MMJ Business Daily

02 Dec 2014
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Maine Dispensary Moving Into Former Train Station

Wellness Connection of Maine, the state’s largest medical marijuana provider, is moving one of its dispensaries into a historic, 103-year-old train station in the small town of Gardiner. Chalk it up to growth and a desire to ramp up production of edibles. The Wellness Connection dispensary in the town of Hallowell has outgrown its current […]

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02 Dec 2014
Posted by Mary Jane
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U.S. Growers Effectively Competing Against Mexican Marijuana

American marijuana producers have so effectively increased production and brought down cannabis prices that Mexican growers are having a hard time competing. Medical marijuana legalization in 23 states and Washington DC – as well as the rise of recreational cannabis industries in Colorado and Washington State – has caused cannabis production to jump in the […]

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02 Dec 2014
Posted by Mary Jane
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For Entrepreneurs, New York Medical Marijuana Program a Work in Progress

By John Schroyer The New York Compassionate Care Act, signed into law this past July, finally brings the state into the medical marijuana fold. The measure will create an infrastructure around the production and sale of cannabis-infused products, allowing entrepreneurs to tap a new MMJ market. But the program is limited from a business Read […]

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02 Dec 2014
Posted by Mary Jane
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Cannabis Legalization Could Bring Arizona $48M Annually

If Arizona officials want an extra $48 million a year, they should legalize marijuana. That’s how much the state stands to make if it winds up legalizing recreational sales, according to a recent report by the Arizona assembly’s Joint Legislative Budget Committee. The report was prompted by a handful of Democrats who have been tossing […]

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01 Dec 2014
Posted by Mary Jane
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Uruguay’s Recreational Marijuana Program to Continue

The first national recreational marijuana program looked briefly to be in danger, but the victory of Tabare Vazquez in Uruguay’s presidential election has secured the future of cannabis in the South American country. At least for the short term. Vazquez topped Luis Lacalle Pou of the National Party, who had previously said he wanted to […]

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01 Dec 2014
Posted by Mary Jane
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Chart of the Week: AK Recreational Marijuana Sales & Tax Projections Through 2020

By Jennifer Mann How big will Alaska’s recreational cannabis market be when sales start in 2016? The Marijuana Policy Project has come up with some projections through 2020, based in part on an extrapolation of data from Colorado’s recreational market. The organization projects aggregate sales from 2016 through 2020 at $398.5 million, with total taxes […]

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01 Dec 2014
Posted by Mary Jane
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Potential MJ Businesses Hope to Influence Alaska Regs

A group of entrepreneurs looking to start cannabis companies in Alaska want to help the state shape business-friendly recreational marijuana regulations. The goal is to provide guidance so laws don’t stifle marijuana businesses, according to the group, called the Coalition for Responsible Cannabis Legislation. “The best thing is to keep the rules as broad as […]

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01 Dec 2014
Posted by Mary Jane
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Minnesota Selects 2 Companies to Receive MMJ Business Licenses

Minnesota has chosen the two companies that will grow, process and distribute medical cannabis under the state’s new limited MMJ program. LeafLine Labs and Minnesota Medical Solutions were selected to cultivate medical marijuana, process it into pill or liquid form and distribute the medicine via a total of eight dispensaries. The Minnesota Department of Health […]

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28 Nov 2014
Posted by Mary Jane
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Marijuana Business Daily to resume publishing Tuesday

Marijuana Business Daily is closed for Memorial Day and will resume publishing Tuesday with the next Chart of the Week.

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28 Nov 2014
Posted by Mary Jane
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Cannabis Retailer Sues CO City Over License Denial

A disgruntled recreational marijuana vendor has filed suit against one of the largest cities in Colorado, claiming that officials “manipulated the process” in deciding to deny the company’s application for a business license. According to The Denver Post, Metro Cannabis, which already operates a rec shop in Denver, claims that an Aurora city official openly […]

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