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SD Tribe Consultants Charged With Marijuana Crimes

A pair of Colorado-based consultants who had previously been contracted to help a South Dakota tribe start a marijuana resort on Native American land have been charged with state narcotics…

News August 4

On a Roll: Illinois MMJ Patients Spend Record $2.9M in July

Despite a slow start, Illinois’ medical cannabis industry is gathering momentum as evidenced by the steady growth in sales throughout this year. In July, the state’s industry hit a new high,…

News August 3

Influential Vermont Marijuana Study Criticized

Doctors, social workers and academics are criticizing a Vermont health department marijuana study completed earlier this year which helped persuade the state’s House of Representatives to reject a recreational cannabis bill in May.…

News August 3
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Could Ohio solve the cannabis industry’s cash-only problem?

By Omar Sacirbey Could Ohio wean the marijuana industry from its need to do business in cash? Ohio’s new medical marijuana law proposes a “closed-loop” payment processing system. It would…

News August 3

Puerto Rico MMJ Sales Could Start in Early 2017

Puerto Rico’s emerging medical marijuana market could be up and running as soon as January, with dispensaries on the island being allowed to cater to tourists. The general counsel for…

News August 2

Alaska board accused of undermining marijuana program

Members of Alaska’s Marijuana Control Board and some officials in the administration of Gov. Bill Walker are trying to slow the rollout of the state’s new recreational MJ program, an outgoing…

News August 2

Pacific U.S. territory may vote on recreational MJ legalization

The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory closer to Japan than to California, may wind up voting on whether or not to legalize recreational cannabis this fall. A…

News August 2

Cannabis to be Displayed and Judged at Oregon State Fair

In what might be a cannabis marketing first, marijuana plants will be displayed and judged at the Oregon State Fair – just like pumpkins, pigs and onions. The Oregon Cannabis…

News August 2
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A powerful ally of the marijuana industry: Q&A With Congressman Earl Blumenauer

By John Schroyer Earl Blumenauer is an Oregon congressman. Yet he’s traveled to places such as Maine to help pass marijuana legalization initiatives in several states this fall. Blumenauer, a…

News August 2
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