Business executives from the cannabis industry interested in speaking at MJBizConNEXT have until Dec. 15 to submit original, all-new content ideas for sessions. MJBizConNEXT, hosted by Marijuana Business Daily, will be held May 9-11 in New Orleans. [include_post...
Marijuana Business Daily has hired a veteran journalist from The Associated Press to ramp up the publication's coverage of the hemp industry. Kristen Nichols (formerly Wyatt), a political reporter at the AP for 17 years, will write news, analysis and feature stories...
While some industry professionals question whether Women Grow can fully recover from its professional missteps, there are signs the company could be turning a corner. Since May, Women Grow has cemented contracts to establish eight new "markets" - formerly called...
A look at some of the contraction – and growth – Women Grow has experienced over the years. [featured]Number of “Markets” (previously called chapters) 2014: 9 2015: 44 2016: 35 2017: 21 (2017 as of mid-August; others are end-of-year) Attendance at Women Grow...
A handful of companies tied to the cannabis industry are among the fastest-growing private businesses in the United States, according to the annual Inc. 5,000 rankings. Among the marijuana companies on the list, released this week by Inc. magazine:[include_post...
By Matt Lamers
Canada’s 10 provinces and three territories are in various stages of conducting public consultations that have a major impact on the regulatory framework that governs recreational marijuana in the country.
Here’s how each province is approaching outreach to cannabis businesses, consumers, the general public and other stakeholders as they attempt to develop adult-use regulations.
Canada’s premiers said they will request more time to launch their recreational marijuana industries if the federal government doesn't address several outstanding issues this year - including concerns over supply and the black market. The move threatens to derail the...
Marijuana Business Daily has expanded into Canada by hiring a full-time reporter to write in-depth stories and analysis about the country's fast-growing cannabis industry. Matt Lamers, who has worked as a reporter and editor at newspapers and magazines in several...
The parent company of Marijuana Business Daily is involved in a legal dispute with its former president and publisher over several employment-related issues, including those tied to his termination, compensation and noncompete agreement. Rhode Island-based Anne...
Marijuana Business Daily is closed for Memorial Day and will resume publishing Tuesday with the next Chart of the Week.
By Marijuana Business Daily staff Retail sales of medical and recreational cannabis in the United States are expected to hit $5 billion-$6 billion this year and surge to as high as $17 billion by 2021, according to exclusive projections released today in the Marijuana...
George Jage, the president and publisher of Marijuana Business Daily since 2014, has parted ways with the company for undisclosed reasons. The position will not be filled, but the company plans to make key strategic hires in other areas, said Cassandra Farrington,...
