City Council Supports Making It Easier for Medical Marijuana Dispensaries to Expand It’s going to get a lot easier for medical marijuana dispensaries in Tucson to expand thanks to three zoning amendments the City Council passed Tuesday evening. Here’s the good news: Outdoor cultivation of medical weed is now allowed in industrial zones in accordance with state law. The Arizona Medical Marijuana Act … Read More
Facebook Closing More Marijuana Retailer Pages Across U.S.
By John Schroyer and Omar Sacirbey Social media giant Facebook continues to shut down the pages of state-legal cannabis retailers across the country,Marijuana Business Daily has learned. More than 20 dispensaries and recreational shops in Arizona, Colorado, Maine, Nevada, New Jersey and Washington State have had their pages shut down over the past week or so. Those are just the ones Marijuana … Read More
Top Pot State Creates Strict Hawaii Medical Marijuana Program
The race is on for Hawaii medical marijuana dispensary licenses. The 50th state has had a medical marijuana program for 15 years and was the first state to legalize it through the legislative process back in 2000. The law only allowed for patients to grow their own, but that was changed last July. It’s a fairly restrictive program considering that Hawaii … Read More
Insights on Maryland’s Medical Marijuana Program: Q&A With Outgoing MMJ Chief Hannah Byron
When Hannah Byron was brought on in early 2015 to lead the newly created Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission, she had no staff and only a first draft of proposed regulations for the state’s newest industry. Since then, Byron has put together a team of bureaucrats who helped her craft a set of regulations that attempt to balance safety with business friendliness, and she streamlined … Read More
Hawaii Dispensary Application
Hawaii Dispensary Application The Hawaii Department of Health has released the Hawaii dispensary application. The deadline to complete the application is January 29, 2016 4:30 PM HST. Hawaii Dispensary Application