Pueblo, Colorado-based Los Sueños Farms - the state's largest cannabis grower - now estimates it lost about $7 million in an early October freeze, but the owner said the outdoor harvest was still better than last year, and the company will have ample material for the...
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Expanded cannabis content offerings highlight MJBizCon as attendees from around the world descend on Las Vegas
Marijuana Business Daily's annual MJBizCon - which caters to attendees from more than 75 countries - has extended its scope for the 2019 event with significantly broader program offerings surrounding hemp, marijuana investing, the science of cannabis and more. The...
Proper trimming, curing are key to creating a quality marijuana product
Trimming and curing marijuana are two crucial steps in the final stages of getting flower to market.
All of the time and effort a marijuana cultivation company spends caring for its plants could be for naught if there’s a poor trim or cure.
License revoked for California cannabis vape maker Kushy Punch after state seizes $21M worth of products
California cannabis regulators have revoked the business license of well-known vaporizer brand Kushy Punch after the company was raided last month and found to be operating from an unlicensed facility. After receiving a complaint about illegal cannabis activity at a...
Major cannabis firm MedMen slashes more than 190 jobs, unloads assets to bolster bottom line
MedMen, a Los Angeles-based multistate marijuana operator, announced it is laying off more than 190 employees to shore up its bottom line, joining a growing list of cannabis companies shedding workers amid falling MJ stock prices and a dearth of outside funding.
Cross-pollination could cost marijuana farmers several thousand dollars as hemp production expands nationwide
Outdoor marijuana growers are reporting an increase in cross-pollination from hemp farms, a development that could mean MJ cultivators might lose upwards of tens of thousands of dollars if their plants become unmarketable as flower products.
Massachusetts keeps cannabis vape ban, orders quarantine of products as regulators focus on suspect additive
Massachusetts regulators maintained a ban on the sale of cannabis oil vaporizers and devices after ordering marijuana retailers to quarantine the products on Tuesday, dealing a financial blow to MJ companies hoping for a speedy resumption of vape sales. In making its...
How cannabis vaporizer firms can protect themselves in the wake of vaping crisis
The biggest development in the marijuana space this year has been a vaping-related health crisis in which hundreds of Americans have fallen ill and two dozen-plus have died from pulmonary illnesses linked to the practice.
Health officials identify additive in patients with cannabis-related vaping illnesses, a move that could boost legal vape products
U.S. health officials on Friday singled out vitamin E acetate as a likely culprit in the vaping health crisis, reiterating that many of the suspect THC vape products were obtained from illicit sources rather than licensed cannabis businesses. While the exact cause...
AbsoluteXtracts marries cannabis with craft brewer Lagunitas to create nonalcoholic infused beverage
In California, Santa Rosa-based cannabis concentrate brand AbsoluteXtracts is working with Petaluma beer maker Lagunitas Brewing Co. on a marijuana-infused beverage branded as Hi-Fi Hops.
Massachusetts marijuana firm settles Boise Cascade logo dispute
New England Treatment Access (NETA), a Massachusetts medical and recreational marijuana company, settled a lawsuit with Boise Cascade, an Idaho lumber business, over a logo trademark dispute. A spokesman for NETA, which owns two cannabis...
Massachusetts keeps ban on marijuana vape products but allows use of crushed flower
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday maintained the statewide retail ban on the sale of all vaping products after securing approval from the Public Health Council for an emergency regulation, but at the same time a local judge allowed medical cannabis patients...













