River Cities’ Reader does a great job of detailing the Illinois medical cannabis market, incorporating the perspective of several license holders as well as that of Mark Passerini, the...
Dispensary 33 opened its doors today, making history as the first location in the city of Chicago where one could purchase cannabis legally (with a medical cannabis card issued...
Following the debut in November of Elevation, the first retail dispensary in the nation owned and operated by a Native American Tribe, the Suquamish Tribe has opened Agate Dreams...
Phil Silvestri posted his views on the Canna Law Blog, suggesting to license holders in Nevada that they consider the strong near-term demand for licenses in the state and...
Jenna Valleriani is a PhD Candidate in Sociology and the Collaborative Program in Addiction Studies at the University of Toronto. Her research looks at social movements, entrepreneurship and the...
Aaron Justis is president of Buds & Roses Collective, Inc., a “licensed” dispensary in the City of Los Angeles, and is a founding member of NCIA, where he currently...
Award-Winning Chef Launches Marijuana Edible Products Please don’t call these ‘pot brownies’ CHICAGO, Dec. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Illinois medical marijuana patients will soon have a line of decadent...
Tantalus Labs is developing a new generation of cannabis-tailored closed greenhouses in British Columbia. The company is awaiting licensing from Health Canada. It’s Managing Director, Dan Sutton, gave a TEDx...
GW Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: GWPH) reported its fiscal year-end results today and held a conference call after the market closed. One of the more interesting parts of the prepared remarks involved...
Following a Supreme Court ruling earlier this year, Health Canada authorized the production of extracts beginning in late July. The rules don’t restrict other cannabinoids, like CBD, but there...
New Research Firm to Evaluate Impact of Medical Cannabis on Illinois Patients Revolution Cannabis Analytics Launches First-of-its-Kind Statewide Study DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Dec. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Revolution Cannabis Analytics...
Colorado reports a total of 508 medical marijuana centers and 408 retail stores in the state, some of which overlap, but until the opening of Simply Pure, none were...
Vireo Health, which holds licenses to produce and sell medical cannabis in Minnesota and New York, is focused on integrating standard medical, scientific, and operational practices into the medical cannabis...
L.A. dispensary SpeedWeed, which operates a delivery service with 50 drivers, is now helping its customers obtain medical cannabis authorizations from doctors by video conferencing. To offer this feature, SpeedWeed...
Pharmaceutical CBD (cannabidiol) Shows Promise for Children with Severe Epilepsy Significant seizure reduction in studies using CBD in combination with AEDs PHILADELPHIA, December 7, 2015 – Around the globe...
Etain, one of the five companies awarded a medical cannabis license by New York State in late July, is a women-owned business operated by Amy Peckham, CEO, and her...
Despite the tight window following the July approvals for the five companies licensed by New York State, it appears that they will be able to begin selling cannabis extracts...
After the market close, Supreme Pharma announced that it will receive its pre-license inspection on December. The company, along with several others, has been waiting all year for an...
Following a powerful keynote speech by Drug Policy Alliance Executive Director Ethan Nadelmann, attendees at the Cannabis Private Investment Summit, organized by Noa Kahner of Kahner Global, were treated...
One of the big knocks against the cannabis industry has been the lack of aesthetic appeal of the dispensaries where it can be purchased. Katie Shapiro details eleven dispensaries across...
So you want to open a medical cannabis dispensary? Depending upon which state in which you reside, the chances can be zero and are typically pretty low. In most cases, the...
In a hugely positive move that came against the official recommendation of its advisory board, the Minnesota Department of Health approved intractable pain as a qualifying condition in the...
Ever since the Wilkinson Memorandum issued in late 2014 opened the door to Native American tribes to enter the cannabis industry, several have announced plans to do so. As we...
Austin Heap, the Cofounder and CEO of California-based Potbox, gave some great insight into the company’s philosophy and explained its operations in a recent interview. Potbox partners with three...
One of the continuing challenges that new PM Justin Trudeau and his administration will need to address is the continued flagrant violation of federal laws that prohibit cannabis dispensaries....