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May 24, 2012

Medical Marijuana Exec’s Legal Troubles a Setback for Cannabis Industry Regardless of Outcome

The medical marijuana entrepreneur behind weGrow – a hydroponics superstore attempting to expand nationally – is in some hot water. Dhar Mann (pictured), who founded the company in 2010 and [click to read more...]

May 22, 2012

Ruling on Legality of California Dispensary Closures a Blow to Medical Marijuana Industry, MMJ Patients

A federal appeals court has sided with two California cities that are forcing all marijuana dispensaries within their boundaries to close, ruling that such moves do not violate federal disability [click to read more...]

May 4, 2012

Pelosi’s Pro-MMJ Comments, Concerns Over CA Raids Give Cannabis Industry More Ammo

Embattled medical marijuana professionals, take heart: A key Democratic lawmaker is questioning the Obama administration over its crackdown on cannabis dispensaries, growers and the MMJ industry as a whole. Nancy [click to read more...]

April 23, 2012

Weekly Wrapup: Clock Ticking on Medical Marijuana Reform in California as Crackdown Continues

California is considered the elder statesman when it comes to medical marijuana. And rightfully so: It pioneered the dispensary model and has the largest number of MMJ businesses in the [click to read more...]

April 20, 2012

Oaksterdam University Reopens With Skeleton Staff, Will Continue Classes Under New Partnership

Down but not out. That phrase aptly describes Oaksterdam University, which has reopened less than three weeks after a raid by federal agents put its future in question and sent [click to read more...]

April 18, 2012

Bill to Regulate California Cannabis Dispensaries Advances as Controversy Over MMJ Oversight Grows

California is finally starting to get serious about setting up statewide regulations on medical marijuana dispensaries. It’s about time. The California State Assembly’s public safety committee has passed a bill [click to read more...]

April 9, 2012

7 Reasons the Oakland Marijuana Raids Are Worrisome for the Medical Cannabis Industry

The medical cannabis industry experienced its darkest day of the year last week, when federal agents armed with sledgehammers and power saws stormed into famed cannabis cultivation school Oaksterdam University [click to read more...]

April 6, 2012

2 Presidential Candidates Back Medical Marijuana, Cannabis Lawyer Enters Congressional Race

Medical cannabis is grabbing the spotlight in the political world, with two underdog presidential candidates railing against the government’s MMJ raids in Oakland this week. Several other individuals with ties [click to read more...]

April 5, 2012

New Medical Cannabis Van Service Shuttles Patients to Los Angeles Marijuana Dispensaries

A medical marijuana organization in the Los Angeles area has come up with a novel idea: Run a weekly shuttle that transports MMJ patients with cannabis cards from a centralized [click to read more...]

April 2, 2012

Oaksterdam University, 3 Other CA Medical Cannabis Sites Raided as Crackdown Enters New Phase

The federal government intensified its crackdown on the medical cannabis industry today, raiding several California marijuana operations including the well-known MMJ cultivation school Oaksterdam University. The raids have sent shockwaves [click to read more...]

March 27, 2012

Move by Los Angeles Medical Cannabis Workers to Form Union Could Bring Mixed Results

Dozens of Los Angeles marijuana dispensary workers have formed a union under the United Food and Commercial Workers umbrella, hoping to present a united front as the cannabis industry faces [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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