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Canadian judge: Cities can forbid illegal dispensaries

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge issued a blow to Canada’s most notable owner of illegal medical cannabis dispensaries, ruling that municipalities have the right to ban MMJ businesses. Don…

News February 17

Rumblings in CA legislature over marijuana licensing delay

Many industry observers have doubted that California will be able to meet the January deadline for having a cannabis business licensing system up and running, and now a state senator…

News February 17
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Week in Review: Seniors + MMJ, Oregon faces changes & Cannabis Caucus debuts

A medical marijuana company in New York lands a nursing home deal, Oregon may align the state's MMJ and recreational programs under one regulator, and the Congressional Cannabis Caucus officially…

News February 17

Congressional Cannabis Caucus touches on agenda

The Congressional Cannabis Caucus officially launched Thursday in Washington DC, with four bipartisan lawmakers asserting that their agenda includes protecting state cannabis laws from federal interference as well as reforming…

News February 16

More than CA$1M of tainted MMJ destroyed in Canada

A health scare over cannabis containing a banned pesticide has led to more than a million Canadian dollars ($764,703) worth of medical marijuana being destroyed and raised concerns among patients…

News February 16

New Mexico MMJ cultivator seeks to pare energy costs, footprint

The Verdes Foundation, a high-grossing medical marijuana producer in New Mexico, installed an “energy filter” technology the company hopes will cut its electricity costs by up to 37% and also reduce…

News February 16

Jamaica grants conditional OK for three MMJ businesses

Jamaica’s Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) has given initial approval to three medical marijuana business applicants, two for cultivation and one for processing. But the actual launch of the island’s medical marijuana…

News February 16
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New Market: Ohio medical cannabis program set to be big, but license rules could curb growth

By Bart Schaneman Ohio’s medical cannabis program is expected to be large, generating upwards of $400 million in annual dispensary sales. But possibly stringent regulations governing the number of dispensary…

News February 16

Arizona group readies filing for rec cannabis legalization initiative

The first salvo in the recreational marijuana legalization fight for the next election cycle looks set to be fired Thursday in Phoenix. Safer Arizona 2018, a grassroots activism group, plans…

News February 15
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