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December 13, 2011

Federal Judge Tells Arizona Officials to ‘Take Position’ on Medical Marijuana Issue

The fate of Arizona’s medical pot industry is still murky at this point, but some clarity might be on the horizon. U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton told state lawyers [click to read more...]

December 12, 2011

Weekly Wrapup: Big Medical Cannabis Decision in California, AG Holder Talks Medical Pot

Last week was a relatively tame one for the medical marijuana industry, with only a trickle of negative news instead of the typical flood. In California, Sacramento County supervisors voted [click to read more...]

December 9, 2011

New Mexico Gov. Lobbying for Separate Medical Marijuana Division to Run Pot Program

As New Mexico’s fledgling medical marijuana program grows at a rapid clip, a top state health official is looking to create a new division responsible for overseeing MMJ licensing, regulation [click to read more...]

December 9, 2011

Attorney General: Prosecuting Pot Businesses Complying with State Laws ‘Not a Priority’

Medical cannabis professionals operating on the up-and-up can breathe a sigh of relief. Sort of. On Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder indicated once again that the federal government is [click to read more...]

December 8, 2011

Arizona Dispensary Owners Hoping to Force Gov. Brewer’s Hand on Medical Marijuana Issue

Add another twist to the ongoing medical cannabis saga in Arizona. On Wednesday, entrepreneurs hoping to start pot dispensaries in the state turned to a judge for help in galvanizing [click to read more...]

December 7, 2011

Update: Sacramento County Approves Zoning Change that Prohibits Pot Dispensaries

The eight remaining medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated areas of Sacramento County will have to close up shop under a controversial zoning code change. All but one supervisor voted in [click to read more...]

December 6, 2011

Cannabis Critics Assail Study Linking Drop in Traffic Fatalities to Medical Marijuana Laws

Last week, an independent research institute in Germany released a report by two university economics professors showing that deaths from traffic accidents have actually declined 9% in states that passed [click to read more...]

December 6, 2011

Sacramento County Weighing Measure to Officially Ban Pot Dispensaries, Protests Expected

Sacramento County supervisors will consider an outright ban on medical marijuana dispensaries this afternoon, a move that would effectively knock out the staggering, stumbling MMJ industry in unincorporated areas of [click to read more...]

December 5, 2011

Putting the ‘High’ in Higher Ed: Proposal Would Let Universities Dispense Medical Cannabis

A work group tasked with examining potential medical pot laws in Maryland has come up with a novel – and controversial – idea: Let universities handle the task of dispensing [click to read more...]

December 5, 2011

Weekly Wrapup: Ruling Could Devastate CA Pot Industry, MMJ Programs in Other States Gain Traction

What the heck is happening in California? I find myself asking that question on a regular basis. Its future seems to get gloomier all the time, what with the series [click to read more...]

December 5, 2011

Weekly Wrapup: More Bad News for California, But Encouraging Signs for MMJ Elsewhere

What the heck is happening in California? Its future seems to get gloomier all the time, what with the series of raids, court rulings and dispensary bans as of late. [click to read more...]

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Rob Hunt: Massachusetts Dispensary Regulations Will Create Shotgun Marriages, Boost Risk

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By Robert E. Hunt So you want to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Massachusetts? [click to read more...]

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