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Oregon Cannabis and Liquor: Why is OLCC Harder on Marijuana Licensees?

Oregon Recreational Marijuana Uncategorized April 18, 2019

Why is the OLCC throwing the book at me? This is a question we hear a lot these days from our Oregon cannabis clients in reference to the OLCC’s recent more aggressive approach to enforcement. As we’ve explained, the OLCC has tightened the reins on marijuana applications and rule violations. This has made the prospects…

The poll are in: Marijuana legalization is very popular

Marijuana Industry News Recreational Marijuana April 16, 2019 0

The three major national polls in America are increasingly converging on one point: Marijuana legalization is very popular in the US. The latest finding, from the recently released General Social Survey by NORC at the University of Chicago, shows that 61 percent of people supported marijuana legalization in 2018. That’s up from 57... Read more

Aurora Cannabis Is on Pace for 780,000 Kilos a Year, With 1 Million a Real Possibility

Marijuana Industry News Recreational Marijuana April 16, 2019 0

At the moment, there’s simply no industry growing faster, or garnering more attention from Wall Street and investors, than marijuana. Following the legalization of recreational weed in Canada, and now having over 40 countries worldwide with some sort of medical cannabis legalization in place, the sky appears to be... Read more

North Dakotans likely to vote again on marijuana

Marijuana Industry News Medical Marijuana North Dakota Recreational Marijuana April 15, 2019 0

It’s likely North Dakota voters will get an opportunity to vote on some form of marijuana legalization in the November 2020 election. The shape of any ballot measure will be decided over the next few months. David Owen, chairman of Legalize ND, which spearheaded the 2018 failed measure, held... Read more

Legalizing adult recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania faces uphill battle

Marijuana Industry News Pennsylvania Recreational Marijuana April 15, 2019 0

Pennsylvania is facing an uphill legislative struggle to legalize adult recreational marijuana use despite what appears to be growing public support for bringing cannabis out of the shadows. Some Republicans in a party that controls the state’s House and Senate are calling for a timeout on the initiative, including... Read more

$350,000 in cash? California marijuana taxes still make growers – and tax collectors – nervous

California Marijuana Industry News Recreational Marijuana April 13, 2019 0

On tax days, it’s not hard to spot marijuana growers waiting to exhale in downtown Eureka. They haul cash in grocery bags and boxes, making their way to a state office where they can pay their taxes. One grower “holds his breath as he walks into the building,” said... Read more

Majoring in marijuana: Michigan universities expand their degree programs

Marijuana Industry News Medical Marijuana Michigan Recreational Marijuana April 12, 2019 0

Marijuana is moving from the dorm room to the classroom at Michigan universities. Two universities in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are the first in the state to add cannabis-focused degree programs to their offerings. In Marquette, Northern Michigan University — which first launched its Medicinal Plant Chemistry program in 2017 — is... Read more

Prop. 65 Potentially Expanding to Cover More California Cannabis Products

California Medical Marijuana Recreational Marijuana Uncategorized April 11, 2019

We’ve written time and again about the looming terror of Prop. 65 violations for cannabis businesses when it comes to packaging and labeling their products with the correct safe harbor language. The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (a/k/a Prop. 65), requires the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) to publish a…

Phil Murphy sets May deadline for New Jersey legal marijuana vote, what’s next?

Marijuana Industry News New Jersey Recreational Marijuana April 10, 2019 0

When Gov. Phil Murphy came into office, he vowed to legalize marijuana within 100 days. Now? It’s looking like weed may not be legalized until 500 days into Murphy’s tenure — at the earliest. The push for New Jersey marijuana legalization hit a roadblock last month when scheduled votes on... Read more

Michigan’s unlicensed pot dispensaries to get firm closure deadline

Marijuana Industry News Michigan Recreational Marijuana April 10, 2019 0

Lawmakers will try to shutter unlicensed medical marijuana providers once and for all, as of June 1, under a bill now on a fast track in the Legislature. Earlier efforts to shut down providers who have not yet obtained licenses under Michigan’s new regulatory setup have been thwarted by... Read more

Oregon Cannabis and Liquor: Why is OLCC Harder on Marijuana Licensees?

The poll are in: Marijuana legalization is very popular

Aurora Cannabis Is on Pace for 780,000 Kilos a Year, With 1 Million a Real Possibility

North Dakotans likely to vote again on marijuana

Legalizing adult recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania faces uphill battle

$350,000 in cash? California marijuana taxes still make growers – and tax collectors – nervous

Majoring in marijuana: Michigan universities expand their degree programs

Prop. 65 Potentially Expanding to Cover More California Cannabis Products

Phil Murphy sets May deadline for New Jersey legal marijuana vote, what’s next?

Michigan’s unlicensed pot dispensaries to get firm closure deadline

Former Biden Cabinet Member Is ‘Concerned’ About Marijuana Legalization

GOP Senator Says Marijuana Is A ‘Gateway Drug,’ And Legalization Is A ‘Pro-Criminal, Anti-American’ Policy

Former DEA Head Says Marijuana Rescheduling ‘Reflects The Reality’ Of Public Support For Reform

Marijuana Stocks To Watch As The DEA Works To Reschedule Cannabis

Canopy Growth Corporation (CGC) Announces Financing to Further Strengthen Balance Sheet

The Green Organic Dutchman Signs a Commercial Sublicense with EnWave and Tilray to Dry Cannabis in Canada