Auburn, WA City Council Passes Ordinance Restricting Cannabis Operators
Fri / Aug 19th
The Auburn, Washington City Council passed an ordinance restricting the number of retail dispensaries, processors and producers in the city,… Read More
Regulations
Navigating the complex regulations surrounding legal cannabis businesses can be difficult. We strive to cover the policy news and changes in regulations affecting cannabis entrepreneurs on a daily basis, from city, to state, to national and international.
OH Supreme Court Seeks Rule Changes Allowing Attorneys to Help MMJ Companies
Thu / Aug 18th
The Ohio Supreme Court has directed its staff to write a draft amendment to the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct… Read More
Preliminary Cultivation Licenses Awarded in Maryland
Wed / Aug 17th
Maryland has awarded preliminary medical marijuana licenses to more than 20 companies to cultivate and process cannabis in the state,… Read More
Ohio Village Passes Resolution Preventing MMJ Industry Bans
Wed / Aug 17th
As some Ohio municipalities are banning medical marijuana dispensaries, one central Ohio village is keeping an open mind. The Johnstown… Read More
Montana MMJ Providers Close Shop as New Law Takes Effect
Tue / Aug 16th
Medical marijuana providers in Montana are closing for business ahead of new rules being implemented in the state that prevent… Read More
New Mexico State Bar Association Advises Attorneys to Not Represent Cannabis Businesses
Tue / Aug 16th
New Mexico’s State Bar Association is cautioning attorneys to represent medical marijuana dispensaries and growers at their own risk, the… Read More
Health Canada Announces New Medical Cannabis Regulations
Fri / Aug 12th
Under new policies set forth by Health Canada, medical marijuana patients will soon be allowed to grow their own cannabis… Read More
Ohio Professional Board: Attorneys Not Allowed to Help Establish MMJ Businesses
Fri / Aug 12th
The Ohio Supreme Court’s Board of Professional Conduct has barred attorneys from helping individuals seeking to establish legal medical marijuana… Read More
Judge Denies Injunction Request by Starbuds in Grow License Denial Case
Thu / Aug 11th
A Denver District Court judge has given the owners of Starbuds until Sept. 3 to finish harvesting the maturing plants… Read More
Ohio Municipalities Already Banning Dispensaries
Wed / Aug 10th
Ohio’s medical cannabis program is off to a rough start. One city has enacted a complete dispensary ban, two Ohio… Read More
Ohio Releases Initial MMJ Program Details
Tue / Aug 9th
Ohio has released the first information regarding the implementation of its medical cannabis program, the Columbus Dispatch reports, but offered… Read More
Yakima, WA Begins Accepting Recreational Retailer Applications
Mon / Aug 8th
Applications for retail dispensaries in Yakima, Washington open today, but residents remain divided on whether or not they want the… Read More
Popular Pesticide’s Ban in Washington Made ‘In Error’
Fri / Aug 5th
Washington’s Liquor and Cannabis Board has rescinded the stop-sale order on All Natural Spider Mite Control Concentrate after they found… Read More
Portland Officials May Dial Back Cannabis Regulations
Wed / Aug 3rd
The City Council of Portland, Oregon may soon admit that it wrapped legal cannabis businesses in too much red tape,… Read More
AK Marijuana Board Member Removed, Claims Officials Impeding Industry
Tue / Aug 2nd
A former member of the Alaska Marijuana Control Board alleges that his ex-colleagues and members of Gov. Bill Walker’s administration… Read More
Minnesota MMJ Program Opens Up to Patients With Intractable Pain
Mon / Aug 1st
Patients with intractable pain can begin purchasing medical cannabis in Minnesota today, the Star Tribune reports. The condition was approved… Read More
Canadian Government Discouraging Independent Labs from Testing Cannabis
Fri / Jul 29th
Scientists and activists in Canada say Health Canada’s restrictive approach to cannabis safety testing puts the public at risk because… Read More
Many OR Communities to Hold Second Recreational Cannabis Vote
Thu / Jul 28th
Though recreational cannabis is technically legal in Oregon, moratoria remain in place throughout more than 100 of the state’s local… Read More
Anchorage Assembly Approves First Commercial Grow in Alaska
Wed / Jul 27th
Anchorage, Alaska’s first commercial cannabis grow was sanctioned by the city Assembly yesterday, after lawmakers voted 10-0 to approve licenses… Read More
New Mexico’s MMJ Program Marred by Application Processing Delays
Tue / Jul 26th
Medical cannabis patients and providers in New Mexico are frustrated by the delay of medical card processing in the state,… Read More
Massachusetts Forcing Dispensaries to ‘Pay-to-Play’
Tue / Jul 26th
Medical cannabis dispensaries in Massachusetts are being subjected to a ‘pay-to-play’ scheme by cities and towns in order to get… Read More
Washington Patients Experiencing ‘Rough’ Start as Medical Merges With Recreational
Mon / Jul 25th
Medical cannabis in Washington is having a “rough transition” with the recreational industry, the Bellingham Herald reports, as patients remain… Read More
Illinois Judge Orders Officials to Reconsider Migraines as MMJ Qualifying Condition
Fri / Jul 22nd
An Illinois judge has ruled that officials must reconsider adding migraines to the list of qualifying conditions for a patient… Read More
Hawaii Dispensaries Stalled Over Permits, Lab Testing
Thu / Jul 21st
None of Hawaii’s eight dispensaries were approved to open on July, 15, which was supposed to be the first day… Read More