Month: January 2019 (Page 20)

On first day of OH medical marijuana sales, some dispensaries cap purchases

On: January 16, 2019

Wednesday marked the first day of medical marijuana sales in Ohio, with retailers reporting brisk transactions. Only four dispensaries were reported open in the state, a market that is projected to generate as much as $400 million in annual sales over time, according to Marijuana Business Daily estimates. Early on openingContinue Reading

Slowly but Surely, Efforts Mount to Expunge Old Cannabis Convictions

On: January 16, 2019

A cannabis conviction can follow you around even after you’ve done your time or paid your fine. Your record may come back to haunt you when you apply for a job or an apartment, even if you live in a state when the “crime” you committed is no longer aContinue Reading

Ohio Finally Begins Medical Marijuana Sales After 2-Year Delay

On: January 16, 2019

After years of waiting, Ohio patients finally have access to medical marijuana as of Wednesday morning, when the first legal sales of medical marijuana are set to take place. Back in June of 2016, Gov. John Kasich signed H.B. 523, making Ohio the 25th state to legalize medical marijuana, withContinue Reading

Medicine Man agrees to acquire cannabis research firm MedPharm

On: January 16, 2019

Medicine Man Technologies, a Denver-based consulting, intellectual property (IP) licensing and products company for the cannabis industry, announced its intent to acquire MedPharm Holdings, an IP development and holding company focused on cannabis research and product development. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Medicine Man told Marijuana BusinessContinue Reading

Overseeing half a decade of legal cannabis: Q&A with Denver marijuana czar Ashley Kilroy

On: January 16, 2019

Ashley Kilroy has overseen Denver’s recreational cannabis industry since Colorado launched adult-use sales in 2014. As director of Denver’s Department of Excise and Licenses and the agency’s Office of Marijuana Policy, Kilroy has seen cannabis business owners experience growing pains as the industry has matured. “Being first wasn’t easy,” she said.Continue Reading

Do’s and don’ts for designing and building a cannabis cultivation facility

On: January 16, 2019

Building out a marijuana grow operation can land business owners in a quagmire of lost time and money if they don’t think ahead and follow some time-honored advice. Do’s and don’ts for designing and building a cannabis cultivation facility is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & CannabusinessContinue Reading

Michigan Brewery Becomes Part-Time Cannabis Lounge, In Search of Legal Loopholes

On: January 15, 2019

Although marijuana is now legal for recreational use in 10 states — in many places regulated “similar to alcohol” — cannabis consumers in those jurisdictions still do not have the same freedoms as many social drinkers enjoy on a regular basis. Aside from a few minor exceptions, the concept ofContinue Reading

AG nominee Barr voices hands-off approach to state-legal cannabis businesses

On: January 15, 2019

Attorney General nominee William Barr said during his Senate confirmation hearing that he would “not go after” state-legal marijuana programs if he is confirmed as President Trump’s next AG, a stance that drew praise from cannabis industry advocates. Barr was known for his tough approach to drug offenders while serving as AGContinue Reading

California jury awards $4.3 million in L.A. marijuana business dispute

On: January 15, 2019

A Los Angeles jury recently awarded what could be a record amount of damages to date in a legal business dispute over a marijuana grow and retail business. The case, which was first filed in November 2016 in California Superior Court in L.A. County, came to a close on Dec. 17Continue Reading

HR 420, a Bill to Deschedule Cannabis, Has a Decent Chance of Passing This Year

On: January 15, 2019

The latest bill to legalize cannabis at the federal level is the first to be introduced to the 116th Congress, which opened at the start of the year under new Democratic House leadership. The odds for its passage look better than for previous such efforts. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced the billContinue Reading

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