MMJ Business Daily

20 May 2015
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Former OH Lawmaker Joins Cannabis Legalization Campaign

Former state Senate Minority Leader Eric Kearney, a Democrat from Cincinnati, has been hired by a well-funded campaign in Ohio attempting to legalize both recreational and medical marijuana this November. The news is just the latest indication that ResponsibleOhio, the group leading the campaign, is a serious political entity with a careful, calculated strategy and […]

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20 May 2015
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Texas Lawmakers Send “Worthless” CBD Bill to Governor

The Texas Legislature has sent a bill allowing CBD treatments for some epilepsy patients to Gov. Greg Abbott. This is the very first marijuana legislation to make it through both the state’s Senate and House. Despite its historic nature, the bill’s wording may make it worthless for patients. The bill, SB 339, is designed to […]

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20 May 2015
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2015 Spring Marijuana Business Conference Kicks Off With a Bang

By John Schroyer The Spring Marijuana Business Conference and Expo kicked off Tuesday at the Chicago Hilton, with more than 160 cannabusiness exhibitors and over 1,800 registered attendees looking to learn and network. John Young, an entrepreneur from Ohio who’s counting on his state legalizing medical and recreational cannabis this November, said he came to […]

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19 May 2015
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Oregon Lawmakers Debate New MMJ Business Restrictions

Just a week after one legislative committee fought to a standstill over Oregon’s medical cannabis rules, a state Senate committee voted unanimously for new restrictions, including a limit on the number of plants cultivators can have at a given time, implementing a seed to sale tracking system, further inspection regulations and an in-state residency requirement […]

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19 May 2015
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Cannabis Cultivation Contender in Illinois Drops Lawsuit

One of several losing contenders in Illinois’ medical marijuana program has withdrawn a lawsuit it filed earlier this year, the company’s attorney announced on Monday. PM Rx, which had sued the state’s Department of Agriculture in February after it wasn’t awarded a cultivation license, suddenly dropped the suit, saying only that it made the decision […]

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19 May 2015
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Denver MJ Law Firm Funds Local Cannabis Professorship

Vicente Sederberg LLP, perhaps one of the best known marijuana legal firms in the country, has announced that it will donate $45,000 to the University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law to help support a professorship focused on marijuana law. The professorship will “allow a Sturm College of Law faculty member to dedicate time and […]

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19 May 2015
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Mad Scramble in Nevada After Bank Retreats From Cannabis Industry

By Tony C. Dreibus Serenity Wellness opened three accounts at First Security Bank of Nevada over the past 60 days, a key step in its plans to open production, processing and dispensary operations in Las Vegas. Imagine its surprise when the bank abruptly reversed course and decided to stop taking deposits from cannabis companies going […]

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18 May 2015
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AZ Cannabis Farmer’s Market Club Raided by SWAT

Nine people were arrested at five locations after an Arizona SWAT team raided a medical cannabis club in the Phoenix area. The 7Ten Club was known for hosting marijuana farmer’s markets twice a week. The Club was the site of at least 18 illegal cannabis transactions while under undercover surveillance by local law enforcement, according […]

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18 May 2015
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Denver Grower Loses Court Fight Over Pesticide Quarantine

Denver marijuana cultivator Organic Greens was shot down in court on Friday by a district court judge who sided with the city after the grower tried to overturn a hold order issued by the city that prohibited the company from selling marijuana that had been treated with a certain pesticide. The company had been forced […]

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18 May 2015
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Revamped MA Dispensary Guidelines Make Process More Transparent

Medical marijuana dispensary license applicants in Massachusetts will be judged on their own merits under new rules passed by regulators to make the licensing process in the state more efficient and transparent. The new system will judge applicants based on their individual merits rather than in comparison to other applicants, the Boston Globe reported. Licenses […]

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