PRESS RELEASE Company to Host Conference Call and Webcast Today at 4:30 p.m. ET Company Remains On Schedule with Acquisition Strategy to Roll-up Colorado Cannabis Operators Company Revenue Increases 31% in 2019 Year Over Year DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Medicine Man Technologies, Inc. (OTCQX: MDCL) (“Medicine Man Technologies” or “the Company”) today provided a company update and announced […]
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Oklahoma’s Medical Marijuana Program-The Big Picture Part II
by Sarah Lee Gossett Parrish, Cannabis Lawyer[1] My first article, OKLAHOMA’S MEDICAL MARIJUANA SYSTEM—THE BIG PICTURE PART I, discussed the inception of Oklahoma’s medical program up through the first major piece of legislation to further regulate it, the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act, nicknamed the Unity Bill (“UNITY”), which Governor Stitt signed into law […]
Pot Banking Legislation Won’t Have Much Impact
Most banks waiting for legalization, former DoJ lawyer says SAFE Banking Act seen unlikely to pass before Nov. election The chances that cannabis banking legislation will pass before the November election are dimming by the week, but the author of the Department of Justice’s 2014 guidance on pot banking says it may not matter anyway. […]
Patenting Your Cannabis Strain
Although most people think of manufactured goods when they hear the word “patent”, U.S. law also allows you to patent new plant varieties. This includes new strains and varieties of cannabis. Under 35 U.S.C. § 163, “In the case of a plant patent, the grant shall include the right to exclude others from asexually reproducing […]
Leak of 30,000 cannabis customer records heightens need for effective data security
A recent leak of 85,000 cannabis dispensary files, including 30,0000 customer records, has put dispensaries and other industry stakeholders under pressure to fortify their systems and processes to comply with data privacy regulations and laws. Cybercriminals are increasingly infiltrating third-party partners and supply chains as a means to gain a foothold in an organization’s networks […]
Lab says its marijuana breath analyzer will hit the market in 2020
Testing a driver for alcohol impairment is relatively easy. Decades of research show drunken driving equals bad driving. Standardized tests mark various levels of impairment. And because alcohol passes through the system quickly, detecting its presence indicates recent use. But determining whether someone is too high to drive is a lot more complicated. Despite marijuana’s […]
Ringing in the New Year with weed in Illinois
Hundreds lined up in the wee hours at retail marijuana shops throughout the city and suburbs. “I’m just glad I don’t have to worry about getting busted” Jackie Ryan rang in the New Year in Wrigleyville by showing up at Cresco’s Sunnyside retail marijuana shop on Clark Street at 3:30 a.m. to make the first […]
The state’s first recreational pot shops opened a year ago. Here’s what the owners have learned.
“It’s been a year, but it feels like three.” The lines started to form in the dark, predawn hours. Shuttles ferried customers from satellite parking lots and snacks were passed around as hundreds huddled under umbrellas in anticipation of the openings of the state’s first two recreational marijuana dispensaries. People waited for hours in […]
A new study found marijuana legalization leads to more problematic use
The lead researcher says her study isn’t meant to advocate against marijuana legalization, but inform it. A new study suggests that marijuana legalization leads to more cannabis use and perhaps addiction, particularly among adults 26 and older — highlighting a public health downside to a policy change that now 11 states and Washington, DC, have […]
Columbia Care Expands Dispensary Footprint, Announcing Openings in Maryland, Delaware and Florida
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Columbia Care Inc. (NEO: CCHW) (OTCQX: CCHWF) (FSE: 3LP) (“Columbia Care” or the “Company”), one of the largest fully integrated operators in the global medical cannabis industry with licenses across the US and EU, today announced the addition of four new dispensaries with openings in Maryland, Delaware and Florida. Columbia Care’s […]
