Week in Review: New York medical cannabis lawsuit, Vermont MMJ expansion & Texas’ preliminary CBD licensees

By Omar Sacirbey, Bart Schaneman and John Schroyer New York medical marijuana dispensaries file suit to prevent new competitors, Vermont lawmakers approve expanding the state’s MMJ program, and Texas awards three preliminary licenses for its CBD program. Here’s a closer look at some notable developments in the marijuana industry over the past week. For patients or ‘protectionism’? New York’s Medical Cannabis Industry Association filed a lawsuit to prevent the state’s health department from awarding new business licenses to five companies that weren’t successful during the 2015 application process. The lawsuit’s claim? Doubling the number of suppliers will “launch ... Week in Review: New York medical cannabis lawsuit, Vermont MMJ expansion & Texas’ preliminary CBD licensees is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Week in Review: New York medical cannabis lawsuit, Vermont MMJ expansion & Texas’ preliminary CBD licensees

By Omar Sacirbey, Bart Schaneman and John Schroyer New York medical marijuana dispensaries file suit to prevent new competitors, Vermont lawmakers approve expanding the state’s MMJ program, and Texas awards three preliminary licenses for its CBD program. Here’s a closer look at some notable developments in the marijuana industry over the past week. For patients or ‘protectionism’? New York’s Medical Cannabis Industry Association filed a lawsuit to prevent the state’s health department from awarding new business licenses to five companies that weren’t successful during the 2015 application process. The lawsuit’s claim? Doubling the number of suppliers will “launch ... Week in Review: New York medical cannabis lawsuit, Vermont MMJ expansion & Texas’ preliminary CBD licensees is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs