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Another Medical Marijuana Business Boom on Horizon? Cannabis Bills Advancing in Key States
The next few weeks could lead to a whole new chapter in the medical marijuana history books, with several influential states poised to pass bills that would greatly expand the [click to read more...]
Weekly Wrapup: MMJ Industry on a Roll, Trends Signal Strong Year for Cannabis Business
There’s been a marked change in the nature of medical marijuana news so far this year: Most of it is now overwhelmingly positive. For much of 2012, you couldn’t go [click to read more...]
Marijuana Polls Show Strong Support for MMJ, Cannabis Legalization in Several States
A flurry of marijuana surveys released over the past two weeks shows growing support for MMJ and cannabis legalization in general across the country, further fueling the industry’s recent momentum. [click to read more...]
A Look Ahead: 12 States That Could Legalize Medical Marijuana in 2013
Last year was a significant one for the marijuana industry, with two states passing MMJ laws and another two legalizing cannabis for recreational use. It will be hard to top [click to read more...]
CA Dispensary Harborside Prevails Again in Court, Eroding Feds’ MMJ Crackdown Strategy
Score another one for Harborside Health Center – and possibly the entire medical marijuana industry. A federal judge in California has ruled that the landlords of Harborside’s buildings in San [click to read more...]
Illinois Medical Marijuana Measure Going Up in Smoke, Lawmaker Says Vote Unlikely
A bid to legalize medical cannabis in Illinois is sputtering out, with a key lawmaker saying it’s unlikely he will put an MMJ measure up for a vote in the [click to read more...]
Ringing in the New Year on a High Note + What’s in Store for the Cannabis Industry in 2013
The medical marijuana industry has many reasons to celebrate this holiday season. Dispensaries have opened in Arizona and New Jersey. Colorado and Washington legalized marijuana. The industry won several key [click to read more...]
Weekly Wrapup: Delays for Massachusetts MMJ? + Arizona on Track After Court Win
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: A state passes medical marijuana laws, sets a time frame for the launch of dispensaries and then misses the initial deadlines as [click to read more...]
Weekly Wrapup: Parsing the President’s Comments + More States to Follow CO, WA Lead?
After more than a month of silence on marijuana legalization, President Barack Obama finally addressed the issue last week in an interview with ABC News. Obama said that going after [click to read more...]
US Going Green? More Than a Dozen States Could Consider Marijuana Legalization Next Year
The market for legal marijuana could expand well beyond Colorado and Washington very soon. As in next year. Lawmakers in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont have already [click to read more...]
Weekly Wrapup: 5 Major MMJ, Marijuana Developments Light Up the Cannabis Industry
Last week was a remarkable one for the medical marijuana industry, with a handful of historic developments fueling optimism after a grueling year. Here are five of these milestones and [click to read more...]
Weekly Wrapup: 19th State to Legalize Medical Marijuana? + Michigan Cannabis Developments
The next state to legalize medical cannabis could very well be Illinois, but it’s going to take an aggressive last-minute push by MMJ-friendly lawmakers for that to become a reality. [click to read more...]
Expert Opinion
Rob Hunt: Massachusetts Dispensary Regulations Will Create Shotgun Marriages, Boost Risk
By Robert E. Hunt So you want to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Massachusetts? [click to read more...]
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- Proposal Would Pave Way for Michigan Marijuana Dispensaries in MMJ-Friendly Cities
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- Update: Judge Puts Montana MMJ Restrictions on Ice Yet Again With Key Vote Looming
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- Rhode Island Welcomes First MMJ Center, Becomes 11th State in US With Dispensaries
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- Weekly Wrapup: WA or CO Better for Cannabis Entrepreneurs? + Another State Leans Toward MMJ
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