report released…

News December 28
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Slideshow: 2018 International Cannabis Business Year in Review

Cannabis continued to make headlines around the globe in 2018, from the historic legalization of recreational use in Canada to passage of medical marijuana legislation in traditionally conservative countries.

News December 28
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Slideshow: 2018 US Cannabis Business Year in Review

2018 marked the historic legalization of recreational marijuana in Canada, the end of hemp prohibition in the United States and huge wins on Election Day for state-legal cannabis and medical…

News December 28
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Massachusetts’ medical cannabis program has new overseer

Massachusetts’ medical marijuana program is now being governed by the state’s Cannabis Control Commission, but MMJ businesses in the state shouldn’t expect much change. The move brings both the recreational…

News December 27
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Health department attorneys in Florida oppose medical marijuana ruling

Florida Department of Health lawyers asked an appeals court to overturn a circuit judge’s ruling they say “injected confusion and uncertainty” into licensing of medical marijuana businesses in the state.…

News December 27
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Los Angeles cannabis market’s slow liftoff and future: Q&A with city’s top regulator, Cat Packer

Marijuana Business Daily caught up with Cat Packer, executive director of Los Angeles' Department of Cannabis Regulation, to get her take on the city's regulated market, and expectations for 2019. 

News December 27
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