Illinois’ Bank of Springfield Closing All MMJ Industry Accounts
Tue / Apr 3rd
Illinois’ Bank of Springfield is closing the accounts of the state’s medical cannabis companies by May 21 leaving most of… Read More
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Massachusetts Begins Accepting Some Adult-Use Cannabis Applications
Mon / Apr 2nd
Starting today, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission will begin accepting applications for priority certification as registered marijuana dispensaries and economic… Read More
Alaska Lab Forced to Close After Bank Calls in Loan on Building Citing Federal Law
Mon / Apr 2nd
Anchorage, Alaska’s Steep Hill has been forced to suspend operations after Wells Fargo bank called in the loan on the… Read More
Oregon Cannabis Regulators Find Decline in Sales to Minors
Mon / Apr 2nd
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has found a sharp reduction in cannabis sales to minors by dispensaries in the state… Read More
Rhode Island Dispensary Employee Denied Mortgage due to ‘Unacceptable Income’
Mon / Apr 2nd
An employee at a Rhode Island medical cannabis dispensary has been denied a mortgage by Home Loan Investment after the… Read More
Berkeley, California Lowers Tax Rate on Cannabis Sales
Fri / Mar 30th
The city of Berkeley, California has dropped its sales tax on cannabis products from 10 percent to 5 percent in… Read More
Utah Gov. Will Not Support MMJ Ballot Initiative
Fri / Mar 30th
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert will not support the Utah Patients Coalition-led medical cannabis ballot initiative, saying that the legislature’s HB.197 “promotes… Read More
Michigan Sends More MMJ Dispensary Cease-and-Desist Letters, Still Haven’t Issued a License
Fri / Mar 30th
Michigan’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory affairs have sent cease and desist letters to more than 200 medical cannabis businesses… Read More
South Carolina Senate Committee Advances MMJ Bill
Fri / Mar 30th
The South Carolina Senate Medical Affairs Committee has advanced a medical cannabis bill setting set up a comprehensive program to the… Read More
Tennessee House Committee Advances Gutted MMJ Measure
Thu / Mar 29th
Tennessee’s House Criminal Justice Committee has advanced the medical cannabis measure but not before including some significant changes. According to… Read More
Iowa Awards First CBD-Only Dispensary Licenses
Thu / Mar 29th
The Iowa Office of Medical Cannabidiol has awarded its first dispensary licenses to three companies to operate five locations throughout… Read More
Blue Moon Developer Planning THC-Infused, Non-Alcoholic, Beer
Thu / Mar 29th
A 32-year veteran of MillerCoors – and the developer of Blue Moon Belgian Wheat – is launching a THC-infused, non-alcoholic… Read More
Rhode Island Dispensary Owners Oppose Adding MMJ Operator Licenses
Thu / Mar 29th
A Rhode Island dispensary spokesman seemed to offer the state help bridging its $5 million budget gap, so long as… Read More
Utah Advocates Have Enough Signatures to Put MMJ Question to Voters
Wed / Mar 28th
Utah voters will likely have a chance to consider legalizing medical cannabis this November, according to a Fox13 report. The… Read More
New Jersey Gov. Announces Changes for ‘More Patient-Friendly’ MMJ Program
Wed / Mar 28th
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has announced reforms to the state’s medical cannabis program in an effort to change “the… Read More
Creating Buzz for Your Cannabis Business
Wed / Mar 28th
Cannabis is swiftly becoming one of the darlings of media buzz. Growing at lightning speed, this industry is alive and… Read More
Canada’s CannaRoyalty Acquires Third California Cannabis Company
Wed / Mar 28th
Canadian cannabis business operator and investment firm CannaRoyalty Corp. has acquired California’s River Distribution and its affiliates which hold both… Read More
Dutch Officials to Supply Netherlands Coffeeshops with Cannabis In 4-Year Experiment
Wed / Mar 28th
Dutch officials have announced a three-phase “experiment” to legally supply the Netherlands’ cannabis coffee shops with products. The plan, first… Read More
American Green Transfers Ownership of Town Purchased for Cannabis Tourism
Tue / Mar 27th
American Green, the cannabis-focused technology company that purchased the California town of Nipton with plans of turning it into a… Read More
Arkansas Attorney General Appeals Court Ruling to Halt MMJ Cultivator Licensing
Tue / Mar 27th
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has appealed the decision by Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Wendell Griffen to declare the… Read More
Australian Company Set to Begin MMJ for Dogs Study
Tue / Mar 27th
Australia’s CannPal Animal Therapeutics has received medical cannabis oils from Canada’s Aphria Inc to begin clinical trials of what it… Read More
Kansas House Rejects MMJ Bill; Advance CBD Measure
Tue / Mar 27th
The Kansas House has rejected legislation to legalize broad medical cannabis use, instead opting to advance a measure to legalize… Read More
Bipartisan Hemp Legalization Bill Introduced in Senate
Mon / Mar 26th
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnel (R-KY) announced a bill on Monday that would legalize industrial hemp as an agricultural product,… Read More
Arkansas Judge Rules MMJ Cultivation Licenses ‘Null and Void’
Mon / Mar 26th
Arkansas Judge Wendell Griffen has declared the state’s medical cannabis cultivation licenses “null and void” finding that the state Medical… Read More