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Sen. Diane Savino: NY Medical Marijuana Bill Benefits Businesses, Patients & Taxpayers

By Diane Savino New York is well on its way to becoming the nineteenth state to pass and adopt medical marijuana legislation. Last week, my co-sponsor Dick Gottfried and I…

News April 1
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Weekly Wrapup: Fallout From Colorado Medical Cannabis Audit + MA Reveals Extensive Regs

Over the past few months, Colorado has made significant progress drafting potential rules and regulations covering the budding recreational cannabis industry, an impressive feat considering the task at hand. But…

News April 1
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Draft MA Medical Marijuana Rules: High Barriers to Entry, But Opportunities for Out-of-State Players

Entrepreneurs who want to open a dispensary in Massachusetts would need to have significant financial resources  – including $500,000 in an escrow account – and submit detailed plans covering everything…

News March 29
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Cannabis Legislative Roundup: Marijuana Momentum Building in Several States

March has been a particularly good month for the marijuana movement, with cannabis legislation making sizable gains across the country. It now appears that several states have a realistic shot…

News March 28
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Audit Could Lead to Increased Oversight of Medical Cannabis Industry in Colorado, Other Changes

Lawmakers across the country often hold up Colorado’s medical marijuana program as a model for the rest of the nation, lauding the state’s comprehensive set of rules and regulations on…

News March 27
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1st AZ Dispensaries, Generating Millions of Dollars in Revenues, Brace for More Competition

For many businesses, it takes years to grow revenues beyond six figures and climb into the black. But some of the first dispensaries to open in Arizona have already managed…

News March 26
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Weekly Wrapup: Marijuana Market Numbers + Puzzling Choice for WA Cannabis Consultant?

By Chris Walsh Medical cannabis is often portrayed as one of the fastest-growing businesses in the United States, an industry experiencing exponential growth as it churns out overnight millionaires at…

News March 25
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Q&A With Abattis CEO Mike Withrow on Canadian Company’s Expansion into US Cannabis Market

To the uninitiated, "kombucha" may sound like the name of the latest dance craze sweeping the nation, or perhaps something you'd respond to by saying "bless you." But it's actually…

News March 22
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Exclusive: US Medical Marijuana Sales to Hit $1.5B in 2013, Cannabis Revenues Could Quadruple by 2018

By Chris Walsh Retail medical cannabis sales in the United States could hit an estimated $1.3 billion-$1.5 billion in 2013, growing 10-15% from last year as the industry recovers from…

News March 21
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