Month: December 2017 (Page 14)

An Idaho small-business owner is fighting with local officials in the staunchly anti-cannabis state over whether he should be allowed to sell CBD oil. The post Idaho Town Halts Business Permit Over CBD Oil’s Legality appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Idaho Town Halts Business Permit Over CBDContinue Reading

An Idaho business owner who tried to open a storefront selling dietary supplements has been stymied by local officials who say the CBD products he wanted to sell may be illegal in the state. Michael Larsen applied for a business permit to open a retail store called Welcomed Science inContinue Reading

Colombian company FCM Global S.A.S. has launched a medical cannabis research and development lab in the South American nation. With a distribution office in Toronto, Medellin-based FCM Global joins the growing community of Colombian MMJ companies with ties to Canada. In October, for example, CannaVida SAS of Canada was awardedContinue Reading

In an unprecedented move, Alaska’s marijuana control agency is revoking the license of a marijuana edibles manufacturer that was accused of selling moldy products. The state’s Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office board voted unanimously to revoke the license of Fairbanks-based Frozen Budz and to fine the company $500,000, the Juneau EmpireContinue Reading

Add Kentucky and Colorado agriculture officials to the list of people who disagree with federal drug authorities about hemp. Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles has written to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration requesting a meeting about hemp, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal. “I was dumbfounded” to read about the DEA’sContinue Reading

A recycling program for jars can eliminate packaging waste. What does it mean to be sustainable and how do you preserve your product, reputation and brand while also maintaining a good profit margin? Keep it simple! It really is that straightforward and can be as easy as being thoughtful byContinue Reading

Maryland regulators have given final approval to another 12 dispensaries to begin selling medical marijuana, bringing the number of formally approved retail outlets to 22. But finding enough cannabis to supply those retailers remains a challenge. Regulators told the Baltimore Sun the supply issue likely won’t be ironed out untilContinue Reading

With applications released and emergency regulations in place, prospective entrepreneurs have begun applying for MMJ business licenses in Michigan – the second-largest MMJ market in the nation. Through a trio of bills passed in 2016, Michigan finally established a regulatory framework to govern its long-standing medical marijuana industry, which hasContinue Reading