MMJ Business Daily

Reporter’s California Notebook: State’s marijuana evolution continues

Marijuana Business Daily reporter John Schroyer was on the ground in California, posting firsthand accounts detailing the historic, Jan. 1 launch of the state’s recreational marijuana market. Scroll down for an inside account from cannabis business exe…

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Medical marijuana protections extended again as part of budget deal

Yet again, those in the medical cannabis industry can heave a sigh of relief. For now. Under the terms of a new federal budget deal approved Monday by Congress, the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment will be extended at least once more, until Feb. 8, whe…

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Massachusetts medical cannabis inspections turn up dozens of violations

The Massachusetts Department of Health conducted 327 inspections of medical marijuana dispensaries since the first one opened in 2015 and found numerous violations. The Springfield Republican newspaper obtained all the health department’s reports…

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Italy addresses ‘systematic’ medical marijuana shortage with help from Canadian companies

Two Canadian-based companies are turning to acquisitions and supply agreements to address a “systematic” shortfall of medical marijuana in Italy that’s estimated to be in the thousands of kilograms. Toronto-based Nuuvera said Thursday it acquired…

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Vermont governor signs recreational marijuana bill into law

Vermont’s governor privately signed a marijuana bill into law Monday, making the state the first in the nation to authorize the possession and use of recreational cannabis through the legislature. The law, which goes into effect July 1, allows ad…

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Aurora Cannabis says it has ‘open mind’ in merger talks with CanniMed

Potentially the largest acquisition in Canada’s burgeoning marijuana industry is going down to the wire, as Aurora Cannabis and CanniMed Therapeutics continue talks that started last week. In November, Aurora Cannabis launched a hostile takeover attemp…

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Aurora Cannabis says it has ‘open mind’ in merger talks with CanniMed

Potentially the largest acquisition in Canada’s burgeoning marijuana industry is going down to the wire, as Aurora Cannabis and CanniMed Therapeutics continue talks that started last week. In November, Aurora Cannabis launched a hostile takeover attemp…

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Aurora Cannabis says it has ‘open mind’ in merger talks with CanniMed

Potentially the largest acquisition in Canada’s burgeoning marijuana industry is going down to the wire, as Aurora Cannabis and CanniMed Therapeutics continue talks that started last week. In November, Aurora Cannabis launched a hostile takeover attemp…

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Chart: Sales growth slowing in Colorado’s recreational marijuana market

Recreational marijuana sales in Colorado are continuing to grow, but at a slower pace – another sign that the nation’s oldest adult-use market is reaching maturity. Despite a couple of record-setting months in 2017 – when sales eclipsed $100 mill…

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Fate of marijuana business protection uncertain as government shutdown looms

The only current federal law protecting medical marijuana businesses from U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions could expire Friday evening if Congress doesn’t reach an agreement on the national budget, which is set to expire at midnight eastern ti…

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