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WA May Allow Limited Home MJ Delivery in Seattle

A bill introduced at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia would allow a select few retailers to legally deliver recreational cannabis to customers.

As introduced earlier this month, the bill would create a pilot program and permit just five licensed rec shops to offer home delivery, according to KIRO 7 News. The bill would also establish requirements for employee training, delivery requirements and other regulations.

The bill, along with a recently announced crackdown on delivery services by Seattle officials, are both attempts to combat the black market, which is still thriving despite Washington State’s status as

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Marijuana Legalization Push Begins in Vermont Legislature

By John Schroyer

Vermont could be poised to make marijuana history this year.

The state is considered a prime candidate to legalize recreational cannabis in 2016 – not through voters, but via lawmakers.

That would be a first for the industry: Although numerous states have legalized medical marijuana through the legislature, the handful that have approved recreational cannabis have done so at the ballot box.

Some observers thought Vermont’s legislature was going to legalize recreational marijuana in 2015, but that didn’t happen. Now they’re hoping it’ll be in 2016, and two bills to do so have already been introduced and

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Denver Mayor Opens Door to Cannabis Clubs

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock may be changing his mind on the question of cannabis clubs.

If the city decides to begin allowing private consumption at lounges, not only would that solve an obvious problem for tourists of where to light up, but it could also open the door for a whole new realm of business opportunities in the country’s de facto marijuana capital.

Hancock had previously been viscerally opposed to allowing cannabis clubs, but told the Denver Post in a recent meeting with the paper’s editorial board that he’s now open to being persuaded.

“I haven’t said ‘Yes.’

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Connecticut’s Three New Dispensaries to Launch Mid-Year

Connecticut has announced that three new medical marijuana dispensaries will open sometime in early summer, according to the state’s Department of Consumer Protection.

The new dispensaries bring the total to nine in Connecticut, which also has four cultivation operations. The three were chosen from a pool of 19 applicants that threw their hats in the ring last September.

Two of the new dispensaries – Arrow Alternative Care #2 and Southern CT Wellness & Healing – will be in the city of Milford, and the third, Caring Nature, will be in Waterbury. All three will

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LA Council Takes Another Shot at Illegal Dispensaries

Once again utilizing a tactic it also tried last October, the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday adopted a new ordinance that would prohibit medical marijuana dispensaries from obtaining new business tax certificates.
The move is yet another attempt b…

LivWell Continues Expansion Push

By John Schroyer
One of Colorado’s biggest cannabis chains just got a little bigger.
LivWell Enlightened Health, formerly known simply as LivWell, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired two new licensed storefronts and a cultivation site from iVita,…

WA Gives Seattle Dispensaries 14 Days to Get License

A new policy decision announced in letters to Seattle medical cannabis dispensaries last week has some worried that they may have to uproot their businesses.

MMJ dispensaries in the city now have just days left to decide whether or not they’ll try for a license within the city limits, move elsewhere, or close up shop, according to KING News. The Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board reportedly decided that there are too few new licenses available for dispensaries in the city, and notified them last week that they had only 14 days to either obtain a state license, relocate

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Noted Legalization Advocate Faces Business Lawsuits

Travis Maurer, a prominent marijuana activist who played a major role in getting marijuana legalized in Oregon, is embroiled in legal issues over two different business ventures.

The larger of the two lawsuits involves a partnership to start a legal dispensary and associated grow site in Oregon, and claims $1 million in damages. Maurer is being sued by Randy Quast, who alleges he provided $700,000 to fund the build out of the business. Quast claims over $300,000 was ultimately used spent to cover Maurer’s personal expenses and debt obligations.

While the retail site moved forward, the

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The Viability of Illinois’ Medical Marijuana Program: Q&A With Bob Morgan

By John Schroyer

Bob Morgan was appointed by former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn to oversee the implementation of the state’s MMJ program, which Quinn signed into law in 2013. Marijuana Business Daily spoke to Morgan recently about the challenges facing MMJ companies in Illinois and whether the program will prove viable in the long run.

The Viability of Illinois’ Medical Marijuana Program: Q&A With
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Seattle Vows Delivery Services Crackdown

Seattle is moving to heighten enforcement of the state’s recreational marijuana law, including targeting illegal delivery services according to KING News. The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis board has estimated that black market marijuana accounts for about 28 percent of the marijuana market in the state.

Many delivery services openly advertise in local press outlets. Licensed marijuana stores say that black market sales must be stopped if legalization will be successful, according to KING.

“I’m not free to say all of the enforcement steps that are being engineered now. But Seattle is going to crack down,” said Pete

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