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 […]
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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 […]
Oregon Approves First Licenses For Recreational Marijuana
Oregon is one step closer to fully implementing its recreational marijuana industry by January 2017. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission approved its first recreational marijuana licenses Friday, approving eight growers under the new regulatory system. The agency was tasked with overseeing Oregon’s recreational cannabis industry. “These licensees reflect the pioneering spirit Oregon is known for,” said Rob […]
8 Hawaii Companies Win Licenses to Grow and Sell Medical Marijuana
Former CEO of Maui Land & Pineapple David Cole’s Maui Wellness Group LLC is among eight companies that have been selected to receive licenses to grow and sell medical marijuana. Hawaii Department of Health’s Virginia Pressler announced the names of the winners of the highly competitive licenses Friday in a crowded conference room on the third floor of […]
Former Trailblazer, Current Broadcaster Antonio Harvey Set to Get Oregon Pot License
Oregon expects to issue its first batch of recreational marijuana licenses Friday to an eclectic mix of entrepreneurs including longtime marijuana growers and others new to the industry like former Trail Blazer forward Antonio Harvey who still works for the franchise as a popular radio personality. Among others in the state’s newest crop of licensed […]
Getting a Medical Marijuana License in Pennsylvania May Be an Expensive Proposition
Following Sunday’s passage of the medical marijuana bill, future prospective dispensary owners are preparing for an application process, which one cannabis educational organization says will be an expensive proposition. Russ Cersosimo, director of strategic alliances for the Pennsylvania Medical Cannabis Society, said groups should expect to pay up to $1 million just to be in […]
Cannabis Business Licenses in Alaska Held Up by Legislative Gridlock
Prospective marijuana business owner Bryant Thorp was the very first person in Alaska to get word that his cannabusiness application was complete, except for one thing — a background check that the state doesn’t have the legal authority to conduct. In the Marijuana Control Board’s March 25 letter to Thorp the agency wrote that it couldn’t […]
