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Home cultivation of recreational cannabis debated in WA

Recreational marijuana home grows are still a hot button issue among Washington state residents, and regulators were not…

News October 6
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Week in Review: New York’s black market, new Maryland cannabis licensees & Michigan cultivation rule

By Omar Sacirbey, Bart Schaneman and John Schroyer Potential medical marijuana patients in New York are turning to…

News October 6
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Michigan raids lead to closure of 8 medical marijuana dispensaries

A whopping eight medical cannabis dispensaries were raided and forced to close in northern Michigan. All eight were located…

News October 5
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Canada’s rec cannabis tax formula emerging: 10% excise + 5% GST

Canada’s federal government floated a possible recreational marijuana taxation plan this week, pitching a 10% excise tax on top…

News October 5
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Alberta’s rec cannabis blueprint leaves door open to private retailers, MJ clubs and lounges

Alberta’s proposed framework to regulate marijuana leaves open the possibility private companies could sell adult-use products, a move…

News October 5
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Maryland grants medical marijuana licenses to eight businesses

Maryland regulators have given eight more medical marijuana companies the green light to begin operations, a positive sign for a…

News October 4
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Quebec to use government stores to sell recreational cannabis

Quebec plans to corner the recreational marijuana market by handing retail responsibilities to its government-owned liquor board, according…

News October 3
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Pennsylvania medical marijuana program on track, but legal issues loom

Pennsylvania’s developing medical marijuana market appears to be progressing on schedule. Industry watchers expect seeds to be in…

News October 3
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Many New York medical marijuana patients still buy from black market

New York’s medical cannabis program has been hard-pressed to prove it’s a viable setup, and those issues apparently…

News October 2
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Florida will delay awarding five new medical cannabis licenses

Florida’s medical marijuana regulators will miss their deadline to award five more MMJ business licenses. A statute passed…

News October 2
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