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Three companies have been selected to review Ohio's anticipated flood of applications for medical marijuana grow licenses. A spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Commerce said Friday the companies are iCann Consulting, B&B Grow Solutions and Meade & Wing. A fourth bidder, GenFin Services...

House and Senate leaders might be divided on issues that forced them to return to the Capitol this week, but they're in agreement about marijuana. Legislation to carry out a voter-approved constitutional amendment broadly legalizing medical marijuana is on the fast track, after Gov. Rick...

The state's top court ruled Friday that the medical cannabis commission can issue final licenses to companies to grow the drug even as legal challenges to the program's rollout continue. The Court of Appeals stopped a case in Baltimore Circuit Court last week in which a company that failed to...

House and Senate leaders might be divided on issues that forced them to return to the Capitol this week, but they're in agreement about pot. Legislation to carry out a voter-approved constitutional amendment broadly legalizing medical marijuana is on the fast track, after Gov. Rick Scott...

The Biggest Little City is one step closer to recreational pot after city council members unanimously voted to adopt the ordinance. Pending final approval at next week's council meeting, it would grant temporary, privileged business licenses to four local medical dispensaries, allowing them...

Since medical marijuana officially became legal in Florida on Jan. 3 more than 650 patients have visited the Compassionate Cannabis Clinic in Venice to see if the treatment is right for them. Many of the patients are extremely sick, with conditions such as cancer, Parkinson's disease and HIV...

Ohio officials are expecting a flood of applications for medical marijuana grower licenses. The Dayton Daily News reports applications for large medical marijuana cultivator licenses are due by the end of the month. Ohio will issue as many as 12 licenses for large-scale cultivators. Small-scale...

Maryland's highest court on Friday agreed to hear arguments from attorneys who represent finalists for licenses to grow medical marijuana. The attorneys say their clients should be allowed to intervene in a legal case that seeks to block a state commission from awarding any more licenses until a...

In a long-awaited decision, an administrative law judge Tuesday called for the state to issue two new licenses to medical marijuana operators, saying competing businesses --- which lost out to another operator selected by Florida health officials in 2015 --- were virtually tied...

TALLAHASSEE - More growers, access to treatment for snowbirds and greater flexibility in the relationship between patients and doctors are among the items likely to be included in a Senate proposal to carry out a constitutional amendment approved by voters in November to broadly legalize medical...

It has now been four years since Gov. Martin O'Malley signed legislation to establish the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Marijuana Commission in Maryland. It has been, without question, the slowest rollout of a medical cannabis program by any of the 26 states that have legalized medical cannabis...

Valley Agriceuticals wanted to know why it didn't win a coveted license to grow, produce and sell medical marijuana products in New York. After the winners were announced in July 2015, the company sought a hearing with the state Department of Health to learn why it finished just out of the...

The final numbers for 2016 will soon be released by the Colorado Department of Revenue; in the meantime, we did a deep dive into stats from the Marijuana Enforcement Division for the first six months of last year, and they reflect what we already knew: Cannabis cultivation and sales are on the...

State lawmakers are pushing to revamp the Maryland's medical cannabis commission and award additional licenses to prospective growers, processors and dispensaries in hopes of getting more minority-owned businesses involved in the fledgling industry. Two bills backed by the Legislative Black...

Achieving state-level legalization of marijuana is often just the first hurdle for prospective retailers. While Massachusetts legalized the recreational use of marijuana in December 2016, it will apparently be some time before cannabis retail stores open there. On Dec. 30, 2016, Gov. Charlie...

As they try to balance public health concerns against an entrepreneurial spirit–and avoid a bevy of lawsuits–many states are struggling with how to give out potentially lucrative medical marijuana licenses. Governing magazine reports many states want to ensure the businesses are well run and...

Incoming Attorney General, Senator Jeff Sessions (R:AL) has taken a firm and consistent stand against legalization of Marijuana. If confirmed by the US Senate, and he will be, AG Sessions is widely thought to be likely to abandon the Obama Administration's "look the other way" policy on state...

The seven lucky balls that popped out of the Arizona Department of Health Services lottery machine in October produced big winners – not in the state's Powerball game, but in the competition to make money in the medical marijuana industry. The prize winners were granted licenses to open a...

Prospective cultivators of medical marijuana will have to compete for state licenses on a merit-based system, rather than a lottery, the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission decided Thursday. Meeting for the third time in two weeks, the commission did not determine criteria for how it will...

Denver — Two years after legalizing recreational marijuana in the state, Colorado is nearing another milestone: 3,000 business licenses for pot. The number of marijuana business licenses has increased by about 70 percent in the two years since recreational marijuana was legalized in Colorado...