By John Schroyer
Business partnerships in the cannabis industry have become increasingly common. But what happens when such a partnership goes down the tubes and the parties wind up in court?
In that situation, who’s left to run day-to-day operations?
A group of cannabis companies has banded together to form a nonprofit political advocacy group designed to protect the legal marijuana trade - and it includes the unit of a major mainstream company that is a relative newcomer to the MJ industry. The organization,...
Cannabis-related companies in Alaska, Oregon and Washington seeking capital may find some investors through the Cannabis Investment Network, an organization launching this week that aims to connect marijuana firms with financial backers. Cannabis Investment Network...
Two changes to New York's medical marijuana program - one this week and the other coming next week - could bolster the state's lagging MMJ patient pool. A new rule allowing physician assistants to certify patients for MMJ took effect Wednesday, the Albany Times Union...
By John Schroyer, Bart Schaneman and Omar Sacirbey Attorney General Jeff Sessions again criticizes marijuana without offering a clear policy plan, Oxford University receives millions to study medical cannabis, and Massachusetts liquor store owners are eyeing the rec...
Another Denver-based company connected to the marijuana trade revealed this week it has completed a $1.65 million round of fundraising. GrowGeneration Corp., an ancillary business that specializes in gardening supplies for commercial and home grows, told the Denver...
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday again criticized marijuana while also signaling that the Department of Justice under his leadership won't launch a wide-ranging crackdown on cannabis businesses. Speaking with reporters after a speech in Virginia, Sessions...
An agricultural grow shop in a Denver suburb was slapped with a $27,500 fine by federal regulators for repackaging and selling pesticides without the required labeling. At least two of the pesticides in question led directly to marijuana product recalls in recent...
By John Schroyer Cannabis industry mergers and acquisitions have been on the rise over the past year, and industry watchers say the number of sales and transactions is almost certain to continue as the marijuana trade at large matures. A few examples from recent...
A legislative battle over recreational marijuana could be on the way in Boston, with public hearings poised to begin. State lawmakers are set on holding hearings, starting next week, to address possible tweaks to the recreational cannabis law approved by Massachusetts...
The Denver City Council may roll back the mandatory closing time for cannabis retailers from 7 p.m. to either 10 p.m. or perhaps midnight under a proposal being considered by a special committee. But don't expect an imminent decision. The issue will remain unresolved...
By John Schroyer
Grover Norquist, the clean-cut, conservative keeper of the anti-tax pledge signed by nearly half the sitting members of Congress, defies pretty much every stereotype of marijuana supporter there is.
But he has been a vocal ally of the cannabis industry for more than a decade.
