Oklahoma approved 7,000-plus medical marijuana licenses in first year
Oklahoma regulators approved more than 7,300 business licenses in the first year of the state’s high-flying medical cannabis program, including nearly 4,300 grower permits, according to recently released figures.
The state...
Marijuana racketeering lawsuit in Oregon allowed to proceed
A federal judge in Oregon ruled that a vineyard suffered “plausibly alleged harm” from a neighboring cannabis operation and may proceed with a racketeering lawsuit.
The Capital Press in Salem reported that U.S. Senior District Judge Anna Brown denied the marijuana-growing...
Missouri applicants compete for medical cannabis dispensary licenses
The race among medical cannabis business applicants in Missouri for growers and dispensary licenses is fierce, state figures show.
The data shows that more than half the 2,100-plus medical cannabis business applicants are seeking dispensary licenses.
Here are the applicant...
Curaleaf, Surterra among big spenders on federal marijuana lobbying
The marijuana industry has spent about $2 million so far this year lobbying for federal cannabis reform in Washington DC, and more than half that money has come from individual MJ-related companies.
Businesses and lobbying organizations said the investments...
New Hampshire medical marijuana market plagued by slow patient process
New Hampshire’s small, highly regulated medical cannabis market is being hampered by delays in registering patients, according to a new report.
Virtually all qualified patients don’t receive their cards to purchase MMJ within the mandated five-day period, according to...
Michigan officials issue marijuana recall for four products
The Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency issued a health bulletin recalling four cannabis products because of an ongoing investigation of an MJ testing lab whose business license was suspended last month.
All four products apparently failed testing standards, one for a...
Local recreational cannabis bans in Michigan could hurt legal sales
Published 9 hours ago
Nearly 40%...
Florida governor asks high court to decide cannabis licensing issue
Published 6 hours ago
The Florida...
Utah picks Leaf Data Systems for medical cannabis seed-to-sale system
Published August 14, 2019
(This story has been updated to...
University of California-Davis teams with Biopharmaceutical Research
Published August 14, 2019
Researchers at the University of California,...