MJ Freeway, a major point-of-sale software provider for the cannabis industry, reported that retailers rang up their highest sales in history on April 20 – no doubt helped by the unofficial marijuana holiday landing on a Friday.
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Scotts Miracle-Gro eyes shrinkage after ‘botched’ rollout of CA rec cannabis
Scotts Miracle-Gro, which has invested heavily in the cannabis industry, plans to cut jobs and consolidate partly because of how the legal marijuana program has rolled out in California and elsewhere.
Collaboration is key to your marijuana company: Q&A with management guru Erica Dhawan
Erica Dhawan wants to help cannabis professionals connect in intelligent ways, including focusing on collaboration among employees and building alliances with other businesses. That way, as your business grows you don't have to rely on your organization alone to scale...
Cannabis testing lab operator Steep Hill expands to Mexico, six European markets
California-based Steep Hill Labs, a prominent cannabis testing lab, has announced plans to expand operations to Mexico and six western European markets, further broadening the company’s global footprint.
Hire Learning: How to Hire and Train a Marketing Pro for Your Cannabis Business
New Frontier Data boasts a diverse workforce that can better understand cannabis users’ mindset, find new business By Bart Schaneman When hiring a marketing professional, keep in mind that person is responsible for showcasing your brand to consumers. So it’s...
8 Hot International Cannabis Jobs
By Bart Schaneman It’s taken a while for the needle to move on cannabis legalization. Individual U.S. states and the Canadian government were among the first to push it forward, creating tens of thousands of jobs along the way. Now the rest of the world is catching...
Probe into Trump’s attorney exposes loan to Nevada marijuana company
President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, whose business dealings are being investigated by the FBI, and the lawyer’s father-in-law have lent $26 million in recent years to a taxi mogul who is shifting into the legalized marijuana industry, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
Denver Post eliminates staff of marijuana news site The Cannabist
At a time when the marijuana industry is booming, The Denver Post is cutting the entire editorial staff of The Cannabist, the first MJ-focused news site operated by a mainstream media company in the United States. “As part of the staff cuts that the Denver Post has...
Falling property values behind suit targeting Massachusetts medical cannabis dispensary
Falling property values: That's why a group of businesses say they are suing a neighboring medical marijuana dispensary in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Boston 25 News reported that Harvard Square business owners claim the cannabis store is...
Applications coming in for Massachusetts recreational cannabis licenses
Massachusetts regulators have received 19 applications for recreational marijuana licenses and more than 150 are in the submission process. The Worcester Business Journal reported that the Cannabis Control Commission has less than 40 days to issue its first adult-use...
Group proposes advertising, marketing standards for marijuana businesses
The National Association of Cannabis Businesses (NACB), a for-profit self-regulatory organization, has released proposed advertising and marketing standards for marijuana companies that belong to the group. The draft guidelines mandate, among other things, that no...
Washington state cannabis businesses want mandatory pesticide testing, worrying small growers
Washington state marijuana business owners are urging regulators to require cultivators to test adult-use crops for pesticides, a move that has triggered alarm bells among smaller growers. Some cultivators hope such a move - already adopted in other states - would...
