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SEC Files Charges Over Alleged MMJ Investment Scam

Wall Street regulators filed civil fraud charges against a company and four people allegedly caught up in a scheme to bilk investors out of nearly a million dollars through a company purported…

News May 27

Dozens of Toronto Medical Cannabis Dispensaries Raided

Dozens of medical marijuana dispensaries were raided on Thursday in Toronto, as local authorities carried out their threat to crack down on what is technically an illegal industry under Canadian…

News May 27
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Week in Review: OH Lawmakers Okay MMJ, Nasdaq says No to MassRoots & MMJ for Vets

By John Schroyer and Omar Sacirbey Ohio lawmakers pass a medical marijuana bill in a bid to undercut a ballot measure, MassRoots’ Nasdaq listing is nixed again, and Congress moves…

News May 27

Marijuana Business Conference Fastest-Growing Trade Show

The fall Marijuana Business Conference & Expo has been named the nation’s fastest-growing trade show, yet another indication of the cannabis industry’s increasing prominence on the national stage. The event, hosted…

News May 26

Oregon Edibles Makers Kick Off Awareness Campaign: “Try 5”

A coalition of edibles manufacturers in Oregon, concerned with a lack of general public knowledge on the potency of their products, have launched a public safety campaign to urge first-time…

News May 26

Ohio Lawmakers Send Medical Cannabis Bill to Governor

The Ohio Senate passed a medical marijuana bill and sent it to Gov. John Kascich, who will review the legislation. The Senate's approval of House Bill 523 comes two weeks…

News May 26

Tradiv CEO Named One of Inc. Magazine’s “30 Under 30”

Aeron Sullivan, the 29-year-old CEO of the online cannabis firm Tradiv, has been named one of Inc. magazine’s “30 Under 30” for 2016. The upstart company, based in southern California,…

News May 26
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Oakland’s Ambitious Diversity Plan for the MMJ Industry

By Omar Sacirbey Oakland is targeting the War on Drugs. The California port city’s lawmakers this month approved rules designed to allocate more medical marijuana business licenses to minorities, especially those…

News May 26

Los Angeles County Extends Medical Marijuana Growing Ban

Los Angeles County supervisors voted to extend a temporary ban on medical marijuana cultivation in unincorporated areas of the county by one month. At the same time, however, supervisors this…

News May 25
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