MMJ Business Daily

04 Jun 2015
Posted by Mary Jane
Category MMJ Business Daily

Canadian Radio Station Warned Over Dispensary Ad

As if the 80 or so dispensaries in Vancouver, British Columbia, violating federal law don’t have enough to worry about, they apparently won’t be able to advertise on the radio going forward. Health Canada sent a letter to a radio station in the city, telling it to refrain from advertising marijuana, The Canadian Press reported. […]

Canadian Radio Station Warned Over Dispensary Ad is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Read More
04 Jun 2015
Posted by Mary Jane
Category MMJ Business Daily

Nevada Could Pave the Way for New Cannabis Banking Options

By Tony C. Dreibus Medical marijuana companies in Nevada might get some banking relief in the future, with a little help from the state. An amendment to a bill that’s now before Nevada’s governor calls for the creation of new savings and loan institutions that could potentially solve many banking issues for cannabis dispensaries, growers […]

Nevada Could Pave the Way for New Cannabis Banking Options is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Read More
03 Jun 2015
Posted by Mary Jane
Category MMJ Business Daily

3 Federal Marijuana-Related Bills Advance, 1 Stalls

The marijuana industry gained some traction in the nation’s capital on Wednesday, yet another indication that attitudes about cannabis are changing in Washington DC. The U.S. House of Representatives backed three marijuana-related bills – including one that aims to provide new protections for state medical cannabis laws – though it also shot down a measure […]

3 Federal Marijuana-Related Bills Advance, 1 Stalls is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Read More
03 Jun 2015
Posted by Mary Jane
Category MMJ Business Daily

Canadian Cultivator Seeks Ban on ‘Kickbacks’ to Physicians

Canada-based medical cannabis producer Tilray has left the country’s main industry lobbying group and wants to see a code of ethics developed to outlaw compensation to physicians, saying it’s been approached by clinics asking for payment in exchange for patient referrals. Other Canadian growers also have said they’ve  experienced a similar situation, as doctors are […]

Canadian Cultivator Seeks Ban on ‘Kickbacks’ to Physicians is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Read More
03 Jun 2015
Posted by Mary Jane
Category MMJ Business Daily

Strict Testing Limits May Leave Massachusetts Dispensaries Without Cannabis Flower

By Tony C. Dreibus The first dispensary in Massachusetts may not have any marijuana to sell when it opens – at least not in flower form. Alternative Therapies Group is hoping to start serving patients in the next two weeks, but it might only be able to sell edibles and concentrates at first because of […]

Strict Testing Limits May Leave Massachusetts Dispensaries Without Cannabis Flower is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Read More
02 Jun 2015
Posted by Mary Jane
Category MMJ Business Daily

High Startup Costs Dissuade More Potential Applicants in NY

More companies apparently are taking a pass on New York in favor of other medical cannabis markets due to the high financial requirements – and potentially lower returns on investment – in the Empire State. Startup costs for each of the five businesses selected to receive MMJ licenses could hit $25 million, and profits likely […]

High Startup Costs Dissuade More Potential Applicants in NY is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Read More
02 Jun 2015
Posted by Mary Jane
Category MMJ Business Daily

New Industry in Uruguay: Products for Home Growers

Ancillary companies that provide products tied to home cannabis cultivation might find some promising opportunities way south of the U.S. border. Stores are popping up all over Uruguay to cater to a burgeoning number of home marijuana cultivation enthusiasts, according to a report from Fox News Latino. There are at least 20 stores in the […]

New Industry in Uruguay: Products for Home Growers is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Read More
02 Jun 2015
Posted by Mary Jane
Category MMJ Business Daily

Texas to Allow 3 CBD Dispensaries

Three dispensaries selling CBD-based oils can set up shop in Texas under a new law that cannabis advocates are calling historic yet also deeply flawed. The state’s governor signed a bill on Monday that allows patients to purchase CBD oil to treat severe forms of epilepsy. The new law, which goes into effect on Sept. […]

Texas to Allow 3 CBD Dispensaries is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Read More
02 Jun 2015
Posted by Mary Jane
Category MMJ Business Daily

The Emergence of High-CBD Edibles: Q&A With Sweet Seed Farms’ Gideon Murray

By John Schroyer Gideon Murray spent time as an investment banker, a business development executive, a real estate investor and an English teacher before becoming the chief executive officer of a medical marijuana dispensary in Colorado. Now, he’s getting into the edibles business. Murray is seeking investment capital for his latest company, Sweet Seed Farms, […]

The Emergence of High-CBD Edibles: Q&A With Sweet Seed Farms’ Gideon Murray is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Read More
01 Jun 2015
Posted by Mary Jane
Category MMJ Business Daily

Florida CBD Dispensaries Could Open in Early 2016

After months of legal wrangling, it finally looks like Florida is setting a clear timetable for the rollout of its CBD program. The state Health Department is scheduled to accept applications from June 17 to July 8 for five business licenses to produce and sell CBD-based products. Officials will notify winners by Aug. 8. Companies […]

Florida CBD Dispensaries Could Open in Early 2016 is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Read More