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 MMJ market. Measures to legalize medical marijuana – and set up a system of regulated cultivation operations and dispensaries – have a realistic shot of passing in both New York [click to read on...]
1998 Oregon Law Allowing Food Stamp Deductions for MMJ Patients Suddenly Gets Tons of National Media Coverage
By Anne Holland Fourteen years ago, Oregon passed a law allowing elderly and permanently disabled citizens who qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance to file for deductions on the cost [click to read more...]
Is Medical Marijuana Legalization Coming to Kentucky?
By Anne Holland Before the Federal Government banned hemp growing, Kentucky was one of the top producing states in the nation – making it the green grass state. Seems that [click to read more...]
Three Judges on Los Angeles Appeals Court Unanimously Agree: Dispensaries Are Legal Under California State Law
By Anne Holland On Monday the Los Angeles County 2nd District Court of Appeal unanimously overturned a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries, indicating dispensaries are legal under state law, and [click to read more...]
New Speaker for National Marijuana Business Conference: Hilary Bricken of Canna Law Group
Editor’s note: This is the latest post in a series of weekly updates about the National Marijuana Business Conference, which will be held Nov. 8 and 9 in Denver. These [click to read more...]
10 Israeli Medical Marijuana Patients Testing THC-Free Cannabis: Reduces Pain Without That Annoying Side Effect
By Anne Holland Tikun Olam, a licensed medical marijuana growing facility in Israel, announced today that for the last six months it’s been running limited human patient trials of Avidekel, [click to read more...]
Marijuana Delivery Services Called ‘Grey Area’ by San Luis Obispo County Civil Grand Jury
by Anne Holland Although medical cannabis dispensaries have been forced out of business by local regulations in San Obispo CA, a local Grand Jury has decided medical marijuana delivery services [click to read more...]
Long Beach CA Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Fight for Closure Reprieve
By Anne Holland Since February, the 18 remaining Long Beach cannabis collectives have known they will be required to close their doors for good on August 12th. Now, three City [click to read more...]
Weekly Wrapup: Forget MMJ Reform in California for Now + Cannabis Credit Card Condundrum
Opportunity knocked in California last week, but lawmakers refused to answer the door. The state had a real chance to improve the situation for medical cannabis businesses via a proposal [click to read more...]
Big Changes for MMJ Industry Sunday as Colorado Lifts Ban, Credit Card Firms Shut Out Dispensaries
Forget Independence Day. The real fireworks this year will materialize on July 1, when two developments will alter the medical marijuana landscape: #1. Colorado will lift its two-year moratorium on [click to read more...]
New Speaker for Marijuana Business Conference: Doug Banfelder of Premier Southwest Insurance Group
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of weekly updates about the National Marijuana Business Conference, which will be held Nov. 8 and 9 in Denver. These updates [click to read more...]
November Gubernatorial Election Could Determine Future of Medical Marijuana in New Hampshire
The biggest obstacle to the legalization of medical marijuana in New Hampshire isn’t wary law enforcement officials, hesitant voters or skeptical legislators. It’s Gov. John Lynch. The state’s top official [click to read more...]
Medical Cannabis Comeback? Proposal to Overturn Fort Collins MMJ Dispensary Ban on Fall Ballot
Medical marijuana advocates in Fort Collins, Colorado, have succeeded where their counterparts in San Diego failed, gathering enough signatures to get a key cannabis measure on the ballot this fall. [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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