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Canadian medical marijuana grower Aphria lands CA$100M

Aphria, one of Canada’s largest licensed medical marijuana producers, announced it has secured 100 million Canadian dollars ($74 million) in financing. The financing will be used mostly to expand Aphria’s production…

News April 21

3 cannabis biz events named among top growing trade shows

Three marijuana business events have been named among the 50 fastest-growing trade shows in the United States, reflecting the cannabis industry’s rapid expansion and future potential. The Fall Marijuana Business…

News April 21
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Week in Review: RI rec push slows, pushback on California cannabis plan & China opportunity

Here’s a closer look at some notable developments in the marijuana industry over the past week.

News April 21

Florida medical marijuana deal unlikely to allow smokable flower

Florida lawmakers are working out a compromise to implement a voter-approved constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana, and any deal is unlikely to allow smokable MMJ as a form of treatment. Smokable…

News April 20

MJ Freeway wins $10M PA medical cannabis tracking deal

Embattled MJ Freeway received a key vote of confidence Thursday after Pennsylvania awarded the Denver company a $10 million contract to provide a seed-to-sale tracking system to keep tabs on…

News April 20
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Cannabis banking still unpredictable: Q&A with Colorado Bank Commissioner Chris Myklebust

By John Schroyer Colorado State Bank Commissioner Chris Myklebust flew to Washington DC in March to meet with a group of state bank regulators. He also met with U.S. Sen.…

News April 20

Oregon OKs bill to protect rec marijuana industry from feds

To protect the state’s recreational marijuana industry from a federal crackdown, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed a bill that prevents rec retail businesses from storing private data about customers’ identities…

News April 20

West Virginia becomes 30th state to legalize medical cannabis

It’s official: West Virginia has become the 30th state in the nation to legalize medical cannabis, and the first to do so in 2017. Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday signed…

News April 19

North Dakota lays out initial medical marijuana regulations

North Dakota’s medical marijuana industry took a big step this week when Gov. Douglas Burgum signed legislation laying out a regulatory framework for the state’s new MMJ program. North Dakota voters…

News April 19
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