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Florida medical cannabis bills make for hazy business climate

Medical marijuana isn’t shaping up to be the big business opportunity in Florida many cannabis executives were hoping for. Although medical marijuana was approved overwhelmingly by Florida voters in November,…

News March 13
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Chart: Marijuana business licensing backlog in Alaska

By Eli McVey Despite having legalized adult-use cannabis in 2014, Alaska’s recreational marijuana industry is taking much longer than expected to begin realizing its potential. An understaffed state regulatory agency…

News March 13

Recreational marijuana home delivery kicks off in Oregon

Oregon's recreational marijuana businesses are leading the way in the U.S. rec industry with a new service: delivery of adult-use cannabis to a customer's home. According to Portland TV station…

News March 10

SEC charges cannabis vending firm, founder in $12M case

Federal securities regulators charged a California company peddling marijuana vending machines and its founder with issuing bogus news releases that bragged about phony “record” sales and touted the business as…

News March 10

Colombia’s medical cannabis infrastructure still in the works

Colombia, one of the latest countries to legalize medical marijuana, is still working toward a functional cannabis industry. But it’s getting there. The largest company poised to take advantage of…

News March 10
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Week in Review: Los Angeles marijuana vote, Canada rec rollout & new cannabis standards

By John Schroyer, Omar Sacirbey and Bart Schaneman Los Angeles voters approve a groundbreaking marijuana initiative, Canada adult-use legalization may take longer than anticipated, and an influential standards-setting group eyes cannabis.…

News March 10

Colorado Senate OKs cannabis clubs; governor threatens veto

The Colorado Senate approved a bill Thursday that would allow bring-your-own marijuana clubs in the state, a move that would be a first for the nation. According to the Associated Press,…

News March 9

Oakland expands marijuana license diversity program

The city council in Oakland, California, expanded a groundbreaking but controversial cannabis business license program that supporters say is needed to help reverse the underrepresentation of minorities in the industry…

News March 9

Report: Oregon marijuana industry has $1.2B economic impact

Oregon’s cannabis industry has produced an economic impact of more than $1 billion, according to a new report. The report, by economist and marijuana business insider Beau Whitney, found that the…

News March 9
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