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Michigan accepting adult-use recreational marijuana licenses Friday

October 30, 2019
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The Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) will begin accepting applications for marijuana licensing under the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act (MRTMA) this Friday, November 1st. “Our team has done a tremendous job preparing for this day and we’re excited…

Recreational weed probably won’t be for sale in Michigan until March, April

October 28, 2019
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Nearly a year after Michigan voters approved legalizing marijuana for adult recreational use, the state is getting ready to hand out the business licenses that will usher in the beginning of retail sales. But don't pull out your cash just…

Thousands of Missourians can now use marijuana as medicine. They just can’t get it legally — yet.

October 21, 2019
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Missouri
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When Matthew Prater drives, he keeps his marijuana out of reach in a sealed container labeled with a state-issued number certifying he has a legal right to possess and use marijuana as medicine. “If I get pulled over I tell…

Have $95 million? Two Florida medical marijuana licenses are for sale

October 15, 2019
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Florida
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In a move uncharacteristic of the cannabis market in Florida, an Atlanta broker is searching for the next owners of two highly sought Florida medical marijuana licenses. Aubrey Logan-Holland, the CEO of a relatively new firm called Blue Dream Industries, is…

Illinois awards its first five recreational marijuana licenses

Illinois awarded its first licenses to sell recreational marijuana to five medical dispensaries on Thursday, even as many municipalities around the state debate whether they’ll allow pot sales. The five shops that received licenses are peppered throughout Illinois — in…

Nevada Is Under Pressure to Reveal How It Awards Its Marijuana Licenses

April 15, 2019
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Nevada
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Nevada faces complaints about secrecy in awarding licenses to sell marijuana in the state’s booming legal marketplace, boiling over into lawsuits and legislation that appear poised to pry open the process. Several companies have sued the state tax department, arguing…

Gov. Whitmer signs executive order to abolish Michigan marijuana licensing board

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order Friday abolishing the board that approves or denies applications for licenses for medical marijuana businesses. The action comes as the volunteer board has struggled to consider license applications in a timely manner, effectively stalling…

Missouri collected $3 million in medical marijuana license fees. From whom? That’s secret.

February 9, 2019
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Missouri
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Missouri officials said Thursday that more than $3 million medical marijuana license fees have been paid since the state began accepting pre-filed applications a month ago. In a statement, Department of Health and Senior Services spokeswoman Lisa Cox said 418 "pre-filed…

Massachusetts Receives 218 Applications For Retail Marijuana Licenses In First Day

A day after essentially opening for businesses, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission said they saw 218 applications come in for retail pot shop licenses. The applications are for "priority certification," meaning they get the first chance at the retail licenses.…

Michigan Could Be Set to Make Millions on Marijuana

Dozens of medical marijuana dispensaries are sprinkled in cities across the state, and Detroit has 61 pot shops open for business. But come this time next year, the landscape for weed around the state could be completely different. That’s when…

Voting on Cannabis Regulation in Los Angeles…Measure M or Measure N?

2018 is approaching, meaning the State of California will be REGULATING cannabis! In my previous corporate life I was never exposed to, nor realized the complexities of public policy, politics, and true government regulation. Three years later, I now read senate and…

Pennsylvania Begins Accepting Medical Marijuana Applicants Today

The green rush has officially started in Pennsylvania after applications opened Monday morning for medical marijuana operations in the Keystone State. People interested in becoming growers, processors or dispensary owners can submit applications through the Pennsylvania Department of Health Medical…

California Lawmaker Considers Delaying Recreational Marijuana Licenses

February 18, 2017
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California
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Amid concerns that California may not be ready to issue licenses for the sale of marijuana by next year, one state lawmaker raised the possibility Thursday of the Legislature stepping in to delay taxes and permits. At a hearing Thursday,…

Applications Released for Pennsylvania Medical Cannabis Grower/Processor and Dispensary permits

By Tom Santanna On January 17, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) released applications for medical cannabis grower/processor (G/P) and dispensary licenses. Applications will be accepted by mailing a single USB drive, external hard drive, CD-ROM, or DVD with the…

Three More Marijuana Licenses Approved by Anchorage Assembly

October 19, 2016
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Alaska
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At Tuesday’s Anchorage Assembly meeting, just two people spoke out against a midtown marijuana business that a Campbell Elementary School employee protested in a school message to parents on Monday. The employee, who has not be identified, sent out an audio…