The cannabis market is flooded in the Beaver State, and that’s a real problem for an industry that has seen explosive growth since Oregonians voted to legalize in 2014. But some say this provides an opportunity. With export across state lines presenting itself as an obvious solution, voices in theContinue Reading
On Feb. 1, Illinois kicked off its Opioid Alternative Pilot Program and is now taking its first wave of registrations from patients all over the Land of Lincoln. Feb. 1 also marked the day that the Illinois Department of Health started to issue the state’s first provisional access cards toContinue Reading
California’s infused product makers and testing labs are breathing a sigh of relief now that state regulators have sought to clarify rules governing THC potency for edibles and beverages, a move that is expected to result in fewer products failing lab tests. The brouhaha arose after California’s permanent cannabis regulations took effectContinue Reading
Patients who registered for Arkansas’ medical marijuana program will see their cards become active next week, but dispensaries in the state likely won’t have the ability to sell MMJ to them until April at the soonest. The active ID cards could potentially allow eager patients to travel to neighboring OklahomaContinue Reading
When it comes to spending money, the common wisdom goes that women take the cake across the board. That’s why so many companies spend time marketing to this lucrative demographic with special items, hashtags, slogans and promises. So it’s only natural that the cannabis industry has its fair share ofContinue Reading
A Colombian marijuana company has received authorization to export product to Canada for testing, a move meant to show that the cannabis grown in the South American nation is “top quality.” Ecomedics S.A.S., which operates as Clever Leaves and is backed by U.S.-based investment firm Northern Swan, has obtained allContinue Reading
Predatory lending, which gained special notoriety during the early 2000s, can debilitate a marijuana entrepreneur who’s trying to start or scale a business. Marijuana companies seeking loans must be careful to avoid the trap of predatory lenders is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news forContinue Reading
At the International Cannabis Policy Conference organized by FAAAT, we got to interview Dr. Jonathan Newman. Dr. Jonathan Newman is a social anthropologist at the University of Sussex, where he researches the cannabis industry in Europe. You may have heard about the Paris Agreement before, as Trump famously said heContinue Reading
Marijuana is used for medicinal purposes by millions of people all over the United States, but exactly for which ailments are permitted under these programs depends strictly on the laws established in each individual state. Of course, some of these arrangements are better than others. Two decades ago, when CaliforniaContinue Reading
The next state to legalize recreational marijuana, which would become the eleventh state in the country to buck federal prohibition and allow adults to use cannabis, might be Maryland. Then again the next domino to fall could also be New York. Yet another good prediction is New Jersey. All threeContinue Reading
