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Long Beach Bans Dispensaries, Continuing Calif. Trend

Dozens of California cities large and small have come out against medical pot in recent months, with some forcing existing dispensaries to leave town and others enacting bans that will…

News October 13

Fate of Medical Pot in Billings, Mont., Still in Limbo After City Council Delays Vote

The largest city in Montana will wait another two weeks to decide whether to ban medical marijuana dispensaries, as officials want to get more input from citizens on the issue.…

News October 13

Next Target of Federal Pot Backlash in California: Marijuana Ads

Every day seems to bring a fresh crop of negative headlines for the medical marijuana industry, particularly in California. And today is no different. A U.S. attorney in southern California…

News October 12

New Jersey Zoning Board to Hear First Dispensary Proposal

The town of Maple Shade (pop:19,000) could be the first community in New Jersey to pave the way for the launch of a medical marijuana dispensary. Compassionate Sciences Alternative Treatment…

News October 12

Rand Corp. ‘Reviewing’ Controversial Crime Report Amid Pressure From L.A. Officials

The nonprofit organization behind a controversial study that found crime in some Los Angeles neighborhoods actually increased when pot dispensaries closed has yanked the report from its website amid a…

News October 12

Washington, D.C. MMC Application Deadline Approaching

Washington D.C. is forging ahead with plans to allow five select applicants to open medical marijuana dispensaries despite a “war on weed” by the federal government in California. The District…

News October 12
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What the California Crackdown Means for Medical Marijuana Businesses in Other States

A thick haze of doom and gloom is hovering over the medical marijuana industry, with the recent crackdown on dispensaries in California setting off panic alarms across the country.

News October 11

Michigan City Refunding MMC Application Fees After Court Ruling Against Medical Pot

Michigan’s once-thriving medical marijuana industry is now a shell of its former self, the result of a recent court ruling that essentially makes it illegal to sell pot from storefront…

News October 10

Payroll, Taxes Major Headache For Dispensaries

Fox Business News recently aired a story about the problems marijuana dispensaries encounter when trying to open – and keep – bank accounts. It’s perhaps the biggest issue in the…

News October 10
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