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San Diego Medical Cannabis Community Comes Up Short, Highlighting Larger Problem in MMJ Industry

With everything on the line and their immediate future at stake, medical marijuana advocates and MMJ professionals in San Diego went out with a whimper. The city’s beleaguered medical cannabis…

News June 20
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Outdoor Medical Marijuana Ad Ban Would Be Mixed Bag for Denver Cannabis Dispensaries

Drive around Denver and you’ll see a fair share of billboards, sign twirlers and banners advertising super-cheap ounces, half-price joints and discounted edibles. Outdoor advertising is a major piece of…

News June 19

Exclusive: Medical Marijuana Dispensaries No Longer Able to Accept Visa, MasterCard as of July 1

The main national company handling payment processing services for the medical marijuana industry will no longer accept Visa and MasterCard transactions from dispensaries, according to information obtained by MMJ Business…

News June 18
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Weekly Wrapup: Growing Fears in Medical Cannabis Industry Over Possibility of Big Pharma Invasion

There are some signs that fears are growing about a Big Pharma invasion in the marijuana industry, as evidenced in two stories we published last week.

News June 18
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Khurshid Khoja: JOBS Act Could Bolster Ancillary MMJ Businesses While Customer Base Recovers

By Khurshid Khoja This is the first column in a two-part series As the ongoing federal crackdown of dispensaries and cultivators erodes the medical cannabis industry’s base, the impacts have…

News June 18
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The Future of Medical Marijuana Regulations: Colorado or Connecticut?

Many medical marijuana leaders cite Colorado as the quintessential example of how to effectively regulate the MMJ industry. But the newest states to pass medical cannabis dispensary laws, such as…

News June 15
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Medical Marijuana in New York? Not Yet, But Assembly Vote Highlights Growing MMJ Support

A measure calling for the legalization and regulation of medical marijuana in New York sailed through the state Assembly yesterday, underscoring growing support for MMJ in the Big Apple. Don’t…

News June 14
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Group Fears Bill to Regulate Michigan Marijuana Industry Will Hurt Small Dispensaries, Caregivers

A proposal calling for strict oversight of Michigan’s medical marijuana industry would block out smaller players and ensure that only big pharmaceutical entities handle cannabis distribution in the state. That’s…

News June 13
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Washington DC Marijuana Program Kicks Into High Gear as Officials Announce Dispensary Finalists

The budding medical cannabis industry in Washington DC has taken a big step forward this week, with health officials approving their first marijuana dispensary applications.

News June 12
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