MMJ Business Daily

10 Nov 2014
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Chart of the Week: Voter Support for Medical Marijuana in Florida vs. Other MMJ States

Florida residents went to the polls last week to vote on Amendment 2, which would have legalized medical marijuana and created hundreds of millions of dollars in business opportunities. The measure garnered 3,363,522 votes – more than Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Maine and Nevada received Read MoreChart of the Week: Voter Support for Medical Marijuana in […]

Chart of the Week: Voter Support for Medical Marijuana in Florida vs. Other MMJ States is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily – Legal, Financial and Dispensary News

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10 Nov 2014
Posted by Mary Jane
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Timeline for Alaska’s Recreational Cannabis Program

Entrepreneurs interested in starting marijuana businesses in Alaska will have to wait until 2016 to open their doors as regulators finalize legalization and draw up regulations surrounding the sale and distribution of cannabis. Election results probably won’t be certified until about Nov. 28 after the remaining 40,000 ballots are counted and legalization is confirmed, according […]

Timeline for Alaska’s Recreational Cannabis Program is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily – Legal, Financial and Dispensary News

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07 Nov 2014
Posted by Mary Jane
Category MMJ Business Daily

Problems With Popular MJ Software Costing Companies Thousands

By John Schroyer A technical glitch with an inventory tracking and point of sale system widely used in the cannabis industry is costing marijuana businesses thousands of dollars and forcing some to turn away customers. MJ Freeway’s cloud-based system – which roughly 1,000 companies nationwide use to help track their sales and comply with government […]

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07 Nov 2014
Posted by Mary Jane
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4 More Dispensary Licenses in Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has approved provisional licenses for four more medical marijuana dispensaries, adding to the 11 that have already received the tentative green light. Patriot Care Corp. was given initial approval to open two dispensaries – one in Boston, which will be the city’s first, and the other in Greenfield. (The […]

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07 Nov 2014
Posted by Mary Jane
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Poll: Just 51% of Americans Favor MJ Legalization Now

Support for marijuana legalization has dropped significantly from a year ago, but a slight majority are still behind it, a new poll from Gallup found this week. The poll, conducted from Oct. 12-15 and released on Thursday, concluded that 51% of Americans back legalizing marijuana on a national scale. While that number is down from […]

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07 Nov 2014
Posted by Mary Jane
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Week in Review: Nevada Licenses, Florida Finger-Pointing and a Novel Funding Deal

By Marijuana Business Daily staff Hundreds of businesses win medical marijuana licenses in Nevada, the cannabis industry suffers a crushing defeat in Florida, and a company lands $1.5 million in venture capital. Here’s a closer look at several notable developments in the cannabis industry over the past week: Read MoreWeek in Review: Nevada Licenses, Florida […]

Week in Review: Nevada Licenses, Florida Finger-Pointing and a Novel Funding Deal is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily – Legal, Financial and Dispensary News

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07 Nov 2014
Posted by Mary Jane
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Business Questions Abound as Oregon Prepares for Recreational Cannabis

Will Oregon medical marijuana businesses have first dibs on recreational licenses? Will there be a cap set on the number of retail stores? When will the Oregon Liquor Control Commission start issuing business permits? The short answer to all these questions and more is that there are no real answers. Yet. The head of the […]

Business Questions Abound as Oregon Prepares for Recreational Cannabis is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily – Legal, Financial and Dispensary News

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06 Nov 2014
Posted by Mary Jane
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Uncertain Future for DC Legalization

Regardless of how loudly voters speak, sometimes elected officials just ignore them. That might become the case in Washington DC with Initiative 71, which legalized marijuana possession and passed with nearly 65% of the vote on Tuesday. At least one House Republican in Congress has sworn to do all he can to block implementation of […]

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06 Nov 2014
Posted by Mary Jane
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$1.5M in Venture Capital for Marijuana Delivery Company

Eaze Solutions LLC, which provides a high-tech marijuana delivery service, has reportedly raised $1.5 million to expand outside of San Francisco to other California cities. The company secured some of the financing from 40 angel and institutional investors in Silicon Valley participating in a syndicate launched by Fresh VC on crowdfunding site AngelList, according to […]

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05 Nov 2014
Posted by Mary Jane
Category MMJ Business Daily

Morgan: Florida MMJ Failure ‘Huge’ Lost Business Opportunity

John Morgan, the attorney who pumped millions of dollars into Florida’s unsuccessful bid to legalize medical marijuana, said Wednesday that the measure’s failure represents a missed business opportunity for one of the most populous states in the nation. By some estimates, revenues for the first full year of operation would have been $785 million if […]

Morgan: Florida MMJ Failure ‘Huge’ Lost Business Opportunity is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily – Legal, Financial and Dispensary News

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