The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board and the Washington State Department of Agriculture announced they will team up to test for illegal pesticides on marijuana.
The two agencies will together work on pesticide enforcement, random testing, and…
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A group of anonymous donors, along with the Marijuana Policy Project, were ready to throw a cumulative $1 million behind a campaign to legalize medical cannabis in Arkansas, but decided to devote the money to campaigns elsewhere after a second MMJ initiative qualified for the state ballot.
That’s according to MPP founder and executive director Rob Kampia, who said he tried to get the leaders of the second campaign – Arkansans United for Medical Marijuana – to pull their initiative for the sake of only having one legalization measure on the fall ballot.
“It’s so incredibly unlikely to pass
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Arkansas MMJ Legalization Loses Out on $1M Campaign Donation is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
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A federally licensed Canadian medical marijuana producer has rolled out a mobile phone app to make it easier for patients to research products and place orders for delivery while on the go.
Cam Battley, of Aurora Cannabis, told the Canadian Press the company wanted to give customers the type of service offered by Amazon and other online retailers.
“As far as we know, it is the first legal app for Android and Apple for federally-approved legal medical cannabis,” Battley told the news agency.
The app lists different strains with descriptions that include THC and other medicinal content, price
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Canadian Medical Marijuana Cultivator Offers Mobile App is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
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By John Schroyer and Omar Sacirbey
Michigan medical marijuana businesses ponder their future under a new regulatory system, Massachusetts hopes to jump-start its MMJ program, and Alaska’s rec rollout proceeds at a snail’s pace.
Here’s a closer look at some notable developments in the marijuana industry over the past week.
Mulling Michigan
Michigan’s MMJ businesses wonder how life will change after lawmakers approved a statewide regulatory system for the industry. Gov. Rick Snyder is expected to sign the legislation.
What is clear: The number of medical cannabis dispensaries – currently estimated at around 300 – will likely shrink.
So MMJ business owners
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Week in Review: Michigan Medical Cannabis Firms in Limbo, MA to the Rescue, Alaska Crawls Ahead is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
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A Florida administrative law judge rebuked the state’s department of health this week, and recommended the agency issue a seventh medical CBD production license to an applicant that wasn’t awarded a permit last year.
Judge John Van Laningham found that one of the five license winners from last year, Alpha Foliage, didn’t meet the legal criteria outlined in Florida law, and shouldn’t have received a permit, Orlando Weekly reported.
If Gov. Rick Scott’s administration doesn’t dispute Van Laningham’s recommendation, then it’s likely that either Three Boys or Plants of Ruskin, both applicants that lost out last year and
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Judge Recommends 7th CBD License in Florida is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
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A tiny Arizona town may have violated a state law by charging $800,000 to allow a marijuana grower, Copperstate Farming, to open in the community, according to the state’s attorney general.
It’s a first for Arizona under a new state law, Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services reported.
The city council for Snowflake, Arizona, apparently negotiated the $800,000 figure with Copperstate without any legal basis, according to Attorney General Mark Brnovich. Brnovich said the evidence shows the town had no set fee structure and didn’t base the figure on facility costs that taxpayers might have to cover.
The town has 30
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AZ Town May Have Broken Law By Levying Fee on Cannabis Start-Up is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
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Alaska’s top marijuana regulator predicted that recreational marijuana will be available for public purchase in the state by next February.
But Alaska cannabis entrepreneurs are unhappy with that timeline, noting it’s been two years since the state’s voters approved adult-use marijuana, Alaska Public Media reported.
“I believe that by the time we arrive at February 2017 we will have stores that are operating; we will have product manufacturers that are making products, which have been individually approved by this board – which is a tremendous amount of work,” Cynthia Franklin, director of Alaska’s Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office, told a meeting
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Regulator Expects Alaska’s Rec MJ Sales to Begin By February is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
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By Omar Sacirbey
New Jersey’s medical marijuana program continues to overcome obstacles and has been growing more rapidly than anticipated, an encouraging sign for cannabis entrepreneurs.
Patient growth is accelerating, and recent developments could fuel the industry’s forward momentum – including a decision Wednesday by Gov. Chris Christie.
To the surprise of some observers, the Republican governor signed legislation adding post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of qualifying conditions for the state’s medical marijuana program. Christie had resisted past efforts to expand the MMJ program.
The decision – occurring on the last day when he also could have vetoed
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New Jersey’s MMJ Industry Growing Amid Positive Developments is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
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A Monsanto research facility in Connecticut that’s slated to close later this year may be converted into a medical marijuana grow site.
A pair of MMJ companies have already made inquiries about possibly acquiring the facility, local official Rob Simmons from the town of Stonington told news outlet the Day.
Simmons said he advised both companies to contact the state and Monsanto to ask about zoning and permits and whether the company would be interested in selling the facility, which is located in the town of Mystic.
Monsanto is the world’s largest seed company. And Simmons said the site
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CT Monsanto Plant May Be Used to Grow Cannabis is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
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Michigan lawmakers at long last approved a set of sweeping regulations Wednesday for the state’s sizable medical marijuana industry, paving the way for a statewide oversight and licensing system for MMJ businesses.
For years, Michigan’s legislature had failed to agree on a regulatory system that would stabilize Michigan’s MMJ trade. But lawmakers were finally was able to pass a package of five bills that would give legal protections to dispensaries, growers, edibles makers, and more, the Detroit Free Press reported.
The new system, which will likely take at least a year to implement, will set up state licensing for five different
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Michigan Legislature Passes MMJ Industry Regulations is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
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