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
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Graham Abbott
Based in Portland, Oregon, Graham is Ganjapreneur's Chief Editor. He has been writing about the legalization landscape since 2012 and has been contributing to Ganjapreneur since our official launch in 2014.
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
Setting Up the Framework: Alaska’s New Marijuana Control Board
Tue / Jul 7th
As of February 2015, recreational marijuana is legal in Alaska. Just over half of voters voted in favor of Ballot… 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
Photos and Adventures from the 2015 High Times NorCal Medical Cannabis Cup
Mon / Jun 29th
The Bay area hosted this year’s NorCal High Times Medical Marijuana Cannabis Cup. Vendors with a wide range of vaporizers,… 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
Colorado Governor Changes Tune On Cannabis Legalization
Wed / Jun 24th
In the run-up to Colorado’s successful bid for cannabis legalization, nearly every politician in the state was a vocal critic… 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
New York City Hospital Partners with Colorado Dispensary for NY Medical Marijuana License
Wed / Jun 17th
North Shore-LIJ Health System, a major New York City hospital network, has partnered with Colorado’s Silverpeak Apothecary in hopes to… 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
How Chris Christie’s Opinions About Marijuana Will Send His Presidential Prospects Up In Smoke
Fri / Jun 12th OPINION
New Jersey governor Chris Christie was once considered to be a viable contender for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. Then… Read More