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Florida MMJ Gold Rush: 60+ Businesses Launch

More than 60 new medical marijuana-related businesses have reportedly incorporated in Florida over the past nine months, the majority in the last 60 days. Although medical cannabis is not legal…

News April 8

Holder ‘Glad’ to Work With Congress on Reclassifying Marijuana

United States Attorney General Eric Holder didn’t mention cannabis in his officially planned remarks Friday before the House Appropriations Subcommittee. He focused instead on everything from national security to prison…

News April 7

Mexican Cannabis Growers Switching to Poppies as US Prices Drop

Significant numbers of marijuana farmers throughout Mexico and Central America are switching to other crops, in particular poppies. The reason? Wholesale cannabis prices in the United States have dropped precipitously…

News April 7
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Q&A With Theraplant CEO Ethan Ruby on Starting a Cannabis Cultivation Business in Connecticut

Theraplant CEO Ethan Ruby discusses starting a medical marijuana production facility in Connecticut, finding financing and dealing with officials.

News April 7

Dozens of Drought-Stricken Colorado Farmers Attend Hemp Symposium

Applications to grow industrial hemp in Colorado are due in to the state’s Department of agriculture by May 1st. Based on attendance at last night’s Hemp Farming Symposium in Adams…

News April 4

Connecticut Dispensary License Winners Chosen: Openings Set for Late Summer

Connecticut awarded its first six medical marijuana dispensary licenses yesterday.  The dispensaries are hoping to open in late summer or early fall, pending harvests from the state’s four licensed cannabis…

News April 4
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If I Did It Over Again: Tough Lessons From Colorado’s Recreational Entrepreneurs

By Fred Dreier It’s been three months since Colorado flipped the switch on its recreational marijuana industry. During that time, the entrepreneurs at the forefront of retail cannabis have learned…

News April 4

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
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