Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Calls 18-Year Jail Term for Possession ‘Ridiculous’
Mon / May 22nd
Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Johnson has called out her colleagues for upholding an 18-year prison sentence for Gary… Read More
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West Virginia Officials Begin MMJ Program Implementation
Mon / May 22nd
Officials in West Virginia have started developing a plan to roll out the state’s newly-enacted medical cannabis regime. The Department… Read More
First Dispensary-Destined Cannabis Crop Harvested in Hawaii
Fri / May 19th
Aloha Green Holdings in Oahu, Hawaii is the first medical cannabis dispensary to harvest their crop, the first commercial cannabis crop… Read More
NBA’s Cliff Robinson Joins Portland Mayor in Statewide Push for Cannabis Clubs
Fri / May 19th
Portland, Oregon Mayor Ted Wheeler and Commissioner Chloe Eudaly were joined this week by former Trail Blazer Cliff Robinson in… Read More
Michigan Activists Begin Collecting Signatures for Adult Use Legalization
Fri / May 19th
Cannabis advocates in Michigan have cleared a procedural step in getting a legalization initiative in front of lawmakers and potentially… Read More
Vermont Legalization Bill Now Sitting on Gov.’s Desk
Fri / May 19th
Vermont lawmakers made history last week as the first state legislature to approve ending the prohibition of cannabis. Now, the… Read More
Federal Agency Reports on Worker Safety in Cannabis Cultivation Jobs
Thu / May 18th
In an April report issued by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), which comprises the industrial hygienic research… Read More
Patent Protection for Cannabis Inventions
Thu / May 18th
The industry’s opinion on patenting cannabis inventions is varied. On one hand, people worry that patent trolls will monopolize existing… Read More
Leave Grandma’s MMJ Alone, California Sen. Harris Tells Jeff Sessions
Thu / May 18th
Sen. Kamala Harris, a Democrat from California, denounced on Tuesday a recent order by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to recommence… Read More
Washington Opens Door to Organic Certification for Cannabis Farms
Thu / May 18th
Washington’s Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill on Tuesday that opens the door to organic certification for cannabis products in… Read More
Study: Cannabis Could Help Wean Crack Addicts
Wed / May 17th
Researchers at Canada’s BC Centre on Substance Use have found that using cannabis might help wean people off of crack… Read More
Creating Distinctive, Quality-Focused, Safe Packaging for Cannabis
Wed / May 17th
With a growing number of states now choosing legalization, the recreational and medical cannabis markets are in a meteoric growth… Read More
North Carolina Farmers Begin Planting Pilot Hemp Crops
Wed / May 17th
The North Carolina Hemp Commission has received an opinion from the state attorney general’s office to allow them to license… Read More
Alaskan Cannabis Cultivators Denied State Services from Some Federally-Funded Agencies
Wed / May 17th
Alaska’s Division of Agriculture has put at least two applications from cannabis cultivators seeking to have their products tagged with… Read More
Connecticut Dems Add Cannabis Revenue to Budget Proposal to Keep Issue Alive
Wed / May 17th
Democratic lawmakers in Connecticut have included funds from a theoretical recreational cannabis program in their budget recommendation in an effort… Read More
Cannabis Distribution in California: To Follow ‘Big Alcohol’ or Not?
Tue / May 16th
States with recreational cannabis have seen an uplift in craft experiences and microbreweries; from beer to coffee, organically produced products… Read More
Cannabis Dispensaries Fight Back Against Section 280E
Tue / May 16th
In a recent Federal District Court decision, Alpenglow Botanicals, LLC — a Colorado cannabis dispensary — protested the IRS’ disallowance… Read More
Nevada Officially Accepting Rec. Cannabis Applications; Open to Current Operators
Tue / May 16th
Nevada’s Department of Taxation is officially accepting cultivation, manufacture, testing, and dispensary applications to operate under the state’s Early Start… Read More
Florida Health Department Orders Dispensary to Stop Selling Whole-Plant Vape Cup
Tue / May 16th
Florida’s Office of Medical Use Director Christian Bax has sent a cease and desist letter to Trulieve, a licensed medical… Read More
Former PayPal Exec Joins Cannabis Compliance Firm
Tue / May 16th
The former Global Head of Social and Digital Marketing at PayPal has taken his talents to KIND Financial as Dave… Read More
Minnesota Medical Cannabis Providers Have Lost $11M Since 2015
Tue / May 16th
Minnesota’s medical cannabis manufacturers have lost $11 million over the last two years, as Leafline Labs lost $4.7 million last… Read More
UK Liberal Dems Add Cannabis Legalization to Platform
Mon / May 15th
According to research by Liberal Democrats in the United Kingdom, 87,247 police caseloads related to cannabis were opened in 2015,… Read More
The Goodship Company: Getting Aboard with Normalization
Mon / May 15th SPOTLIGHT
Some say they’re just getting high when they consume cannabis, others have begun to say they’re “aboard the Goodship” —… Read More
New Mexico MMJ Program Sees Increased Patient Counts and Revenues
Mon / May 15th
Enrollment in New Mexico’s medical cannabis program has grown 84 percent since Mar. 2016 pushing patient totals to 40,432 in… Read More