Day: June 14, 2017

Cannabis lawsuit takes aim at restrictive ordinancesSiskiyou Daily NewsCalifornia voters in November approved a ballot measure allowing adults to legally possess and cultivate cannabis, and a recently filed lawsuit may define how local governments restrict the plant's cultivation within the confines of the new law … Read More: Cannabis lawsuitContinue Reading

A sharply divided legislative committee in Massachusetts voted Wednesday to advance a bill calling for major changes to the voter-approved recreational marijuana law, including higher taxes on retail sales and handing more control over cannabis shops to municipal officials. Some lawmakers suggested that as currently written, the proposal would give Massachusetts theContinue Reading

Marijuana having big impact on county businessAshland Daily TidingsJackson County doesn't manage water delivery or usage in rural areas where medical and recreational marijuana is grown. But the county gets an ear full about it. After touching on the implications and challenges of unfolding marijuana legality during … Read More: MarijuanaContinue Reading

MERRY JANELawyer Up: Are Ancillary Professionals in the Cannabis Industry Safe from Prosecution?MERRY JANEAncillary refers to any business related to the cannabis industry that does not directly “touch” the plant. For example, cannabis-related businesses that don't buy, sell, grow or produce marijuana — such as technology companies or equipment …Continue Reading

WDEF News 12Expired license plate leads to an indoor marijuana grow operation …WDEF News 12DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) – A suspicious officer on the interstate lead Whitfield County investigators to an alleged indoor marijuana operation. Deputy Kenneth …Whitfield Co. woman charged with selling marijuana | WTVCWTVCPolice: Marijuana operation discovered on Little JohnContinue Reading

BenzingaMariCann CEO Talks C$42.5 M Financing Round And German Expansion: 'We Are In A Pole Position'BenzingaCultivation of medical marijuana is currently done in a 34,000-square-foot greenhouse operation. Processing is done in an adjacent, 10,000-square-foot facility. In addition to holding the licenses needed for cannabis cultivation and distribution …and more » ReadContinue Reading

With Vermont lawmakers working to fine-tune a recreational marijuana proposal, Gov. Phil Scott signed off on a bill to expand the state’s medical marijuana program. The new law, which takes effect July 1, increases the number of dispensary licenses and expands the list of medical marijuana qualifying conditions, VTDigger reported.Continue Reading