Vermont Lawmakers Make Key Compromises On Marijuana Sales Legalization Bill As Deal Nears A bill to legalize marijuana sales in Vermont in nearing the finish line, with a bicameral conference committee meeting again on Friday to hash out the remaining differences between each chamber’s... more →

The Launch Of The Pure U.S. Cannabis ETF Marks A Major Milestone For the U.S. Cannabis Sector So far this year, one of the most significant developments for the cannabis industry is related to the creation of an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) that is levered to the US market. AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF (Ticker: MSOS is the first... more →

Man who robbed Bay Area cannabis delivery truck gets 42 months; Judge criticizes prosecutors but acknowledges ‘brazen’ crime SAN FRANCISCO — A Bay Area man who admitted to participating in the 2018 robbery of a cannabis delivery truck was sentenced to three years and six months in federal... more →

Massachusetts credit union partners with marijuana payment processor The GFA Federal Credit Union, which said in 2018 that it would serve Massachusetts marijuana companies, announced a new partnership this week with cannabis payment processor Hypur to bring digital payment options to MJ retailers in the state. The move is another... more →

New lawsuit filed over Los Angeles’ marijuana social equity licensing The city of Los Angeles and its cannabis regulators are facing yet another lawsuit over the city’s controversial and much-delayed social equity program and the marijuana business licenses connected to it. Three companies that lost out in their bids to win... more →

New Podcast Dives Into The World Of Cannabis Smugglers In June 2014, skydiver and pilot Joe Johnson was pulled over as he drove his minivan down a Kansas highway. What began as a routine traffic stop became much more, however, when the state trooper who pulled Johnson over discovered a gun, $374,000 in cash, and 66 pounds of pot... more →

Indonesia Takes Away “Medical Plant” Designation for Cannabis Indonesia made a splash when a decree from earlier this year declaring cannabis a “medical plant” in the eyes of the government officially got on the public’s radar. Now, the Agricultural Ministry in Indonesia is revising this decree, as cannabis is still illegal... more →

Virginia Senate Passes Anti-Stop, Sniff, and Search Bill Virginia made history last week when the state Senate approved a bill that would stop police officers from pulling over and searching vehicles simply because they smell of cannabis. The bill is meant to help stop racial profiling against people of color.  This is a big... more →

Study Finds Medical Cannabis Improves Seniors’ Quality Of Life A new study from researchers affiliated with two midwestern universities has found that the medicinal use of cannabis improves the quality of life of seniors. A report on the research, “Assessing Health-Related Outcomes... more →

Value pricing isn’t only way for cannabis businesses to compete with illicit market (This is an abridged version of the cover package that appears in the August issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) The Illegal cannabis market continues to be one of the biggest threats to legal marijuana industry, whether through... more →