Alabama sets fees, timetable for medical cannabis licensing
It will cost $2,500 for entrepreneurs to apply for medical cannabis business licenses in Alabama, and the application window opens Sept. 1.
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Louisiana expanding number of medical cannabis dispensaries
The number of dispensaries in Louisiana licensed to dispense medical cannabis will soon expand from the current nine.
Marijuana business licensees in Illinois seek changes in ownership rules
Roughly 200 marijuana operators signed a petition asking Illinois regulators to alter a policy that prohibits adult-use store owners with conditional licenses from selling equity in their businesses until they are eligible to begin retail sales.
Nebraska review raises hopes medical marijuana legalization may make ballot
An effort to get medical marijuana legalization on Nebraska’s ballot in November remains alive after the secretary of state acquiesced to a request from cannabis advocates to review petition signatures that had not been previously looked at.
Stock exchange fines, suspends trading of United Kingdom CBD maker
British CBD maker Love Hemp Group was fined 100,000 pounds ($118,347) by the London-based Aquis Stock Exchange for misleading investors by announcing a capital raise of 2 million pounds that was not completed.
Cannabis industry group experiences leadership shake-up as member departs
The U.S. Cannabis Council (USCC), a leading industry trade group, appointed Khadijah Tribble as interim CEO, replacing Steven Hawkins.
Marijuana-focused ETF to include US multistate operators
ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF – an exchange traded fund specializing mainly in Canadian cannabis companies and ancillary marijuana businesses – will begin to include U.S.-based marijuana multistate operators.
DEA awards seventh cannabis cultivation license for research
Maridose has been licensed by the U.S Drug Enforcement Administration and Department of Justice for the bulk manufacture of cannabis to supply marijuana, MJ extracts (including isolated chemical constituents) and THC to researchers.
New Jersey adult-use cannabis sales reach nearly $80M in 2nd fiscal quarter
New Jersey adult-use cannabis businesses recorded nearly $79.7 million in total sales between April 21 and June 30 of the state’s second fiscal quarter.
How one high-end fashion brand sought to woo its fans with cannabis – and found a new audience in the process
Since high school, Brett Heyman sought out acrylic clutch purses from the 1950s and ’60s. But over time, they became harder to find. That’s when the former Gucci public relations manager saw an opportunity to reproduce the purses and sell them herself.
Schwazze marketing executive pinpoints brand identity
Julie Suntrup joined Schwazze, a vertically integrated cannabis business, in late 2020 as head of marketing and merchandising.
The Denver-based company was coming off a checkered acquisition spree and was in the middle of a sputtering rebrand.
Marketing pros advise brand differentiation, sharing story on multiple channels
From consumer sophistication to product choices, the cannabis market looks different than it did even a few years ago. And brand strategies that worked then might not cut it today.
So what does hit the mark when establishing a brand in today’s cannabis business?
