MMJ Business Daily

26 Feb 2015
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Another Lawsuit Over MMJ Licensing Process in Illinois

A company that got turned down for one of the Illinois’ 21 medical marijuana cultivation licenses has filed suit, claiming that the state’s Department of Agriculture didn’t adhere to selection process rules. The would-be cultivator, PM Rx, told an Illinois TV station that “scoring procedures weren’t followed and background checks weren’t completed.” The company that […]

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26 Feb 2015
Posted by Mary Jane
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MJ Financial Services Firm Secures $2M Investment

A financial services firm that plans to serve the cannabis industry has secured $2 million in financing from the maker of skin care products for cancer patients. Kind Financial, which hopes to offer merchant and payment services, financing, equity investments and insurance to marijuana companies, inked the deal with a group of investors led by […]

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26 Feb 2015
Posted by Mary Jane
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Guest Column: The Analytics Behind Marijuana – How Data Can Help Your Cannabusiness Grow

By Richard Krueger What’s one of the most overlooked keys to success in the cannabis industry? Data. And more specifically, the analysis of data to understand your business and shed light on where you can improve. Whether applied to equities trading, sports management or retail sales, organizations are increasingly turning Read MoreGuest Column: The Analytics […]

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25 Feb 2015
Posted by Mary Jane
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Alaska’s Largest City Enacts MJ Concentrates Rules

Alaska marijuana entrepreneurs who want to specialize in infused products or extracts will have to get a license to operate in Anchorage, the state’s largest city and likely its biggest cannabis market. Wary of independent operators who may not know what they’re doing, Anchorage city officials have decided to restrict the manufacture of cannabis concentrates […]

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25 Feb 2015
Posted by Mary Jane
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Washington DC Mayor Seeks to Ban ‘Cannabis Clubs’

With private marijuana use on track to become legal in Washington DC on Thursday barring Congressional intervention, the city’s mayor is looking to prevent private cannabis clubs from popping up. Mayor Muriel Bowser will submit emergency legislation to essentially ban pseudo-businesses that help facilitate the exchange and consumption of cannabis among members for a certain […]

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25 Feb 2015
Posted by Mary Jane
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Evicted MMJ Grower Wants Same Legal Protections as Farmers

Oregon is facing an interesting question tied to its medical marijuana law: Should evicted cannabis cultivators be granted the same legal protections as businesspeople who grow other types of plants? The issue has been raised in a lawsuit filed by a landlord, Philip Burnett, who evicted a medical cannabis grower, Steven Travis Maurer, from a […]

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25 Feb 2015
Posted by Mary Jane
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Fears of Marijuana Price Crash, ‘Bloodbath’ in Colorado as Regulatory Changes Take Hold

By John Schroyer Last October brought a dramatic change to Colorado’s recreational marijuana market when the state axed its vertical integration rule and opened up the industry to new players. These moves have spawned business opportunities and paved the way for a wholesale cannabis market, but they have also created challenges for Read MoreFears of […]

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23 Feb 2015
Posted by Mary Jane
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Minnesota MMJ Workers Join Union

At least half of Minnesota’s medical marijuana dispensaries will be unionized. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) announced that it has signed a contract with workers at Minnesota Medical Solutions, one of two companies that will produce MMJ in the state and sell it to patients. The UFCW is also reportedly in negotiations […]

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23 Feb 2015
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Kosher MMJ Certification in New York?

Dispensary owners in New York may have a niche customer base to tap when they open: Orthodox Jews. The head of the Orthodox Union’s kosher certification agency said he wouldn’t have a problem certifying medical marijuana products and has had discussions with companies seeking a kosher seal of approval, according to the Jewish Daily. Cannabis […]

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23 Feb 2015
Posted by Mary Jane
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Chart of the Week: Latest Patient Counts in Emerging Medical Marijuana Markets

By Marijuana Business Daily staff Medical marijuana dispensaries are slated to launch in several new states this year, accelerating the MMJ industry’s march across the country. But it’s difficult to determine how big these markets will be, as it will largely depend on how many patients register for medical cannabis Read MoreChart of the Week: […]

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