Marijuana regulators in Oregon adopted temporary rules for recreational cannabis business applicants to speed up the process and help ease a licensing backlog. According to a release from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC), which regulates licensed marijuana...
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Schwazze scraps deal to purchase Colorado marijuana edibles maker
Schwazze added to its growing list of scuttled deals by terminating its planned acquisition of a fellow Denver-based cannabis company, infused edibles manufacturer Canyon. According to the company's 8-K filing on Oct. 9, the term sheet that detailed Schwazze's...
Retail marijuana sales take a slight downturn in Colorado
Retail cannabis sales had been on a steady upward trend month-on-month in Colorado despite the coronavirus pandemic, but that momentum backslid in August. According to CPR News, the Colorado Department of Revenue's numbers show consumers spent...
How the new California cannabis appellations law borrows from the wine industry
California's marijuana industry has no further to look than the Napa Valley when establishing regional identities for its cannabis products. The Napa Valley Vintners Association, in fact, offers a blueprint for California cannabis producers to follow. "Wine is really...
California outdoor marijuana cultivators to designate products by growing region
California's marijuana market is borrowing a page from the state's world-famous wine industry thanks to a new law intended to help outdoor cannabis growers brand and market their products by highlighting where and how they're produced. When Gov. Gavin Newsom signed...
Colorado marijuana rules will require testing of vapor, not just oil
Colorado regulators adopted new rules for testing cannabis vapor that could have an impact on ensuring consumer safety for vape products but also add another cost to marijuana companies.
Raw cannabis materials, supply chain and design key to choosing vaping hardware
Cannabis extraction companies labor over making perfectly flavorful and potent oil. But if that oil ends up in poor-performing or otherwise substandard hardware, consumers won’t buy it again.
Slang moves toward vertical integration by acquiring Colorado marijuana grower
Toronto-based Slang Worldwide, a cannabis consumer packaged goods company, said it entered an agreement to acquire Pleasant Valley Ranch, an outdoor and greenhouse marijuana production facility in Carbondale, Colorado.
WA grower loses permit after allegedly sending marijuana to Texas
Washington state regulators shut down El Rey de La Kush, a Riverside-based cannabis grower, for allegedly sending marijuana across state borders. The state's Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) suspended the Okanogan County Tier 1 producer on Monday, effective...
How to maximize a marijuana operation’s return on investment
No longer operating in the shadows, the hyper-growth legal cannabis industry is well on its way for consideration as a mainstream business segment.
6 ways cannabis growers can defend their farms against wildfires
As outdoor cannabis growers contend with wildfires ravaging the western United States, the need for preventative steps is even more important now that fire season starts earlier and ends later.
This year’s fires have torched roughly 6 million acres. They have destroyed cannabis farms and damaged crops, irrigation systems and facilities in California, Oregon and Washington state.
Michigan to allow first-time marijuana licensees to apply for adult-use permits
Michigan will open up recreational cannabis licensing opportunities to applicants who did not previously hold medical marijuana licenses starting in March. The move is expected to help the legal cannabis industry in the state compete economically with the illicit...













