Wholesale cannabis prices appear on the rise in longstanding adult-use cannabis markets Colorado, Oregon and Washington state, according to two recent reports and insight from growers. The upward-trending prices seem to be increasing because of: Stronger demand and...
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Sweet smell of success: How to control the odor emanating from your cannabis grow
Not everyone likes the aroma of marijuana.
Many municipalities, in fact, have laws requiring cultivation operations to mitigate or control marijuana smells.
And some marijuana companies, simply seeking to be good neighbors, try to take steps to keep odors from escaping their facilities.
Second Florida medical cannabis company gets OK to exceed dispensary cap
Florida regulators are allowing a second medical marijuana company, Atlanta-based Surterra Wellness, to exceed the statutory cap of 35 dispensaries per company. State health officials will allow the company to open six more medical marijuana...
Marijuana-infused product brand Dixie inks licensing deal with Arizona Iced Tea maker
Denver-based Dixie Brands, a longtime manufacturer of marijuana-infused products, reached a licensing deal with Arizona Beverage Co., the firm behind Arizona Iced Tea. Arizona Beverage Co., based in Woodbury, New York, is entering the marijuana-infused beverage and...
Washington state extends Leaf Data Systems cannabis contract
Washington state regulators lengthened the contract for Leaf Data Systems, the seed-to-sale tracking program offered by Denver-based MJ Freeway, requiring the company to focus on stabilizing and fixing the system after the software experienced challenges during a July...
MJBizDaily partners with Lift & Co. for Canadian, US cannabis events
Marijuana Business Daily and Toronto-based Lift and Co., a publicly traded cannabis technology company, on Tuesday announced they will collaborate on MJ conferences in the United States and Canada. The partnership will kick off Sept. 4-6 at MJBizConINTL in Toronto....
Recreational marijuana sales and business licenses trending upward in Colorado
Adult-use cannabis sales account for an increasing portion of overall legal marijuana commerce in Colorado, according to new state data, with the number of adult-use MJ business licenses also on the rise. Based on an annual update from the Colorado Marijuana...
3 cannabis edibles makers rely on quality ingredients, fair-trade farmers & local suppliers to create craft products
As marijuana cultivators work to define “craft cannabis,” makers of infused products are trying to do the same—and explain to consumers why (in some cases) they should be willing to pay more for such items.
Best Practices: Stop Making Scents
Even if you love the smell of cannabis, your neighbors or nearby business owners might not. Depending on where a marijuana cultivation operation is located, local ordinances might require business owners to mitigate or control the odor. Businesses also might want to...
New Washington state law worries marijuana growers over cross-pollination from hemp farms
A new Washington state law has marijuana cultivators concerned over the potential of cross-pollination from hemp growers, which could prove disastrous to their bottom line if it occurs - potentially costing them up to tens of thousands of dollars in damages. In April,...
Washington state offers up cannabis traceability ‘workaround’ in wake of software release problems
Problems with the software release for the Washington state cannabis traceability system persist, as state regulators on Thursday announced a workaround for marijuana business-to-business transfers.
‘Breakdown’ in Washington state traceability system update costs cannabis businesses thousands
Outages of Washington state’s seed-to-sale traceability system prevented hundreds of cannabis producers, processors and retailers from conducting business-to-business transactions over the past four days.













