MMJ Business Daily

CBD confusion mounts in Iowa as police seize goods but don’t always test for THC

Iowa police who’ve been seizing CBD products off stores shelves have in some cases not been testing them to see if they contain illegal THC, adding to the confusion surrounding cannabidiol’s legal status in the state. Authorities have seize…

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Oregon marijuana retailers busted in underage-sales sting

Nearly 20% of state-licensed marijuana retailers in a recent undercover operation sold cannabis to underage buyers, according to Oregon authorities. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission told The Oregonian that 16 of 86 shops sold marijuana to people yo…

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Oregon marijuana retailers busted in underage-sales sting

Nearly 20% of state-licensed marijuana retailers in a recent undercover operation sold cannabis to underage buyers, according to Oregon authorities. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission told The Oregonian that 16 of 86 shops sold marijuana to people yo…

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Los Angeles issues first licenses for cannabis sales

A medical marijuana dispensary and recreational retail store in Los Angeles have received temporary licenses from the city to sell cannabis. Mother Nature’s Remedy Caregivers in Woodland Hills and WHTC in Studio City received L.A.s’ first MMJ and…

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Los Angeles issues first licenses for cannabis sales

A medical marijuana dispensary and recreational retail store in Los Angeles have received temporary licenses from the city to sell cannabis. Mother Nature’s Remedy Caregivers in Woodland Hills and WHTC in Studio City received L.A.s’ first MMJ and…

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Canadian marijuana grower spends CA$233M on British Columbia, Australia deals

One of Canada’s largest licensed medical marijuana producers got even bigger, buying rival British Columbia cultivator Broken Coast Cannabis for 230 million Canadian dollars ($185 million) in stock and cash. Aphria, based in Leamington, Ontario, …

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Cannabis grow-equipment company GrowGeneration raises $9M

GrowGeneration, a multistate operator of retail hydroponic and organic gardening stores serving marijuana growers, said it raised $9 million through the offering of convertible notes. The Denver company said in a news release filed with the Securities …

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Chart: Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana market set to become one of the country’s biggest

Sales of medical marijuana are expected to begin in Pennsylvania this spring, with the state poised to become one of the largest MMJ markets in the nation. With cultivation underway and both patients and doctors registering with the program, the state’…

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Reporter’s California Notebook: Regulators, growers share concerns about state’s marijuana industry

Marijuana Business Daily reporter John Schroyer is 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 exec…

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Market snapshot: Quebec marijuana market isn’t the entrepreneurial wasteland you think it is

(This is the fourth installment in a series over the next few months that will look at the marijuana markets in each of Canada’s provinces and territories. Other installments: Alberta, New Brunswick and Ontario.) Quebec’s nascent marijuana industry may…

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