Cannabis-Friendly Illinois Bank Targeted by Feds
Fri / Jul 15th
The Des Plaines, Illinois-based Millennium Bank entered into a consent order with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp and the state’s… Read More
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Dormant California Prison Sold to Medical Cannabis Extraction Company for $4.1 Million
Fri / Jul 15th
The Coalinga City Council voted to allow medical cannabis across the city last week, as well as approved the sale… Read More
Graded Cannabis Hits Shelves in Colorado
Thu / Jul 14th
The Trichrome Institute is “forcing the industry to grow better weed,” according to President Max Montrose, with their Trichrome Assurance… Read More
Maryland MMJ Licensing Expected Within Weeks
Thu / Jul 14th
Maryland officials may announce the winners of the state’s 15 medical cannabis growing licenses and unveil the first wave of marijuana… Read More
Marijuana Tax for Homeless Services to Appear On L.A.’s November Ballot
Thu / Jul 14th
Los Angeles County’s Board of Supervisors approved a ballot measure last Tuesday that would levy a 10 percent tax on… Read More
Ricky Williams Expects Cannabis Profits to Exceed NFL Earnings Lost to Failed Drug Tests
Wed / Jul 13th
Former NFL running back Ricky Williams says he’s going to make more money through cannabis business investments than the total NFL profits… Read More
Medical Cannabis States See Medicare Savings, Less Prescribed Drugs
Wed / Jul 13th
A study published in the scientific journal Health Affairs found that states with medical marijuana laws see a reduction in… Read More
GW Pharmaceuticals Hopes to Raise $252 Million in Public Offering
Wed / Jul 13th
Following the successful trials of its new cannabis-based medication, British drug manufacturer GW Pharmaceuticals announced it will raise $252 million… Read More
Poll: 52.5% of Arizona Voters Oppose Legalization
Tue / Jul 12th
Activists behind the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol will have their work cut out for them in Arizona, KTAR News… Read More
California’s Prop 64 Receives Another $2 Million in Donations
Tue / Jul 12th
California’s Proposition 64 campaign received $2 million in new donations this week: Sean Parker, Napster co-founder and Facebook’s first president,… Read More
Washington Rec. Sales Have Surpassed $1 Billion
Tue / Jul 12th
Washington’s recreational cannabis industry has sold more than $1 billion worth of cannabis since the legal market’s launch in 2014,… Read More
New Cannabis Worker Permits Unveiled in Oregon
Mon / Jul 11th
A new Oregon program will require all workers in the recreational cannabis industry — including seasonal and part-time employees —… Read More
‘Progressive’ Democratic Party Platform Includes Marijuana Reform
Mon / Jul 11th
Democrats endorsed a “reasoned pathway” to future marijuana legalization during the party’s national convention full Platform Committee meeting last Saturday… Read More
Ohio Planning for a Cashless MMJ Program
Mon / Jul 11th
A proposal attached to Ohio’s new medical cannabis law could make it the first state to implement a cashless payment… Read More
Is Personal Chemical Analysis the Future of Cannabis Testing?
Fri / Jul 8th
Consumers want to know what they are putting in their bodies. As the legalization of medical and recreational cannabis becomes… Read More
Florida Harvests First Medical Cannabis Crop
Fri / Jul 8th
Florida’s first medical cannabis harvest was performed this week by Surterra Therapeutics, according to a News-Press.com report. “It’s a very exciting place… Read More
Medical Cannabis Initiative Approved for Arkansas Ballot
Fri / Jul 8th
Voters in Arkansas will decide on legalizing cannabis for medicinal use this November, as the proposal spearheaded by Arkansas Compassionate… Read More
Five Things to Know About Cannabis Topicals
Thu / Jul 7th
There is still much to discover about cannabis’ medicinal properties, and its topical uses may be one of the areas… Read More
Competing Social Use Initiatives Planned for Denver’s November Ballot
Thu / Jul 7th
Two separate cannabis advocacy groups are working on competing ballot initiatives that would allow the social use of cannabis in quasi-public locations throughout Denver,… Read More
Massachusetts Court Approves Legalization Ballot Initiative
Thu / Jul 7th
Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court unanimously approved the ballot question to legalize cannabis in the state, but did force the title… Read More
Colombia Awards First MMJ License to Canadian Company
Wed / Jul 6th
Colombia has awarded its first medical marijuana business license to a Canada-based company, PharmaCielo Ltd. The company’s production duties will… Read More
Google May Be Considering the Cannabis Industry
Wed / Jul 6th
Google — the major online search engine, advertising platform, and creator of the Android mobile operating system — may be eyeing ways to involve… Read More
Uruguay Pharmacies Hesitant About Selling Legal Marijuana
Wed / Jul 6th
The New York Times reports that many pharmacy operators in Uruguay are hesitant about carrying marijuana at their shops due… Read More
Colorado Teens Using Less Cannabis, Facing Heavier Enforcement
Tue / Jul 5th
Teenage cannabis use has gone down in Colorado in the years since voters enacted an amendment to legalize recreational marijuana… Read More