Oregon Hemp Farming to Continue After Senate Blocks Moratorium Bill
Fri / Jul 10th
The Oregon Senate put a stop to a bill Monday that would have suspended hemp growing operations in the state… Read More
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Maryland Company Seeks Medical Cannabis Grow License Ahead of MMJ Program Schedule
Fri / Jul 10th
Although Maryland has yet to put the final touches on its medical marijuana program, one local business has already bought… Read More
California Governor Signs MMJ Patient Organ Transplant Bill
Wed / Jul 8th
California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law on Monday a bill that will protect medical marijuana patients from being denied… Read More
Denver Activists Campaigning to Allow Marijuana Consumption in Bars
Wed / Jul 8th
Marijuana activists in Denver are gathering signatures for a ballot measure that would allow marijuana consumption in bars and other… Read More
Florida’s Largest County Partially Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession
Tue / Jul 7th
Commissioners of Florida’s largest county voted on Tuesday to allow police officers to issue a civil fine instead of arresting… Read More
Washington Collects $70 Million in Taxes During First Year of Legal Marijuana Sales
Mon / Jul 6th
Since Washington launched its recreational marijuana market a year ago, some 160 pot shops have opened up across the state,… Read More
Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Industry Attracts New Wave of Entrepreneurs
Fri / Jul 3rd
Massachusetts’ first medical cannabis dispensary opened last week in Salem, and now more than 50 dispensary license applications have been submitted… Read More
New Recreational Marijuana Reform Bill Takes Effect in Washington
Thu / Jul 2nd
Washington state — often criticized for having the weakest of the legalized states’ recreational marijuana laws — is making major… Read More
Free Weed Offered in Portland to Celebrate Legalization Day
Wed / Jul 1st
There’s a new party standard in freshly-legalized Oregon: it’s not a real celebration unless there’s free weed involved. Last night, Portland marijuana enthusiasts… Read More
Minnesota Medical Cannabis Market Launches
Tue / Jun 30th
Minnesota has become the latest U.S. state to allow the legal distribution of medical cannabis as of July 1, 2015. Under the restrictive… Read More
Vancouver Becomes First Canadian City to Regulate Cannabis Sales
Tue / Jun 30th
Vancouver’s city council has passed a new set of rules to make it the first Canadian city to establish regulations and a licensing… Read More
Denver County Fair Removes Cannabis Exhibits
Fri / Jun 26th
The Denver County Fair — a wild celebration of the “creativity and personality of Denver” — will not feature any… Read More
Oregon Lawmakers Considering an Interim Recreational Cannabis Marketplace
Fri / Jun 26th
An Oregon legislative committee has unanimously approved a bill that would allow medical marijuana dispensaries to sell recreational cannabis as… Read More
Massachusetts First MMJ Dispensary Opens for Business
Thu / Jun 25th
Three years after Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly approved medical cannabis use, the state’s first dispensary has finally opened. After receiving a… Read More
The White House Removes Marijuana Research Restrictions
Tue / Jun 23rd
The Obama Administration has announced that the federal government will drop current marijuana research restrictions, leaving the door open to… Read More
Oregon Lawmakers Grant Certain Eastern Counties the Right to Ban Marijuana Sales
Mon / Jun 22nd
Oregon lawmakers tasked with implementing Measure 91 — the successful 2014 voter initiative to legalize recreational marijuana — have approved… Read More
Delaware Governor Signs Cannabis Decriminalization Bill
Fri / Jun 19th
Delaware joined the ranks of states working to reform criminal marijuana laws this week, as Governor Jack Markell signed into… Read More
New York Senate Passes Emergency MMJ Access Bill
Thu / Jun 18th
In a rare display of bipartisanship, the New York Senate passed a bill that would speed up access to medical… Read More
Canada High Court Rules All Forms of Cannabis Legal for Medical Use
Thu / Jun 18th
Canada’s highest court made a laudable legal decision last week, ruling unanimously that all forms of cannabis are legal for… Read More
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Right of Employers to Fire Cannabis Users, Even MMJ Patients
Tue / Jun 16th
The Colorado Supreme Court unanimously upheld decisions by lower courts that allow employers to fire employees for off-the-clock medical marijuana… Read More
Delaware Chambers Unanimously Approve Bill Legalizing MMJ for Children with Epilepsy
Tue / Jun 16th
Lawmakers in the Delaware House and Senate have unanimously approved a bill that would permit children to take part in… Read More
Oregon Legislature Agrees On Marijuana Tax and Local Control Deal
Fri / Jun 12th
Legislators in Oregon have reached a tentative agreement on a deal that would result in a 20% sales tax on… Read More
Puerto Rico Bans Smoking of Medical Cannabis
Thu / Jun 11th
After legalizing medical marijuana, lawmakers in Puerto Rico have banned smoking the plant. Speaking with the Associated Press this week,… Read More
Connecticut Legislature Overwhelmingly Approves Industrial Hemp Bill
Wed / Jun 10th
The Connecticut State Senate has approved a bill that would allow the launch of hemp pilot programs and research plots… Read More