Iowa Lawmakers Considering New MMJ, Possession Reforms
Wed / Mar 1st
Iowa’s medical cannabis law is set to expire July 1, and lawmakers have already shot down one bill this session… 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.
Massive Greenhouse on New Mexico Tribal Land to Grow Medicinal Plants, Including Cannabis
Wed / Mar 1st
Tribal land in New Mexico could soon be the site of a $160 million, 6 million-square-foot greenhouse that will cultivate… Read More
Bill to Remove Cannabis from Federal Schedule Introduced in House
Tue / Feb 28th
Republican Congressman Tom Garrett has introduced a bill that would remove cannabis from the federal list of controlled substances, allowing… Read More
AG Sessions Claims Cannabis Industry ‘Violence’ is Cause for Crackdown
Tue / Feb 28th
Citing “violence around marijuana,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions has confirmed that the Obama Administration-era Cole memo, which directed U.S. attorneys… Read More
Nevada Tribe Warned by U.S. Attorney About Hosting Cannabis Cup
Tue / Feb 28th
Las Vegas-based U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden has sent a letter to the Moapa Paiute Tribe warning them that the High… Read More
Study: Patients Using MMJ as Opioid Substitute
Tue / Feb 28th
A new University of British Columbia and University of Victoria study suggests that patients in Canada are using medical cannabis… Read More
Officials in Legalized States Vow to Fight Feds Over ‘Greater Enforcement’ of Cannabis Laws
Mon / Feb 27th
Lawmakers and officials in states with adult-use cannabis laws are speaking out against the enforcement of federal drug laws following… Read More
Wisconsin Lawmakers Considering Bill to Legalize Hemp Farming
Mon / Feb 27th
Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin are circulating a bill to legalize industrial hemp production in the state, according to an Associated… Read More
Michigan MMJ Patient Has Charges Dismissed in Conservative County Court
Mon / Feb 27th
A medical cannabis patient in Oakland County, Michigan has won his legal battle against the county after a judge ruled… Read More
Cannabis Industry Reacts to Spicer’s “Greater Enforcement” Comments
Fri / Feb 24th
Yesterday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer seemed to put the legal cannabis industry on notice. Following a month of… Read More
Poll: Majority of Americans Support Cannabis Reforms
Fri / Feb 24th
According to a February 23 Quinnipiac poll, support for legalized cannabis is at an all-time high. An eye-popping 93 percent… Read More
Comprehensive MMJ Legislation Introduced in West Virginia
Fri / Feb 24th
A bipartisan coalition of West Virginia lawmakers has introduced SB386: The West Virginia Medical Cannabis Act, which would develop a… Read More
Health Canada Report: MMJ Prescriptions Up 32% Since September
Fri / Feb 24th
According to Health Canada statistics outlined by the Waterloo Chronicle, the number of registered medical cannabis patients in the Great… Read More
Report: Cannabis Industry Will Create 250K Jobs by 2020
Thu / Feb 23rd
Jobs in the legal cannabis industry are on track to outpace those in the manufacturing, utilities, and government sectors, according… Read More
Texas Officials Could Start MMJ Application Process This Week
Thu / Feb 23rd
The Texas Department of Public Safety is expected to begin accepting cultivation and dispensary license applications under the state’s Compassionate… Read More
Arkansas MMJ Commission Releases Cultivation and Dispensary Rules
Thu / Feb 23rd
Arkansas’ Medical Marijuana Commission has released its final draft rules for awarding dispensary and cultivation licenses in the state, according… Read More
Iowa Inches Toward Comprehensive MMJ Regime
Thu / Feb 23rd
Lawmakers in Iowa are considering legislation that would expand the qualifying conditions under the program, prevent it from expiring in… Read More
Future Hazy for Sonoma County Cannabis Cultivators Following New Zoning Laws
Wed / Feb 22nd
A plan approved by Sonoma County California’s Board of Supervisors last December could force thousands of the region’s cannabis growers… Read More
Bill to Legalize Cannabis Cultivation Passes Dutch Parliament Lower House
Wed / Feb 22nd
A bill that would legalize cannabis cultivation in the Netherlands has narrowly passed the lower house of Dutch Parliament and… Read More
Australian Firms React to Federal MMJ Importation Plan
Wed / Feb 22nd
Under new medical cannabis rules in Australia, approved companies can legally import, store, and sell cannabis to approved patients until… Read More
Massachusetts Committee Likely to Re-Write Adult-Use Law
Tue / Feb 21st
Democratic lawmakers have been tabbed to re-write Massachusetts’ adult-use cannabis law, in what could be another setback for the initiative… Read More
Pennsylvania Health Department Accepting MMJ Industry Applications
Tue / Feb 21st
Pennsylvania’s Department of Health is now accepting applications for medical cannabis dispensaries, cultivators, and processors, Fox43 reports. Under the state’s… Read More
U.S.-Based Kalytera Therapeutics Acquires Israel-Based Talent Biotech
Tue / Feb 21st
Kalytera Therapeutics has completed the acquisition of Israel-based Talent Biotech in a deal worth more than $10 million, the company… Read More
Kansas Senate Committee Hears MMJ Proposal
Tue / Feb 21st
A bill to legalize cannabis for medical use was heard by the Kansas Senate’s Federal and State Affairs Committee yesterday,… Read More