The South Dakota Department of Health is beginning to issue medical marijuana cards, but officials say it could be months before dispensaries will have anything to sell. Municipalities across the state are also receiving applications for permits from those who …
A new study published in the July issue of the Journal of Urban Economics finds that contrary to popular belief, medical marijuana dispensaries (MMDs) reduce crime in their immediate areas. In the study, “Going to pot? The impact of dispensary …
Next week brings the anniversary of legal medical marijuana sales in Illinois and the program is growing steadily. Patients with state approval to buy marijuana now number about 12,000. The state released new monthly figures on Nov. 2. Retailers sold …
Gainesville, Fla., has moved a step closer to allowing medical marijuana dispensaries to set up shop in the city. City commissioners on Nov. 5 voted to change the city’s land development code to allow dispensaries in certain areas zoned for …
Nicole Steinhilber recently graduated from the University of Hartford in Connecticut with a degree in chemistry and didn’t have to look far to find a job. Steinhilber is working as a lab technician in a converted former mill building Willington, …
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles on the the marijuana insurance industry to appear on InsuranceJournal.com. Upcoming stories will include reports on how medical marijuana could affect the workers’ compensation market, potential changes to federal …
MMD Insurance Services has launched products completed operations with health hazards coverage and removed the “marijuana and its derivatives”, explicitly and in writing, for cannabis businesses in concurrence with the arrival of retail cannabis sales in Colorado and Washington State. …
Nevada lawmakers want to give medical marijuana users a legal way to obtain the drug 13 years after voters legalized medicinal pot in the state constitution. The Assembly voted 28-14 Monday to pass a bill establishing marijuana dispensaries. The measure …
