Baltimore’s first two medical marijuana dispensaries have opened their doors. Maggie’s in Hampden became the first dispensary to begin sales in Maryland’s largest city when it opened Jan. 31, and Pure Life Wellness in Federal Hill ope…
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A first-of-its-kind study focusing on the marijuana industry raises questions about financial reporting and accounting practices in the marijuana industry. The study looks to untangle certain aspects of the financial reporting process “that are fundame…
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Oregon’s top prosecutor says the state’s marijuana industry has an oversupply problem, cannabis job postings are soaring, and a lawsuit targets a Vermont hemp producer. Here’s a closer look at some notable developments in the marijuana indu…
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A hack of MJ Freeway’s seed-to-sale tracking system led to Washington state’s recent problems with its marijuana traceability program, regulators told licensed marijuana businesses on Thursday. Peter Antolin, deputy director of the Washingt…
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The only federal law formally preventing the U.S. Department of Justice from prosecuting medical marijuana businesses has once more been given a new lease on life. This time, the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment – formerly known as Rohrabacher-Fa…
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A nearly 4-year-old cannabis retail operation in Tacoma has been closed down because it had an unpaid state tax bill of $1.4 million. The Washington state Liquor and Cannabis Board revoked the business license of Rainier on Pine and also seized all can…
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A publicly traded U.S. tobacco company has bought controlling stakes in two Canadian marijuana producers and invested in a North Carolina hemp grower, making what is believed to be the first foray by a significant tobacco business into the cannabis ind…
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An audit of Oregon’s top marijuana regulatory agency found that the state’s marijuana tracking system lacked proper safeguards, making it easier for cannabis businesses to hide violations such as illegal sales. The findings come less than a week after …
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New Frontier Data, a market-analysis firm that caters to the marijuana industry, is expanding its focus to hemp with the purchase of Hemp Business Journal. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. New Frontier is headquartered in Washington DC but ha…
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Problems with the rollout of Washington state’s new marijuana traceability system have cost producers tens of thousands of dollars in lost sales and contributed to dwindling cannabis inventories among retailers. At issue is problems with Denver-b…
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