Prop D Prevails: New LA Cannabis Regs Will Have Many Business Implications, Positive and Negative
A measure to regulate the medical marijuana industry in Los Angeles and limit the number of dispensaries to 135 has beat out two competing proposals in a landslide win, ushering in a new era for the nation’s largest MMJ market. More than 60% of voters cast ballots in favor of Proposition D – a measure crafted by the LA City [click to read on...]
Weekly Wrapup: Future of Medical Marijuana in California After LA Ban + Colorado Patient Numbers
By now, most of the medical cannabis community is aware of the chaotic developments in Los Angeles last week, when local officials voted in favor of a ban on dispensaries. [click to read more...]
Chapter 11: A New Strategy for Medical Cannabis Businesses to Postpone Eviction by Feds?
Now here’s a novel method in the medical cannabis industry for staving off federal pressure to close: File for bankruptcy protection. Mother Earth Alternative Healing, a marijuana dispensary in San [click to read more...]
Cannabis Pros to Hold Marijuana Tax Seminar for Dispensary Hopefuls, MMJ Startups in Arizona
Entrepreneurs hoping to get involved with medical marijuana in Arizona can get the low-down on the complex tax situation for cannabis companies at a seminar this weekend. The 280e Reform [click to read more...]
Colorado Medical Marijuana Patient Numbers Rise for 6th Straight Month as Recovery Continues
The number of patients in Colorado with valid medical marijuana cards hit 98,910 in May, a 2% increase from April and the sixth consecutive monthly increase. That’s good news for [click to read more...]
Update: Los Angeles Approves Ban on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries, But 182 Could Remain Open
Los Angeles council members overwhelmingly approved a ban on medical cannabis dispensaries today, a move that will lead to the closure of all or most of the estimated 900-1,000 marijuana [click to read more...]
D-Day in LA: City Council Poised to Vote on Los Angeles Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ban
The future of medical cannabis dispensaries in Los Angeles hangs in the balance today, with local officials set to debate – and likely vote on – a contentious proposal to [click to read more...]
Weekly Wrapup: Battle Between California Dispensary, Feds to Set Precedent for MMJ Industry
All eyes in the medical marijuana industry are focused on Oakland, where a federal crackdown is testing the limits of how far the government can go in its war on [click to read more...]
Medical Marijuana Industry to Rally Around Oakland, Protest Crackdown During Obama Visit
For California medical marijuana businesses, a presidential visit couldn’t come at a better time. President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak in Oakland on Monday as his reelection campaign gains [click to read more...]
New Speaker for National Marijuana Business Conference: Amy Poinsett of MJ Freeway
Amy Poinsett, a co-founder and current chief executive officer of MJ Freeway Software Solutions, has agreed to speak at the National Marijuana Business Conference in Denver this November. She plans [click to read more...]
Truth in Trials Act Would Aid Marijuana Dispensary Owners, Workers as Well as Cannabis Patients
Much of the analysis surrounding the Truth in Trials Act – a medical marijuana bill introduced in the House this week – has focused on what it means for MMJ [click to read more...]
Food Stamp Applicants in 3 MMJ States No Longer Able to Deduct Medical Cannabis Costs
Low-income patients in Maine, New Mexico and Oregon will no longer be able to deduct medical marijuana expenses from their income when applying for food stamps, a change mandated by [click to read more...]
Lawmaker Calls for Hearings on Delays Plaguing New Jersey Marijuana Program
New Jersey Assemblyman Reed Gusciora wants the state to answer a question that’s been on the minds of MMJ advocates for quite some time: What’s taking so long? Gusciora has [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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