Connecticut Seeking Applications for 3 MMJ Dispensaries
Thu / Jan 4th
Connecticut’s Department of Consumer Protection is seeking applications for at least three new medical cannabis dispensaries by Apr. 9. Applicants… Read More
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TG Branfalt
TG joined Ganjapreneur in 2014 as a news writer and began hosting the Ganjapreneur podcast in 2016. He is based in upstate New York, where he also teaches media studies at a local university.
Australia Gives Green Light for MMJ Exports
Thu / Jan 4th
Australia’s health minister has announced medical cannabis producers in the nation will be able to export products to other countries… Read More
Sessions to Rescind Obama-Era Cannabis Protections
Thu / Jan 4th
The Associated Press is reporting that Attorney General Jeff Sessions plans on rescinding the Cole Memo, which has served as… Read More
FinCEN Counts 400 Financial Institutions Providing Services to Cannabis Industry
Wed / Jan 3rd
According to September 2017 data from the federal Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), more than 300 banks and nearly 100… Read More
Aurora Stock Climbs on Domestic and European MMJ Success; Firm Buys More CanniMed Stock
Wed / Jan 3rd
Canadian medical cannabis company Aurora Cannabis Inc. saw a 10 percent increase in their stock price on Tuesday after announcing… Read More
Exchange-Traded Cannabis Fund Sees Gains in Wake of California Legalization
Wed / Jan 3rd
The first cannabis exchange-traded fund on the New York Stock Exchange – Alternative Harvest ETF – gained more than 9… Read More
Media Partnership to Combine Physician Social Network with Cannabis Information Project
Wed / Jan 3rd
The leading social network of specialized online medical communities for verified healthcare professionals, Skipta, is partnering with media company The… Read More
New Year Brings Adult-Use Sales to California
Tue / Jan 2nd
As the clock struck midnight Jan. 1, Proposition 64 took effect in California legalizing cannabis for adult use. According to… Read More
Mike Tyson Breaks Ground on Cannabis Ranch
Tue / Jan 2nd
Mike Tyson, the former professional boxer and World Champion, has broken ground on a 40-acre plot of land in California… Read More
Bill to Legalize CBD Oil Introduced in Indiana
Tue / Jan 2nd
Republican Indiana state Senator Jim Tomes has filed a bill to legalize CBD oil in the state after Indiana Attorney… Read More
Ohio MMJ Regulators Get 7 Applications for Private Testing Labs
Tue / Jan 2nd
Seven private companies have applied to test medical cannabis in Ohio, bringing the total number of testing laboratory candidates in… Read More
Michigan Municipalities Split on MMJ Operations
Fri / Dec 29th
Of the 127 communities in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties in Michigan, just five – Detroit, Inkster, River Rouge, Lenox… Read More
MassRoots Forms Subsidiary for Cannabis Industry Blockchain Tech
Fri / Dec 29th
MassRoots Inc. is launching blockchain technology for the cannabis industry – a digital ledger that can be used to record… Read More
Jack in the Box to Offer a ‘Munchie Meal’ as Legalization Comes to California
Fri / Dec 29th
Fast food chain Jack in the Box has partnered with cannabis-centric media company Merry Jane on a Munchie Meal, which… Read More
Prosecutor: Vermont State Attorney Had No Knowledge of Parents’ Cannabis Gifting Scheme
Fri / Dec 29th
The York County, Nebraska prosecutor handling the case of the elderly couple from California stopped with more than 25 bags… Read More
Pennsylvania MMJ Program On-Track for Early 2018
Thu / Dec 28th
More than 10,000 patients have registered with the Pennsylvania Department of Health to participate in the state’s forthcoming medical cannabis… Read More
California County-Licensed Cannabis Distribution Company Employees Arrested During Traffic Stop
Thu / Dec 28th
California Highway Patrol officers arrested two employees of a Mendocino County-licensed cannabis delivery company on Friday claiming their operation is… Read More
Canadian Regulators Make Initial Ruling in Aurora-CanniMed Takeover Saga
Thu / Dec 28th
The Ontario (Canada) Securities Commission has issued a regulator ruling in Aurora Cannabis Inc.’s attempted hostile takeover of CanniMed Therapeutics… Read More
Utah Regulators Cracking Down on CBD Sales
Thu / Dec 28th
Utah’s Bureau of Investigation and Department of Health is probing retail CBD sales in the state and has seized products… Read More
Nevada Cannabis Sales Set New State Record in October
Wed / Dec 27th
Nevada’s combined cannabis sales reached a new high in October, totaling $37.9 million, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. The state… Read More
Mexican Regulators Expect MMJ Access in Early 2018
Wed / Dec 27th
According to Julio Sánchez, Mexico’s commissioner of the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risk (COFEPRIS), patients in the… Read More
Elderly Couple Arrested with Cannabis ‘Gifts’ are Parents of Vermont State Prosecutor
Wed / Dec 27th
An elderly couple made headlines last week after they were arrested in Nebraska with 60 pounds of cannabis, telling police… Read More
California’s Golden Gate District Transportation Authority Bans Cannabis Advertising
Wed / Dec 27th
California’s Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District has banned cannabis related advertising, the San Francisco Examiner reports. The move… Read More
Federal MMJ Protections Included in Temporary Spending Bill
Tue / Dec 26th
State-approved medical cannabis programs are safe from federal interference until at least Jan. 19, as the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer was included in… Read More