By John Schroyer
A ruling by a Nevada judge has jeopardized the planned July 1 start date for early adult-use marijuana sales, but some retailers believe they'll be able to move ahead as planned.
At least until they run out of inventory.
By Margaret Jackson
South Carolina is gearing up to become the latest state to allow hemp cultivation, a move that’s expected to create opportunities for farmers, makers of hemp-based products and ancillary companies offering goods and services to those growing and processing the plant.
By John Schroyer
Denver-based MJ Freeway, one of the more prominent software firms in the cannabis sector, has suffered a cybersecurity breach for the second time in six months.
The company said some of its source code information was posted illegally online last week.
By Eli McVey
Primed to become one of the nation’s most lucrative medical marijuana markets once it’s up and running, Florida’s program will license just a handful of businesses to produce, process and distribute all MMJ sold in the state.
It’s a situation that may give rise to some of the nation’s largest marijuana firms.
By John Schroyer and Bart Schaneman
Vermont adds dispensaries and qualifying conditions to its medical marijuana program, two standards organizations begin work on the cannabis sector, and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions tries to strip MMJ protections.
Here’s a closer look at some notable developments in the marijuana industry over the past week.
By Omar Sacirbey
The marijuana industry can expect higher valuations, more capital injections and increased merger and acquisition activity after the sale of High Times and the iconic magazine's Cannabis Cup.
That’s the assessment of analysts following the deal, in which investors paid $42 million for a 60% stake in the company.
By Omar Sacirbey
In 14 years on Wall Street, Hadley Ford was involved in more than 150 deals worth billions of dollars. He later co-founded and scaled a cancer treatment facility to more than 300 employees and $100 million in annual revenue.
In 2014 he moved to the cannabis sector by founding iAnthus Capital.