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Washington State’s Retail Marijuana License Lottery Set for April 21-25

Washington State’s Liquor Control Board has selected an independent auditor to select the final winners of 334 recreational cannabis retail licenses.  The lottery will be held April 21-25th; winners will…

News April 3

322 Outlawed LA Dispensaries File for Tax Renewals

Although Los Angeles’ Proposition D only allows for 135 medical marijuana dispensaries to remain open, 457 dispensaries so far have filed their annual renewal paperwork to report taxable gross receipts.…

News April 3

Pew: 54% of American Adults Think Marijuana Should Be Legal

The Pew Research Center’s most recent poll regarding marijuana legality shows a majority of Americans are now in favor of legalizing. Back in 2009, just four years ago, 52% of…

News April 2

Vermont MMJ Patient Numbers Leap by 89%

According to Vermont patient licensing records, the number of MMJ patients has nearly doubled in the past 12 months. In March 2013, the state had 623 licensed patients; as of…

News April 2
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Guest Column: Vertical Integration Benefits Outweigh Drawbacks

By Becky DeKeuster Vertical integration is terrible for our industry. It leads to enormous burdens during the startup phase, creates mistrust between small farmers and the retail outlets that cannot…

News April 2

April Fools: Canadian Recreational Legalization

By Anne Holland According to a Canadian newspaper’s April Fools Day headline this morning, government officials in the province of Manitoba are considering legalizing recreational sales as soon as Easter…

News April 1

MyECheck Announces Payment Processing Deal to Serve Dispensaries

By Anne Holland MyECheck (OTC Pink: MYEC), a provider of mobile payment processing via electronic checks, has announced a software licensing agreement with Itonis, Inc. (PINKSHEETS:ITNS) to handle point of…

News April 1

Oregon Reverses Sweet Edibles Stance in Face of Public Pressure

After receiving roughly 300 emails from outraged MMJ patients, the Oregon Health Authority reversed last week’s decision to disallow sales of most forms of sweet edibles. The main goal of…

News April 1

San Francisco Votes to Shrink ‘Buffer Zone’ Around Schools

San Francisco’s “green zone” of medical marijuana dispensaries could be about to grow. The city’s Planning Commission recently voted to shrink the buffer zone between marijuana businesses and schools from…

News March 31
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