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New York lets MMJ firms wholesale products, sell more brands

New York regulators unveiled more steps to pump new life into the state’s struggling medical marijuana industry, including new rules allowing MMJ growers to sell their products at one another’s…

News December 9

CO’s planned crackdown on home growers could benefit legal market

Colorado’s planned legislative crackdown on legal cannabis home growers who sell their product into the black market could push more consumers to buy product from licensed marijuana stores. As President-elect Donald Trump continues…

News December 9
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Week in Review: New life in Montana, rule tweaks in Oregon & obstacles in New England

By Bart Schaneman and Omar Sacirbey  Montana’s medical marijuana industry is reactivated, Oregon adjusts its testing regulations, and New England’s adult-use industry encounters obstacles. Here’s a closer look at some notable developments…

News December 9

Report: Colorado poised to top 3,000 MJ business licenses in 2017

Colorado will surpass 3,000 marijuana business licenses by the middle of next year, a report from a University of Denver business professor predicts. As of Dec. 1, there were 2,913 active…

News December 8

Testing rules sinking Oregon marijuana sales, report shows

Marijuana sales in Oregon have been sliding since the state implemented stringent new testing rules on Oct. 1, dropping 8.5% to $29.5 million that month. The October decline marked the…

News December 8

Cannabis research gets almost $20 million in funding

Proponents of scientific research in the cannabis industry got encouraging news with recent announcements that two major universities received nearly $20 million in donations for marijuana-related studies. The University of Miami’s Project…

News December 8

Arkansas governor announces MMJ commission

Arkansas has unveiled the five members of its new Medical Marijuana Commission, which will administer and oversee the licensing of dispensaries and cultivators under the state’s new MMJ program. The group –…

News December 8

L.A. cannabis businesses face regulations, uncertainty with new ballot measures

By John Schroyer “Trust us.” That seems to be the Los Angeles City Council’s message to cannabis businesses, given that a new regulatory ballot measure approved by the council for March…

News December 8

Judge: Montana dispensaries can reopen immediately

A Montana judge ruled Wednesday that a medical marijuana initiative approved last month by voters should take effect immediately, paving the way for dispensaries to reopen months earlier than expected. A drafting…

News December 7
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