Hawaii Tabs CanPay for MMJ Industry Transactions
Wed / Sep 13th
All eight of Hawaii’s medical cannabis dispensaries will go cashless as of Oct 1., opting instead to use the CanPay… Read More
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Two State Reps. Named to Vermont Marijuana Commission
Wed / Sep 13th
Vermont House Speaker Mitzi Johnson, a Democrat, has appointed Rep. Ann Pugh and Rep. Maxine Grad to the governor’s Marijuana… Read More
California Governor Signs Bill Fining Cannabis Use in Vehicles, Vetoes Packaging Measure
Tue / Sep 12th
Under a California bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday, drivers and passengers in a vehicle caught consuming cannabis… Read More
Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau Opinion Could Set Stage for Cannabis Social-Use
Tue / Sep 12th
In an opinion issued on Monday, Nevada’s Legislative Counsel Bureau said that nothing in the state’s recreational cannabis law prevents… Read More
Lawsuit Threatens to Delay MMJ Rollout in Pennsylvania
Tue / Sep 12th
A lawsuit by one of the Pennsylvania companies not chosen for a medical cannabis license could shut down the program… Read More
Survey: Majority of Nevada County, California Growers Would Get Compliant if Allowed Transition Period
Tue / Sep 12th
According to a survey by the Nevada County (California) Cannabis Alliance, the majority of current county cannabis industry operators, both… Read More
Budtender Reportedly Kidnapped from Dispensary Parking Lot in Washington
Mon / Sep 11th
Cameron Smith, a 46-year-old budtender who works at the Lucid Cannabis store in Cheney, Washington, was abducted from his place… Read More
California Regulators Release Retail Industry Draft Rules
Mon / Sep 11th
California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) has published the initial version of rules that would govern the state’s retail cannabis… Read More
Iowa Attorney General Stops Plan to Import MMJ from Bordering States
Mon / Sep 11th
Iowa’s Attorney General’s office has advised the state Department of Health to halt a plan to license two out-of-state dispensaries… Read More
Ballot Initiative to Depenalize Misdemeanor Cannabis Crimes Approved in Athens, Ohio
Mon / Sep 11th
A ballot initiative in Athens, Ohio has been accepted which, if approved, would reduce penalties for misdemeanor cannabis offenses to… Read More
Vermont Governor Creates Marijuana Advisory Commission After May Legalization Veto
Mon / Sep 11th
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott last week announced the creation of the Governor’s Marijuana Advisory Commission which was conceived following Scott’s… Read More
National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Adolescent Cannabis Use at Lowest Point Since 1994
Fri / Sep 8th
Monthly cannabis use among American adolescents aged 12-to-17-years-old is at its lowest point since 1994, according to a federal National… Read More
Ontario Officials Begin Crafting Retail Cannabis Regulations
Fri / Sep 8th
Ontario, Canada officials have indicated that they will shut down all illegally operating cannabis dispensaries in the province over the… Read More
Hoban Law Firm Runs First National TV Spot Using ‘Cannabis’
Fri / Sep 8th
Hoban Law Group, a Colorado-based cannabis-focused law firm, has been running a commercial on CNN, Fox News, Fox Business, MSNBC,… Read More
Massachusetts Cannabis Commission Chair Says Prohibition has Failed
Fri / Sep 8th
In his first public comments since being tabbed to chair the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, Steven Hoffman admitted that he… Read More
House Committee Blocks All Cannabis-Related Budget Amendment Votes
Thu / Sep 7th
The Republican-controlled House Rules Committee has blocked multiple cannabis-related amendments from receiving consideration by the full chamber, effectively preventing the… Read More
Roger Stone Out at Cannabis World Congress & Business Expositions
Thu / Sep 7th
Amid a boycott by the Minority Cannabis Business Association, a Change.org petition, and the loss of sponsors, and participants, Roger… Read More
New Jersey CannaBusiness Association Partnering with Athletes for CARE for Advocacy Event
Thu / Sep 7th
Three former professional athletes and a former Drug Enforcement Agency special agent are set to speak at the upcoming New… Read More
Tilray Plans Major Expansion in Portugal
Thu / Sep 7th
Canadian medical cannabis producer Tilray plans to invest 20 million euros (about C$29.5 million, US$24 million) in their operation in… Read More
Lawsuit Claims Feds Using IRS as Investigation Arm of DEA, DoJ in Colorado
Wed / Sep 6th
Lawyers for Silt, Colorado’s Rifle Remedies are claiming in a lawsuit that the Internal Revenue Service is using audits to… Read More
Nebraska Attorney General: CBD Sales Illegal
Wed / Sep 6th
The Nebraska Attorney General’s Office and Nebraska State Patrol has sent a letter to county attorneys and law enforcement advising… Read More
Millennials Drive On-Demand MMJ Sales in California
Wed / Sep 6th
According to a report from New Frontier Data and greenRush.com, millennials account for 80 percent of online cannabis purchases, which… Read More
Benton County, Arkansas Judge Tells Colleagues They Have No Right to ‘Relitigate’ MMJ Law
Wed / Sep 6th
Benton County Judge Barry Moehring has told county officials that it is not their jobs to “relitigate a matter people… Read More
California Assembly Appropriations Committee Rejects Ban on Cannabis Clothing Ads
Tue / Sep 5th
California’s Assembly Appropriations Committee has put the bill to outlaw cannabis advertising on clothing on hold, effectively killing the proposal… Read More