Month: April 2018 (Page 36)

Regardless of whether U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions ever plans to launch an official crackdown on legal marijuana, his scare tactics are working. In some parts of the country, those financial institutions that have been ballsy enough to do business with the cannabis industry since the days of President ObamaContinue Reading

Marijuana testing labs are going to be the gatekeepers for California’s legal cannabis industry come July 1, when only lab-tested products may be sold by licensed retailers. And that means this summer could become a pain for any licensed cannabis company in the Golden State since most labs are predictingContinue Reading

Following its 2017 Berlin debut, the International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) returns to the city next week, promoting global cannabis networking and offering up industry insights, opportunities and investment prospects. As cannabis continues to transform global policy, international law and economics, the traveling conference (which makes its way back to theContinue Reading

Cannabis is a drug. This is certain. “So are caffeine, nicotine, and ibuprofen,” tedious pedants might say. But let’s say you’re in recovery. You want to be “clean and sober” from drugs and alcohol. Not want — you must be. Being “drug-free,” of course, comes with some stipulations. Nobody wouldContinue Reading

As the hemp industry grows in the United States and around the globe, so too does Marijuana Business Daily’s coverage of it. We’ve launched a new website, Hemp Industry Daily, to provide objective and market-driven coverage of where the hemp sector  is headed and what business leaders and investors needContinue Reading

Josephine County commissioners hate cannabis. But it’s a legal crop, and it’s booming. So they’re going to court. The post Oregon County Sues State Over Cannabis Farming Ban appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Oregon County Sues State Over Cannabis Farming BanContinue Reading

The Marijuana Control Board is scheduled to discuss proposed rules for allowing on-site consumption, but whether the board will reach a final conclusion isn’t clear. The post Alaska to Consider Cannabis Consumption Sites, Again appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Alaska to Consider Cannabis Consumption Sites, AgainContinue Reading

North Dakota’s Great Depression-era law banning corporate farming won’t preclude horticulture operations from growing medical marijuana, provided it’s not done on agricultural land, the state’s attorney general has determined. The state health department sought clarification from Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem on how the program voters approved in November 2016 willContinue Reading