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Weekly Wrapup: Battle Between California Dispensary, Feds to Set Precedent for MMJ Industry

All eyes in the medical marijuana industry are focused on Oakland, where a federal crackdown is testing the limits of how far the government can go in its war on…

News July 23
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Medical Marijuana Industry to Rally Around Oakland, Protest Crackdown During Obama Visit

For California medical marijuana businesses, a presidential visit couldn’t come at a better time. President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak in Oakland on Monday as his reelection campaign gains…

News July 20
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New Speaker for National Marijuana Business Conference: Amy Poinsett of MJ Freeway

Amy Poinsett, a co-founder and current chief executive officer of MJ Freeway Software Solutions, has agreed to speak at the National Marijuana Business Conference in Denver this November. She plans…

News July 19
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Truth in Trials Act Would Aid Marijuana Dispensary Owners, Workers as Well as Cannabis Patients

Much of the analysis surrounding the Truth in Trials Act – a medical marijuana bill introduced in the House this week – has focused on what it means for MMJ…

News July 19
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Khurshid Khoja: JOBS Act to Open MMJ Door for Angel Investors, Shareholders

By Khurshid Khoja This is the second column in a two-part series In my last column I discussed how the JOBS Act might ease the regulatory burden on ancillary business…

News July 18
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Food Stamp Applicants in 3 MMJ States No Longer Able to Deduct Medical Cannabis Costs

Low-income patients in Maine, New Mexico and Oregon will no longer be able to deduct medical marijuana expenses from their income when applying for food stamps, a change mandated by…

News July 18
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Lawmaker Calls for Hearings on Delays Plaguing New Jersey Marijuana Program

New Jersey Assemblyman Reed Gusciora wants the state to answer a question that’s been on the minds of MMJ advocates for quite some time: What’s taking so long? Gusciora has…

News July 17
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Arizona Study Casts Doubt on Medical Marijuana’s Usefulness Treating Anxiety, Migraines

A slew of recent studies have boosted the medical marijuana cause, with some finding MMJ doesn’t increase crime or teen pot use and others concluding that cannabis can help patients…

News July 17
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Weekly Wrapup: California MMJ Pioneers in Trouble + Arkansas, Massachusetts Cannabis News

These are dark days for two medical marijuana pioneers who helped establish and bring credibility to the MMJ industry. Lynette Shaw, who opened the nation’s first licensed medical marijuana dispensary…

News July 16
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