Arkansas will wait until early next year to award the first dispensary licenses, the state’s Medical Marijuana Commission announced. Here’s what you need to know: The panel had planned to meet this week to announce the dispensary scores, but on Tuesday it pushed back that meeting until Jan. 9 toContinue Reading
A week after approving medical marijuana, New Zealand’s government announced that a binding referendum on ending cannabis prohibition will be held alongside the general election in 2020. If the prohibition is struck down, New Zealand would be the first Group of Twenty nation in Oceania – and the second inContinue Reading
Ohio’s medical marijuana regulatory agencies have been approved for a $2.1 million loan to help cover legal fees. The $2.1 million, approved by the state’s Controlling Board, is needed to cover legal costs from lawsuits brought by companies denied medical marijuana cultivators’ licenses. More details on the loan and theContinue Reading
America’s problem with opiates is well known, undeniable and obvious, but the country also has a real serious habit with pharmaceuticals that treat mental illness. More than 40 million Americans were prescribed psychiatric drugs in 2013, according to one study — an increase of 22 percent from a decade prior, byContinue Reading
New Jersey regulators doubled the number of medical marijuana dispensaries that can operate in the state, adding six more for a total of 12. The move could help alleviate a product shortage that arose from a growing patient pool amid limited business licenses. According to NJ.com, the state’s health departmentContinue Reading
Florida’s $250 million medical marijuana market is poised to swing its doors open to new companies next year after two judicial rulings in recent months that could reshape the competitive landscape. More competitors would be a change for the Sunshine State’s large MMJ market, which currently is dominated by aboutContinue Reading
The hunt for great cannabis genetics can be daunting for beginners looking to grow. After all, a 10-pack of seeds can cost hundreds of dollars and there’s no real way to know if you’re investment has paid off until you’ve grown out the plant, trimmed and cured the buds andContinue Reading
Another Emerald Cup has come and gone, but this year’s outdoor cannabis celebration was like no other before it. We’ve got the strains that blew us away in the first legal edition of the outdoor marijuana world championship. But first and foremost, it is worth noting that the number ofContinue Reading
A businesswoman in Reno, Nevada, is suing Terra Tech, accusing the California-based, vertically integrated marijuana company and various defendants connected to the firm of alleged theft, stock manipulation and filing false reports with government agencies, a local TV station reported. According to the lawsuit filed by Heidi Loeb Hegerich in Washoe County DistrictContinue Reading
A class action lawsuit filed in San Francisco County Superior Court is asking a California judge to block the state’s highway patrol from seizing and turning over cash and other assets from state-legal marijuana companies to federal authorities. The lawsuit stems from a case that began in September, when employees from aContinue Reading
