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Week in Review: MassRoots battles cannaphobia again, Hawaii heats up & Arizona MMJ threat

By Omar Sacirbey A marijuana executive addresses the tech sector’s cannaphobia, Hawaii opens its MMJ application process, and Arizona’s medical marijuana program comes under attack once again. Here’s a closer look…

News January 15

Australian MMJ Firm Taps NYSE Trader to Chair its Board

An Australian medical marijuana grower with ambitions to go public has tapped a prominent New York stock trader to be the chairman of its board of directors. RxMM Health, based…

News January 14

Toronto attracting wave of marijuana entrepreneurs

Canadian cannabis industry observers say Toronto is becoming the county’s newest marijuana business magnet, as a wave of entrepreneurs have opened up marijuana dispensaries in the Ontario city over the…

News January 14
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New York MMJ businesses shrug off slow start

By Omar Sacirbey Following an anti-climactic launch to New York’s medical marijuana program last week in which some dispensaries did not see a single patient, the state’s marijuana business license…

News January 14

MassRoots Founder to Meet With Richard Branson

Isaac Dietrich, who founded the marijuana-focused social media platform MassRoots, will meet with Virgin Group Chairman Richard Branson as part of the Extreme Tech Challenge, a high-profile contest for startups. The meeting will…

News January 13

Arizona Lawmakers seek restrictions on MMJ

A pair of Arizona lawmakers are each proposing bills that, if approved, could decrease the state’s MMJ patient population. A bill proposed by Rep. Jay Lawrence, R-Scottsdale, would prohibit naturopaths…

News January 13
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Oakland Dispensary Shares To Be Publicly Traded

By Omar Sacirbey Following a brutal 2015 for marijuana stocks, the cannabis investment sector has something to smile about to start the new year. The stock markets will soon welcome…

News January 13

Seattle Opens More Real Estate to Marijuana Shops

The Seattle City Council on Monday approved new zoning regulations that would loosen zoning requirements on marijuana stores and expand the locations where they can operate, the Seattle Times reported.…

News January 12

Fed Bank Exec Joins Privateer

Privateer Holdings has tapped a top official from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco to become its director of Treasury compliance, the firm announced Tuesday. Dante Tosetti will be…

News January 12
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