(This is a contributed guest column. To be considered as an MJBizDaily guest columnist, please submit your request here.) Bankruptcy has generally been off limits to cannabis companies. Time and time again, the bankruptcy courts have dismissed cases filed by companies...
MJBowl, the new bi-coastal cannabis competition from MJBizCon and social review platform Budist, is ready to introduce this year’s top contenders. Designed to spotlight the Most Valuable Products across five major categories, the competition brings together licensed...
BLAZE, a leading cannabis software company, is expanding its focus on artificial intelligence with a companywide rebrand and the debut of BLAZE Labs, an internal innovation hub designed to pilot experimental AI tools and gather retailer feedback. The first release...
Cannabis businesses, while legal in many states, face numerous challenges because of federal law. One of the most significant is the high federal effective tax rate, which can easily exceed 50%. These high rates are caused by Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code....
(This is a contributed guest column. To be considered as an MJBizDaily guest columnist, please submit your request here.) Section 280E isn’t just unfair — it’s a small-business car crusher. This decades-old provision of the federal tax code was created in the 1980s to...
(This is a contributed guest column. To be considered as an MJBizDaily guest columnist, please submit your request here.) MJBizCon packs in more than 30,000 attendees, nonstop expo floor chatter, and after-hours networking that keeps going long after the lights go...
(This is a contributed guest column. To be considered as an MJBizDaily guest columnist, please submit your request here.) THC seltzers now sit in liquor store coolers beside hard seltzers and nonalcoholic beer. For many adults who are curious but cautious about...
The cannabis industry moves unexpectedly. One month you're celebrating record sales in California, the next you're navigating new regulations in Texas or watching M&A activity reshape the competitive landscape. For business leaders trying to stay ahead, reliable...
(This is a contributed guest column. To be considered as an MJBizDaily guest columnist, please submit your request here.) The cannabis industry doesn’t have a product problem — it has a communication problem. With so many products on the shelf and no consistent system...
(This is a contributed guest column. To be considered as an MJBizDaily guest columnist, please submit your request here.) Excise taxes have evolved far beyond their early use as simple revenue tools. Today, they are strategic levers for shaping consumer behavior,...
(This is a contributed guest column. To be considered as an MJBizDaily guest columnist, please submit your request here.) This summer marked 11 years since I stood in line outside Main Street Marijuana in downtown Vancouver, Washington, on the very first day of legal...
