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Salem, OR - Following reports of new marijuana testing regulations being cumbersome and leading to some processing plants ceasing operations and furloughing workers, state officials announced new testing standards Friday. The issue stems from rules that became enforceable on October 1 that...

The outcry has apparently been heard. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) announced today it is modifying testing standards for medical and recreational marijuana products with new, temporary rules that balance testing costs for the marijuana industry with public health protection for consumers...

Natalia Karoway is a trained herbalist, but the entrepreneur wants to expand her client offerings to include traditional cannabis treatments. So, she's hitting the books to beef up her resume at the Northeastern Institute of Cannabis in Natick, Massachusetts. "I really wanted to have some...

A crowd of more than 200 people representing both the wine and cannabis industries turned out Thursday at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds to listen to a discussion on possible business collaborations between the two, once marijuana is legalized for recreational use in California. The message...

This year, the major accounting technology conference Accountex (formerly SleeterCon) happened concurrently — and down the street from — the largest cannabis industry conference in the United States, the Marijuana Business Conference and Expo. Seemingly an unrelated coincidence, the timing...

The elections are over and the legislative season is yet to begin, so things are pretty quiet on the medical marijuana front. Still, here are a couple of tidbits. Maryland On Monday, the state moved to improve diversity in the medical marijuana industry. The state Cannabis Commission...

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Santa Ana — Orange County's 11th licensed medical marijuana dispensary, Bud and Bloom, opened at an interesting time. Less than two weeks before the Santa Ana shop welcomed its first patient, Californians voted to legalize marijuana for all adults. Though the new rules of Proposition 64 won't...

If a medical marijuana growing operation opened near Lorraine Miller's home off Route 512, the 82-year-old said she'd have a few questions. Standing in her kitchen Tuesday morning with a pot of coffee gurgling behind her, Miller said she'd worry about security at the site. Would people be...

More than 18,000 people in Colorado now have full-time jobs because of the legalized marijuana industry, which has generated a $2.39 billion impact on the Rocky Mountain State's economy. Those are two of the findings in a new report that attempts to quantify the impact of the marijuana industry...

Black Friday means hot deals for many people, but for one Washington industry, it means a whole lot of green in one day. "Black Friday is coming up and I think this year is going to be the first year that pot really sells, with taxes, far far below what the elicit market was charging," Ian...

The revolution to legalize marijuana is marching slowly - but steadily - forward. Half of the states in the United States plus the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana or cannabis for medical use, and more states are legalizing recreational use with each election cycle. In the recent...

It wasn't too many years ago that groups such as the Marijuana Policy Project, the Drug Policy Alliance and a few others were the only formally organized pro-cannabis associations in the United States. But as the cannabis industry has spread, a variety of marijuana organizations, especially...

It may not be the career path your parents had envisioned but if you're looking for a booming job market, the cannabis industry might be one to consider. Marijuana Business Daily has estimated that 100,000 to 150,000 people hold full- or part-time jobs in the legal marijuana industry, a...

The cannabis industry made solid chess moves in the election earlier this month. Not only did the recreational use of marijuana get a statewide green light with the approval of Proposition 64, but two local cities moved forward with medical-cannabis measures, as well. Considering California has...

When: Tuesday, November 22 at 6:60 PM - 8 PM EST Where: 10 Tech Cir, Natick, Massachusetts 01760 Contact: (508) 655-7420 Interested in a career in the cannabis industry? The Northeast Institute of Cannabis in Natick is offering prospective students a chance to look around and learn about the...

Natick, MA - Interested in a career in the cannabis industry? The Northeast Institute of Cannabis in Natick is offering prospective students a chance to look around and learn about the programs. Classes include medical marijuana 101, patient services, medical use of marijuana in...

As news spreads that President-elect Donald Trump has picked Senator Jeff Sessions, a Republican from Alabama, for the role of attorney general of the United States, the state-legal cannabis industry is worried about Sessions' anti-marijuana rhetoric. During the Senate's Caucus on...

The recent election yielded massive marijuana reform across the country as four states voted to legalize recreational marijuana and four legalized medical marijuana. Alongside the concurrent election of Mr. Trump, this means a lot of change for marijuana reform movements and the industry, almost...

Reno's city prosecutor has decided to follow Las Vegas' lead and will not prosecute minor possession of marijuana cases until pot becomes legal in Nevada. City Attorney Karl Hall says it doesn't make sense to file new charges against people accused of having less than an ounce of pot...