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America’s First Dispensary Owner Files for Bankruptcy Due to $1.27 Million IRS Tax Bill

By Anne Holland Lynette Shaw (pictured), who opened America’s first licensed medical marijuana center in 1997, has filed for personal bankruptcy due to a $1.27 million bill she received from…

News July 13
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US Attorney Deems California Medical Marijuana Center Too Big to Succeed

By Anne Holland US Attorney Melinda Haag (pictured) has issued a letter explaining why she filed civil forfeiture actions against Harborside Health Center, despite the fact that the Center appears…

News July 13
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Massachusetts Voters to Decide if Up to 35 Cannabis Dispensaries Can Be Opened

Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin's office announced Wednesday that supporters of the Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Initiative have gathered enough local citizen signatures to place the measure on the November…

News July 12
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New Speaker for National Marijuana Business Conference: Cannabis Industry Tax Expert Henry G. Wykowski

Henry Wykowski, a San Francisco-based attorney regarded as a leading authority on tax issues in the medical cannabis industry, has agreed to speak at the National Marijuana Business Conference. In…

News July 12

DEA Agents Threaten to Seize Facilities of the Largest US Dispensary, Harborside Health Center

By Anne Holland On Tuesday, DEA agents posted notices of property forfeiture on the doors of Harborside Health Center’s Oakland and San Jose medical cannabis dispensaries. Both locations are rented,…

News July 12
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More Than 67,000 Arkansas Medical Marijuana Supporters Sign Ballot Petition

Arkansans for Compassionate Care turned in a petition with more than 67,000 signatures to have a medical marijuana initiative added to the state's November 6th general election ballot.

News July 11
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‘Vague’ Medical Marijuana Dispensary Rules Lead to a Colorado Lawsuit

By Anne Holland Although Colorado has more than 250-pages of formal rulings and legal guidelines around medical marijuana dispensary operations, turns out the guidelines aren’t specific enough to keep center…

News July 10
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New Medical Marijuana Study Calls for Legalization as a Doctor-Prescribed Drug

By Anne Holland A new study, entitled ‘Medical Marijuana: Clearing Away the Smoke’, published in The Open Neurology Journal recommends that marijuana should be available to patients for chronic pain…

News July 9
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1998 Oregon Law Allowing Food Stamp Deductions for MMJ Patients Suddenly Gets Tons of National Media Coverage

By Anne Holland Fourteen years ago, Oregon passed a law allowing elderly and permanently disabled citizens who qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance to file for deductions on the cost…

News July 9
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