Category: Cannabusiness

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Cannabis business news, commentary and analysis

December 12, 2013
12/12/2013
Apple Accepts Cannabis Now Magazine Into the App Store

Apple Accepts Cannabis Now Magazine Into the App Store

Apple has accepted Cannabis Now magazine in its app store, the first cannabis magazine to be accepted.
December 12, 2013
12/12/2013
City of Denver Launches Official Marijuana Policy Guide Website

City of Denver Launches Official Marijuana Policy Guide Website

The city of Denver launched a new section on the state of Colorado website Monday, specifically answering the FAQs that come with Colorado’s rapidly approaching new retail marijuana...
December 10, 2013
12/10/2013
Few Pot Shops Set to Open in Denver on New Year’s

Few Pot Shops Set to Open in Denver on New Year’s

Only five to ten Denver recreational pot shops are expected to have their licenses and inspections in time to open on January 1, 2014, even though 118 applications are...
December 9, 2013
12/09/2013
Colorado Dispensary Owners Struggling with Packaging

Colorado Dispensary Owners Struggling with Packaging

Colorado dispensary owners are having trouble finding packaging that meets the standards of Amendment 64’s regulations.
December 9, 2013
12/09/2013
CA in Danger of Brain Drain Due to Lack of Regulation

CA in Danger of Brain Drain Due to Lack of Regulation

Thanks to a lack of regulation, California has become an unstable MMJ market and may lose their entrepreneurs to other states.
December 9, 2013
12/09/2013
California Vape Pens Under Fire

California Vape Pens Under Fire

Vape pens are under fire from officials in California, even being banned the same as cigarettes in some places.
December 6, 2013
12/06/2013
Think Tank Issues Guidebook: “How To Regulate Cannabis”

Think Tank Issues Guidebook: “How To Regulate Cannabis”

“Cannabis policy should be built on evidence of what will minimize the potential harms and maximize the potential benefits associated with the use of the drug,” according...
By: NORML
December 6, 2013
12/06/2013
Jamaican Scientist Launches Medical Marijuana Firm

Jamaican Scientist Launches Medical Marijuana Firm

A Jamaican scientist is launching a medical marijuana firm to conduct research on the plant.
December 6, 2013
12/06/2013
Marijuana Legalization May Depend on National Pessimisim and Negativity

Marijuana Legalization May Depend on National Pessimisim and Negativity

  The marijuana legalization movement needs to bank on the fact that Americans are currently pessimistic about the government and society in general, at least according to...
December 5, 2013
12/05/2013
WA: Over 1,300 Applications So Far for Marijuana Businesses

WA: Over 1,300 Applications So Far for Marijuana Businesses

Washington state regulators are presently reviewing over 1,300 applications from would-be entrepreneurs seeking to engage in the state-licensed production and/or sale of cannabis and cannabis-infused products to...
December 5, 2013
12/05/2013
Colorado MMJ Business Application Backlog Persists

Colorado MMJ Business Application Backlog Persists

Colorado’s MMJ business application backlog still persists, but is down from over 900 to just 96, since last year. The MED hopes to clear the backlog this...
December 3, 2013
12/03/2013
Software Review: MJ Freeway, Medical Marijuana Point of Sale System

Software Review: MJ Freeway, Medical Marijuana Point of Sale System

MJ Freeway is a cloud based point of sale system for the medical marijuana industry to facilitate patient records, transactions, inventory control and other aspects of a...
December 3, 2013
12/03/2013
Underage Narcs Set to Bust Washington State’s Pot Shops

Underage Narcs Set to Bust Washington State’s Pot Shops

Washington has recruited a team of underage narcs to catch cannabis shops selling to minors.
December 2, 2013
12/02/2013
New Jersey Assembly Committee Approves Industrial Hemp

New Jersey Assembly Committee Approves Industrial Hemp

The New Jersey Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee voted 4-1 in favor of Assembly Bill 2415. This legislation would legalize the licensed cultivation of industrial hemp....
November 27, 2013
11/27/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.11.26)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.11.26)

Massachusetts and Illinois prepare for medical marijuana dispensaries, action is picking up in state legislatures, and Americans for Safe Access issues a report on state compliance with...
November 27, 2013
11/27/2013
Former DA, Congressman Wants To Open 3 Dispensaries

Former DA, Congressman Wants To Open 3 Dispensaries

William Delahunt, former district attorney and congressman, wants to open 3 dispensaries in Massachusetts.
November 27, 2013
11/27/2013
Report: MMJ States Already Compliant with Federal Guidelines

Report: MMJ States Already Compliant with Federal Guidelines

Medical marijuana advocates Americans for Safe Access (ASA) issued a report today that analyzes the Obama Administration’s latest enforcement guidelines for federal prosecutors in states that regulate...
November 26, 2013
11/26/2013
Capitalizing On Cannabis: New Leaders Emerge

Capitalizing On Cannabis: New Leaders Emerge

In his latest article following the cannabusiness, Alan Brochstein lists new leaders as the industry continues to step out of the shadows.
November 26, 2013
11/26/2013
Moms for Marijuana’s Lindsey Rinehart Speaks Out

Moms for Marijuana’s Lindsey Rinehart Speaks Out

Toke Signals hosts an article by Lindsey Rinehart of Moms for Marijuana, discussing all the recent drama surrounding the organization.
November 25, 2013
11/25/2013
Colorado Raids Linked to DOJ Memo Violations, Drug Gangs

Colorado Raids Linked to DOJ Memo Violations, Drug Gangs

On Thursday November 21, US law enforcement agents, along with local police officers raided 14 medical marijuana locations around Colorado (including dispensaries, grow warehouses and two private...