Tag: regulate

And so it begins. On the first day of 2014, the cannabis policy battle lines decisively shift. No longer strictly a fight between drug warriors and POWs,...

Last week, a banking meeting took place in Washington DC regarding regulations that currently exist that make it difficult for medical marijuana business to have normal access to banking...

When recreational marijuana sales in Colorado become legal next week, Denver’s new marijuana czar will be ready. Ashley Kilroy was appointed Denver’s Executive Director of Marijuana Policy by...

Naperville, Illinois has approved drive-through dispensaries in the city.

MPP welcomed Delaware Gov. Jack Markell’s August announcement that he would implement the compassion center program, but our enthusiasm was tempered by the fact that he did...

Following the Wednesday release of a national survey on teen drug use, sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) called...

Cannabis Culture reports that Colorado’s medical marijuana patient annual registration fee will drop from $35 to just $15 early next year. The fee was $90 in 2011.

Time reports that Washington residents smoke more weed than officials estimated, with new numbers more than doubling the old estimates.

Washington’s Liquor Control Board released its official recommendations for medical cannabis regulations.

Oregon’s plan to regulate dispensaries statewide moves ahead, Washington state looks like it will let medical marijuana patients keep their personal grows, a new national certification program...

RFID Journal gives a great description of Colorado’s RFID (radio frequency identification) system for tracking marijuana from seed to sale.

The State of Illinois has launched a website to inform residents about its medical marijuana law.

January 1st, 2014 is rapidly approaching as the city of Denver gears up for its highly anticipated retail marijuana market. Colorado of course already has an established medical...

The Michigan House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed two important bills today. HB 4271, sponsored by Rep. Mike Callton, would allow local governments to license and regulate dispensaries....

San Jose officials voted to ban dispensaries near homes, schools and rehab centers on Wednesday. Those in violation of the new rules have been asked to shut...

Washington’s Liquor Control Board recommended to lawmakers that medical marijuana patients be allowed to keep their home grows.

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...

Colorado dispensary owners are having trouble finding packaging that meets the standards of Amendment 64’s regulations.

Thanks to a lack of regulation, California has become an unstable MMJ market and may lose their entrepreneurs to other states.

Here we go. As first reported last week by the Broward Palm Beach New Times, the Drug Enforcement Agency is currently looking to create a new drug classification for...