MMJ Business Daily

27 Oct 2014
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Head Shops Thriving in Many Marijuana Markets, Despite Competition From Cannabis Retailers

By John Schroyer Head shops once served as the primary – and in many cases only – distributors of pipes, rolling papers and other types of cannabis paraphernalia. But the rise of medical and recreational marijuana has changed the competitive landscape, with many dispensaries Read MoreHead Shops Thriving in Many Marijuana Markets, Despite Competition From […]

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27 Oct 2014
Posted by Mary Jane
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CO Company Releases Cannabis Testing Kit for Halloween

A Colorado company is capitalizing on concerns that marijuana-infused candy will wind up in the hands of children this Halloween. CB Scientific has released a $15 kit that allows parents to test candy for THC. The three-step process involves putting a small piece of candy in a test tube, adding some of CB’s testing solution […]

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24 Oct 2014
Posted by Mary Jane
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Feds Raid Pair of Dispensaries in LA

The Drug Enforcement Administration raided a pair of medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles on Thursday, executing a search warrant and confiscating money, cannabis and computers. Both dispensaries are owned by The Farmacy, with one location in Westwood and the other in West Hollywood. The Department of Justice did not disclose why the shops were […]

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24 Oct 2014
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Seattle Church Sues to Close Rec Shop

Remember the church in Seattle that began staging protests outside the city’s second legal recreational marijuana store a few weeks ago? Well, it hasn’t given up. In fact, the church has escalated the battle by filing a lawsuit in an attempt to force the shop to move. Mount Calvary Christian Center is suing Uncle Ike’s […]

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24 Oct 2014
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Week in Review: Irony in Seattle + Blow to Cannabis Businesses & Edibles Drama

By Marijuana Business Daily staff Seattle tells medical marijuana businesses to do the impossible, 1,000-plus marijuana retailers lose their ATM accounts and Colorado continues to grapple with edibles. Here’s a closer look at several notable developments in the cannabis industry over the past week: Read MoreWeek in Review: Irony in Seattle + Blow to Cannabis […]

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24 Oct 2014
Posted by Mary Jane
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San Diego Shuts Down 4 More Dispensaries

San Diego is continuing its quest to close down illegal medical marijuana dispensaries. Four more were forced to shutter this week, the city attorney announced on Thursday, bringing the total closed over the past four years to over 200. All four were deemed in violation of new zoning restrictions that the city approved earlier this […]

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23 Oct 2014
Posted by Mary Jane
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Russian Cannabis Firm Buys Ebola.com for $200K

This may be the strangest marijuana-related story you read all week. A Russian cannabis company has paid more than $200,000 for the rights to Ebola.com, according to Time Magazine. The company, Weed Growth Fund, threw down $50,000 in cash and nearly 20,000 shares of stock in a different marijuana company – Nevada-based Cannabis Sativa – […]

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23 Oct 2014
Posted by Mary Jane
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WA Sheriff: Rec Marijuana is Working

A Washington State sheriff has a message about marijuana for Oregon voters. “The sky hasn’t fallen,” King County Sheriff John Urquhart said in a recent interview with The Associated Press, referring to Washington’s new recreational cannabis industry. Urquhart went so far as to appear in a video ad for the group that’s backing Oregon’s recreational marijuana […]

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22 Oct 2014
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Breaking: 100s of Marijuana Stores Cut Off From Cashless ATM Accounts

By John Schroyer and Chris Walsh Hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries and recreational shops across the country abruptly lost their cashless ATM accounts on Wednesday with no explanation, according to several sources close to the situation. One insider told Marijuana Business Daily that at least 300 to 400 shops were affected, and warned that Read […]

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22 Oct 2014
Posted by Mary Jane
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Uruguay Presidential Candidate Would Scale Back Legal Marijuana

The first country in the world to fully legalize the sale and possession of recreational cannabis may take a huge step backwards if a presidential candidate has his way. National Party candidate Luis Lacalle Pou said publicly that he will attempt to repeal many parts of the law if he is elected, according to a […]

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