More than 70 Michigan dispensaries operating under temporary licenses were forced to shut their doors at the beginning of 2019. In compliance with a set of bills passed in 2016, reforming the way the state regulates the production and sale of medical marijuana. The result was a shortage in medical marijuana, plaguing many areas in Michigan […]
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Michigan’s medical marijuana dispensaries could run out of pot to buy
The 40 newly licensed medical marijuana dispensaries around the state are facing a shortage of pot from licensed growers, meaning some may have to shut their doors until spring. Michigan so far has licensed only 12 marijuana growers. From the time of planting to usable product, it takes between four to six months — and since the growers […]
Marijuana dispensaries without licenses to be ordered shut down in Michigan
Even though the Michigan Medical Marijuana Licensing Board approved licenses for 14 more cannabis businesses on Monday, another 215 are facing closure as a Wednesday deadline looms. The 215 marijuana businesses have been operating under temporary emergency rules that expire on Halloween. Those businesses, mostly dispensaries and many in Detroit, will receive cease and desist letters […]
First Medical Marijuana Licenses Approved Saturday In Oklahoma
The rollout Saturday of the state’s application portal for medical marijuana licenses went smoothly, with some residents noting they had been approved for their licenses earlier than expected. Nearly 1,370 accounts had been registered and 366 patient applications and 205 commercial applications had been received by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority in the first hour […]
By next year, out-of-state medical marijuana users will be able to buy cannabis in Hawaii, but there’s a catch
Out-of-state medical marijuana users next year will be able to buy cannabis products at dispensaries in Hawaii. The only hitches: Visitors will need to apply online and pay $45 (plus a $4.50 processing fee) for a temporary Hawaii medical marijuana card that’s valid for 60 days. “We’ve been fielding a lot of calls daily about […]
Michigan Medical Marijuana Shops Won’t Get Licenses In Time For State Deadline
Next month some medical marijuana patients in Michigan may be caught in the lurch of regulatory chaos. It’s anticipated that many medical marijuana businesses in the state will have to shut their doors Sept. 15, as state officials impose a deadline for businesses to have new licenses issued under the state’s program. “You’re running a […]
Michigan awards first medical marijuana licenses
Michigan awarded its first medical marijuana licenses Thursday, launching what is expected to become a $700-million industry in the state. But the business owners won’t be able to operate for at least another month. Licenses were granted for four large grow operations in Chesaning, a dispensary and processor in Ann Arbor and a secure transport company […]
Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission Awards Five Licenses To Grow
The Medical Marijuana Commission has awarded cultivation licenses to the top five applicants after the Arkansas Supreme Court’s decision on a medical marijuana lawsuit finalized. In June, the Arkansas Supreme Court paved the way for the state to launch its medical marijuana program, reversing and dismissing a ruling by Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Wendell Griffen […]
California Issues First Legal Marijuana Business Licenses
California’s legal marijuana market is finally, fitfully, taking shape. The state on Thursday issued the first batch of business licenses to sell and transport recreational-use pot, just 18 days before legal sales will begin on Jan. 1, 2018. The 20 temporary licenses — some of which were for the previously existing medical marijuana industry — […]
Michigan Releases Rules For Medical Marijuana Businesses
With applications for medical marijuana licenses becoming available in less than two weeks, the state finally released the rules Monday that will govern the newest industry in the state. Everything from how much medical marijuana a registered patient can buy to how and whether a cannabis business can advertise is covered under the 33 pages […]
Africa Could Look to Cash in With Green Rush
Several African governments are considering tapping a lucrative natural resource. More than 10,000 tons of cannabis are produced on the continent each year, according to a UN survey, which advocates believe could be worth billions of dollars in a rapidly expanding global market for legal weed. African governments have not yet followed the trend of legalization […]
Nevada Votes in Favor of Issuing Marijuana Distribution Licenses Outside of Liquor Wholesalers
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada marijuana regulators have decided to start issuing pot distribution licenses to businesses other than liquor wholesalers to keep up with overwhelming demand since legal recreational sales began July 1. The Nevada Department of Taxation voted Thursday to open up the market previously limited to liquor distributors under the state ballot […]
‘Brave New Workers’: A Burning Desire To Get A Medicinal Marijuana License
California native Malcolm Mirage’s dream was to own a legal cannabis dispensary. For years, he had grown marijuana and sold it on the black market, while working a day job as a personal trainer. But in his late 20s, Mirage decided it was time to jump into the growing legal industry — before it got […]
Australia Issues First License to Grow Medical Marijuana
Australia has issued its first licence to grow medical marijuana to Cann Group. The permit issued by the Office of Drug Control (ODC) allows Cann to legally cultivate medicinal cannabis and conduct research on the use of cannabis for medicine, the privately-held company said in an e-mailed statement. The company has also submitted an application […]
Oregon Marijuana Business Applications Clock in Far above Predictions
In another sign that cannabis could be bigger business than previously forecast, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission says it received 1,907 recreational marijuana license applications in 2016 — far outstripping a projected 800 to 1,200, the agency said. Seven hundred sixty-two of those applications were approved as of the end of last week, a big […]
Denver Marijuana Grow Becomes First to Be Denied License Renewal
Neighborhood push-back against a northeast Denver marijuana grow operation culminated Thursday in the city’s first-ever denial of a routine cultivation license renewal. Starbuds, a marijuana chain that grows plants on the second floor of its recreational shop at 4690 Brighton Blvd., plans to appeal the decision by Stacie Loucks, the executive director of the Denver Department of Excise […]
Alaska Marijuana Control Board Overwhelmingly Approves Licenses in Historic Meeting
Alaska’s Marijuana Control Board ended its historic June meeting Friday afternoon after approving most of the grower licenses on its agenda and voting to open up future discussions about advertising and out-of-state investment. On Thursday, the state’s first-ever commercial marijuana businesses were approved. On Friday, the board picked up where it left off, jumping into cultivation license approvals. […]
Alaska Regulators Approve First Marijuana Licenses For Growing and Testing
Alaska regulators were applauded Thursday as they approved the first licenses for legal marijuana growing and testing facilities — another milestone for the fledgling industry. Priority was being given to growing and testing operations to ensure that retail stores will have legal product to sell. The first retail licenses are expected to be issued later […]
