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Leaders of the state's medical marijuana commission are meeting with Attorney General Brian E. Frosh next week to figure out how to achieve more racial diversity when the panel awards licenses to companies to dispense the drug. The Medical Cannabis Commission has come under scrutiny because...

When the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) was tasked with handling Oregon's adult use cannabis program - AKA the recreational weed sales that we have come to know and love - the news didn't send massive throngs out dancing in the streets. To say that Oregonians have a complex relationship...

Oregon has issued the first licenses to marijuana testing labs, a central part of the state's regulated recreational market. Regulators have been worried about the lack of licensed labs to meet a state requirement to test marijuana for pesticides and potency before it can be sold. Without...

Phoenix - The Arizona Department of Health Services is going to grant 31 new licenses for the sale of marijuana in the state. 750 applications are in and applicants are forking over $5,000 for each one. Marijuana as a business in Arizona will grow, especially if voters pass Prop 205 and make...

The head of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland is asking the governor to intervene in the awarding of medical cannabis licenses because the selected companies lack diversity, denying minorities the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of an emerging industry. "I am completely...

The head of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland is asking the governor to intervene in the awarding of medical cannabis licenses because the selected companies lack diversity, denying minorities the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of an emerging industry. "I am completely...

Cumberland - Although the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission decided this spring to separate the issuance of growing and processing licenses, seven companies were issued both. Allegany County was poised to receive an operation in the form of the well-financed Peak Harvest Health LLC. Peak...

The names of the top applicants to be licensed to grow and process medical marijuana in Maryland are scheduled to be made public. The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission is set to make the announcement Monday afternoon. Earlier this month, the commission approved the top applicants in...

The names of the top applicants to be licensed to grow and process medical marijuana in Maryland are scheduled to be made public. The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission is set to make the announcement Monday afternoon. Earlier this month, the commission approved the top applicants in...

Though cannabis remains illegal as far as the U.S. federal government is concerned, laws regulating the drug on state and municipal levels have been rapidly evolving over the past several years. Dozens of states have legalized cannabis for limited (typically medicinal) use cases. A few states...

Carbondale - The Garfield County town of Carbondale is looking to lower the town's cap for marijuana grow operations in hopes of addressing complaints about the smell. The Glenwood Springs Post Independent reports that the Carbondale Board of Trustees has voted to cut back on the number of...

Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., wants the federal government to allow more marijuana research licenses. Bennet has introduced an amendment that would allow at least three research licenses in each state that has legalized medical and recreational marijuana - such as Colorado. Currently, the...

The timeline for the oft-delayed rollout of Maryland's new medical-marijuana industry gained more clarity this week, when state officials announced the first cultivation and processing licenses could be awarded by early August. That's welcome news for GTI-Maryland Chief Executive Officer Pete...

The timeline for the oft-delayed rollout of Maryland's new medical-marijuana industry gained more clarity this week, when state officials announced the first cultivation and processing licenses could be awarded by early August. That's welcome news for GTI-Maryland Chief Executive Officer Pete...

Hopeful medical marijuana entrepreneurs are closely watching the state's Medical Cannabis Commission's meeting today, where officials are expected to review scores of regulation changes. Hundreds of applicants to grow, dispense and process the drug have been waiting since last year for the...

Hopeful medical marijuana entrepreneurs are closely watching the state's Medical Cannabis Commission's meeting today, where officials are expected to review scores of regulation changes. Hundreds of applicants to grow, dispense and process the drug have been waiting since last year for the...

The 15 marijuana growers and the first wave of processors that together will launch Maryland's medical marijuana industry could be chosen as soon as Aug. 5, state officials announced Tuesday. The licensing decisions come after months of delay for the hundreds of applicants seeking to grow and...

The 15 marijuana growers and the first wave of processors that together will launch Maryland's medical marijuana industry could be chosen as soon as Aug. 5, state officials announced Tuesday. The licensing decisions come after months of delay for the hundreds of applicants seeking to grow and...

On the second episode of BaltBizCast - the Baltimore Business Journal's podcast - I sat down with two executives at Chesapeake Health Sciences. Chesapeake Health Sciences has applied to be a grower, processor and dispenser of medical marijuana in Maryland. The state opened up applications...

On the second episode of BaltBizCast - the Baltimore Business Journal's podcast - I sat down with two executives at Chesapeake Health Sciences. Chesapeake Health Sciences has applied to be a grower, processor and dispenser of medical marijuana in Maryland. The state opened up applications...