Montana’s Medical Cannabis Industry Shrivelling After Rapid, Uncontrolled Growth
Yet another state with medical pot laws on the books is seeing its MMJ sector shrivel as the entire industry grapples with a federal crackdown, damaging court rulings, falling registered [click to read more...]
Chris Walsh: Contrary to Conventional Wisdom, Recent Raids Positive for Medical Pot
By Chris Walsh You’ve no doubt seen the stories: Federal agents armed with guns, shields and even battering rams storm medical marijuana dispensaries and grow operations, seizing computers, boxes of [click to read more...]
Weekly Wrapup: Record Support for Medical Pot, MA Moves Forward While CO Town Backtracks
Although most of us skipped out early last week to celebrate Thanksgiving, the medical marijuana world still generated plenty of meaty news ahead of the holiday. First, the good: A [click to read more...]
Pot Dispensaries Not the Only MMJ Businesses Ensnarled in Recent Raids
Much of the media coverage surrounding the recent raids in Washington State and Montana focused on how federal agents targeted medical marijuana dispensaries, as they are the most visible part [click to read more...]
Montana Dispensaries Latest Targets in Widening Medical Pot Crackdown
The Obama administration’s ballooning crackdown on the medical marijuana industry has extended to Montana, with federal agents raiding a dozen medical marijuana dispensaries and several financial institutions in the past [click to read more...]
Poll: Montana Voters Back State’s Strict New Pot Regulations
The lion’s share of Montana residents support new laws meant to rein in the state’s medical marijuana industry, according to a poll released this week. More than 60 percent of [click to read more...]
Billings Moves to Tighten Restrictions on Medical Pot Centers
After delaying a vote to gather more public input, City Council members in Billings, Mont., gave the initial go-ahead this week to two ordinances that will prevent new marijuana dispensaries [click to read more...]
Fate of Medical Pot in Billings, Mont., Still in Limbo After City Council Delays Vote
The largest city in Montana will wait another two weeks to decide whether to ban medical marijuana dispensaries, as officials want to get more input from citizens on the issue. [click to read more...]
Voters to Get Final Say on Controversial Montana Marijuana Bill
Montana voters will decide the fate of a controversial bill enacted earlier this year that introduced strict limits and regulations on the state’s medical marijuana industry. The Montana Secretary of [click to read more...]
Medical Pot Opponents Bracing for Renewed Bid to Legalize MMJ in Idaho
Fearing an aggressive push by marijuana backers to legalize medical pot in Idaho, the Kootenai Alliance for Children and Families in Couer d’Alene is already bracing for a big fight [click to read more...]
Stats: Do Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Really Fuel an Increase in Crime?
You’ve no doubt read articles about dispensaries robbed at gunpoint. And we’ve all heard about attacks on workers delivering medical marijuana. It’s enough to make you want to close up [click to read more...]
Let the Weed Business Battle Begin: Lawsuit by Marijuana Dispensaries a Monumental Affair
Here’s an interesting development on the legal front: Two dispensary owners in Montana are suing the federal government over raids conducted earlier this year, claiming that the moves were unconstitutional, [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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