Employees at New England Treatment Access, a cannabis company based in Massachusetts, voted to form a union under the United Food and Commercial Workers - becoming the latest marijuana industry workers to affiliate with the UFCW. Sixty workers...
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Cannabis firms should use data, backups to strengthen supply chain
Cannabis companies that rely on the international supply chain need to keep a watchful eye on their suppliers and avoid spreading their businesses too thin, industry experts said Wednesday on the third, and final, day of Marijuana Business Daily's virtual conference,...
How to control labor costs, overtime in marijuana business
Labor is one of the biggest expenses in any cannabis business. Cannabis companies are hunting for ways to tighten their belts during the economic downturn, and executives are looking at personnel as one area where savings can be found. Businesses wanting to save money...
NJ is key to East Coast adult-use cannabis legalization, stakeholders say
New Jersey is the "linchpin" for coming recreational marijuana legalization on the East Coast, a panel of industry experts said Tuesday on the second day of MJBizConNEXT Direct, Marijuana Business Daily's three-day virtual cannabis business conference. Panelist Rob...
MJBizConNEXT keynoter Simms urges marijuana industry to ‘be audacious’
MJBizConNEXT Direct and Hemp Industry Daily Direct kicked off Monday with a virtual keynote speech from Dia Simms, an award-winning entrepreneur and member of The BRN Group, a New York-based cannabis tech company.
California’s new organic certification plan could help cannabis growers’ bottom line
A plan to roll out a novel organic marijuana certification in California could generate more business opportunities for brands looking to differentiate themselves by charging health-conscious consumers a premium for their products. With cannabis illegal under federal...
MJBizConNEXT goes virtual for marijuana, hemp business conference
The cannabis industry is gathering digitally next week for Marijuana Business Daily's first virtual conference - MJBizConNEXT Direct and Hemp Industry Daily Conference Direct - as businesses adapt to the challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic. Previously...
Oklahoma cannabis firms sue over residency, zoning laws
A group of medical marijuana businesses in Oklahoma have sued the state in efforts to prevent regulators from enforcing new definitions to a 1,000-foot school buffer zone and a stricter two-year residency requirement.
How cannabis growers can strategize to fight off costly RICO lawsuits
The recent racketeering lawsuit targeting more than 200 Oregon marijuana businesses and their executives resulted in a key victory for the cannabis industry in what could be a long-running fight. That victory also offers lessons for cannabis industry growers,...
Initial closing of $61.5 Harvest-High Times cannabis retail deal completed
Multistate operator and vertically integrated marijuana company Harvest Health & Recreation finalized a deal to sell eight California retail stores to Los Angeles-based High Times Holding. Under terms of the recently updated agreement,...
Oregon mulls banning additives in marijuana vaping products
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission, which regulates marijuana in the state, took its first step toward adopting rules that would ban non-cannabis additives from inhalable products containing THC, though MJ-derived terpenes will be allowed. Although much of the...
Marijuana MSO Jushi buys Vireo grow facility in Pennsylvania for $37 million
Florida-based Jushi Holdings, a multistate marijuana and hemp company, agreed to purchase Vireo Health International's grower-processor operations in Pennsylvania for $37 million. To fund the purchase, Jushi secured $15.25 million in debt...
