Minnesota MMJ Manufacturers Preparing for July Launch
Fri / Mar 13th
Minnesota medical marijuana businesses are preparing to receive their first harvest in the coming weeks. Two MMJ manufacturers, LeafLine Labs… 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.
Washington State Senate Passes Bill Defining PTSD As MMJ Qualifying Condition
Thu / Mar 12th
The Washington State Senate passed a bill this week that would add post-traumatic stress disorder as a qualifying condition for… Read More
Medical Marijuana Bill Narrowly Fails in Utah Senate
Thu / Mar 12th
The Republican-controlled Senate in Utah voted down a bill Monday night that would have allowed people with chronic and debilitating… Read More
New Hampshire House Committee Unanimously Approves Hemp Bill
Wed / Mar 11th
Lawmakers in a New Hampshire House committee unanimously approved a bill to remove a ban on the industrial cultivation of… Read More
Senators File Nation’s First Federal Medical Marijuana Bill
Tue / Mar 10th
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators — Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) — announced a… Read More
Former Nevada Bank CEO to Enter Cannabis Industry
Tue / Mar 10th
John Sullivan, a Nevada-based top bank executive, will now serve as the president and CEO of Integrated Compliance Solutions (ICS),… Read More
Uruguay’s Legal Marijuana Program Suffers Further Delays
Tue / Mar 10th
New Uruguay President Tabaré Vásquez, who assumed office on Sunday, has chosen to delay the country’s legal marijuana program only days… Read More
Oregon Marijuana Business Licenses Likely to Have Residency Requirements
Mon / Mar 9th
At the inaugural meeting of Portland’s newly-formed NORML chapter, New Approach Oregon spokesman Anthony Johnson answered questions about Measure 91, last… Read More
Finding Investors for Your Cannabusiness
Mon / Mar 9th OPINION
Do you have an innovative new idea you’d like to get off the ground? Maybe you’ve thought of looking for… Read More
Only 13% of Arizona Residents Support Continued Marijuana Prohibition
Thu / Mar 5th
According to a recent poll from Arizona State University’s Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Arizonans are ready for an end to prohibition:… Read More
Texas Industrial Hemp Bill Moving Through Legislative Process
Thu / Mar 5th
The industrial hemp movement could have a powerful new ally in the state of Texas if Rep. Joe Farias’ (D)… Read More
Ben & Jerry’s Founders Open to Cannabis-Infused Ice Cream
Wed / Mar 4th
In a February HuffPost Live interview, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield — founders of the popular and quirky Ben & Jerry’s… Read More
63% of Young Republicans Support Marijuana Law Reform
Tue / Mar 3rd
A new study out of the Pew Research Center indicates that a significant majority of young Republican voters support marijuana legalization.… Read More
Washington Town Opts for Innovative Approach to Marijuana Business
Tue / Mar 3rd
In Washington State, which passed a recreational cannabis law in 2012, there is a vigorous debate on where recreational cannabis… Read More
Colorado Sold 150,000 Pounds of Legal Marijuana in 2014
Mon / Mar 2nd
A recent report from the Colorado Department of Revenue indicates that legal marijuana vendors sold upwards of 150,000 pounds of… Read More
Majority of Maryland Voters Support Marijuana Legalization, Poll Finds
Fri / Feb 27th
According to a Goucher poll released this week, 52 percent of Maryland voters approve of recreational marijuana legalization. Additionally, when… Read More
D.C. Legalization Takes Effect, Congressional Republicans Threaten Mayor
Thu / Feb 26th
Washington D.C.’s marijuana legalization law took effect this morning at 12:01 a.m., despite warnings from several congressional Republicans that doing… Read More
Jamaica’s MMJ, Hemp, and Decriminalization Law is Approved
Wed / Feb 25th
Jamaican lawmakers on Tuesday passed the country’s first decriminalization and medical marijuana law, the result of a 38-year Parliamentary push for marijuana policy… Read More
3D Denver Discrete Dispensary, Location of First Rec. Shop Marijuana Sale, Up for Sale by Owner
Wed / Feb 25th
While many are clamoring to get in on Colorado’s explosive marijuana industry (which raked in $700 million in medical and… Read More
Alaska’s Legalization Initiative Takes Effect Today
Tue / Feb 24th
Alaska’s Ballot Measure 2, which was approved by 53 percent of Alaska voters, takes effect today, marking the end of prohibition… Read More
Proposed Legislation Would End Federal Marijuana Prohibition
Mon / Feb 23rd
Colorado Representative Jared Polis and Oregon Representative Earl Blumenauer together proposed two pieces of legislation on Friday that would effectively… Read More
WA Judge Drops Marijuana Charges Against Cancer Patient, Family Still Facing Prosecution
Fri / Feb 20th
Larry Harvey, the family patriarch from the infamous ‘Kettle Falls Five’ case out of eastern Washington, will have charges dropped against him due… Read More
New Jersey Campaign Announced to Legalize Cannabis
Thu / Feb 19th
A coalition of activists has announced a new campaign, called New Jersey United for Marijuana Reform, which will push for legislation to legalize… Read More
Southern Oregon Marijuana Farmers Voice Concern Over Industrial Hemp
Wed / Feb 18th
Industrial hemp is coming to Oregon, but — due to the biological interaction between hemp and marijuana plants — not everyone in… Read More