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MJ Group Says No Connection Between Cannabis and RI Fire

A medical marijuana advocacy group whose office is housed in a Providence, Rhode Island building that caught fire last week says neither it nor another cannabis organization had anything to do with the outbreak of the blaze. JoAnne Leppanen, spokeswoman for the Rhode Island Patient Advocacy Coalition (RIPAC), said Monday she’s afraid the coincidence could […]

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Former NM Gov: Washington State ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ for Rec Regs

A former governor has advice for states looking at regulatory models for recreational marijuana: steer clear of Washington State’s example. Gary Johnson, the former governor of New Mexico and current CEO of Cannabis Sativa, said recently during an interview with The Oregonian that Washington’s rec rules are the “worst-case scenario.” Johnson ran for president in […]

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Chart of the Week: First 6 Months of Recreational Marijuana Sales in CO vs. WA

By Marijuana Business Media staff Call it a tale of two states. Initial recreational marijuana sales trends played out much differently in the nation’s first two recreational markets last year, as Colorado got off to a rapid start while Washington State stumbled out of the gate. Yet both states shared one commonality: After an initial […]

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Rec Marijuana Will Go to 2016 Ballot in Nevada

With the Nevada state legislature adjourning on Friday without taking action on a proposed recreational marijuana initiative, voters will now decide whether they want to legalize recreational marijuana in 2016. Backers had previously collected nearly 200,000 signatures to either force legislators to enact their initiative or put it on the ballot. When the lawmakers abstained […]

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Questions Over Who Will Run Government MJ Farm

The United States government has for decades run a marijuana farm at the University of Mississippi, but now it seems that the contract to run the farm is up for grabs. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) “could choose to move the farm elsewhere” after the contract with the university expires on Sunday, according […]

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Week in Review: Longshot Senate MMJ Legalization Bill a Step in the Right Direction

By John Schroyer A bill introduced this week in the U.S. Senate could have far-reaching implications for the cannabis industry, if the measure somehow reaches President Barack Obama’s desk. Insiders admit that the bill faces an uphill political battle in Congress, despite the political momentum marijuana activists have been riding in recent years. Yet many […]

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DC Council May Use Emergency Funds to Start Rec Sales

The Washington DC City Council is looking into tapping emergency funds as a way to implement legal recreational marijuana sales in the district, despite attempts from conservative members of Congress to block marijuana reform in the nation’s capital. Councilman Vicent Orange told Marijuana Majority’s Tom Angell this week that there are “several options on the […]

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Rhode Island Official Concerned About MJ Grows After Fire

A five-alarm fire this week at a building that housed the headquarters of a cannabis association in Rhode Island – among other businesses – now has at least one state official worried about the safety of marijuana cultivation operations. “We’ve had at least two fires related to marijuana grow facilities in the state,” State Fire […]

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Smooth Sailing: Minnesota Sticking to MMJ Timeline, Dispensaries on Track to Open in Summer

By John Schroyer Minnesota could wind up being a standout medical cannabis state in at least one regard: It’s been able to glide through the rulemaking and licensing process relatively smoothly. At least so far. Many states have taken years to implemen…

Worries Over Marijuana Industry’s Energy Use in Nevada

Nevada has no shortage of sunshine, but medical marijuana cultivators aren’t allowed to use natural lighting under the state’s MMJ law and instead must turn to high-cost, power-sucking lamps to grow plants. The law – which says cannabis plants can’t be visible to outsiders for security reasons – is creating a quandary for growers who […]

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