MJardin Group, a marijuana production company based in Denver and Toronto, broadened its reach with the acquisition of its first cultivation facility in Nevada. MJardin, which trades on the Canadian Securities Exchange as MJAR, announced...
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US House Judiciary chair introduces sweeping cannabis reform bill
U.S. House Judiciary chair Jerrold Nadler and U.S. senator and presidential hopeful Kamala Harris on Tuesday filed legislation to decriminalize marijuana across the nation. If adopted, the bill could open up business opportunities for legal marijuana nationwide,...
Michigan cuts fees for some future cannabis businesses
Michigan regulators lowered marijuana licensing fees for prospective business owners living in 19 cities where residents were disproportionately impacted by the war on drugs. Under the new social equity program, regulators can slash fees up to 60% for applicants with...
Naming a cannabis business isn’t as easy as it sounds
So, you’re starting a marijuana business or thinking about changing the name of your established cannabis company. It’s not as simple as making a pun playing off marijuana or incorporating words such as “420,” “canna” or “green” into a name.
First-ever Associations Day to launch MJBizCon Week in Las Vegas
Marijuana Business Daily is kicking off this year's MJBizCon Week in December with a new event that will showcase a global who's who in the cannabis industry. The inaugural, daylong Associations Day on Dec. 10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center will feature...
Utah delays awarding medicinal marijuana cultivation licenses
Prospective medical marijuana growers in Utah face a longer-than-expected wait because a state agency postponed the decision to award licenses. State regulators announced they delayed until the end of July the announcement of who will grow the state's medical...
Alaska regulators quash first application for on-site marijuana consumption
Alaska regulators rejected a cannabis retailer's application to permit customers to consume marijuana on the store's premises, delivering a setback to the industry's first attempt to win approval for on-site consumption. The Marijuana Control Board voted 2-2 on the...
MJBizDaily, Headset partner for exclusive cannabis retail data
Anne Holland Ventures, the parent company of Marijuana Business Daily, and Seattle-based data analytics firm Headset on Thursday announced a new partnership in which MJBizDaily can access Headset's real-time, retail-derived industry data throughout the United States...
Ex-Home Depot CEO joins cannabis grow-supply firm GrowGeneration
Bob Nardelli, who doubled the size of Home Depot while the company's CEO from 2000 to 2007, will serve as a strategic adviser to GrowGeneration Corp., the Denver-based cannabis cultivation company announced Wednesday. The move by Nardelli, who...
MJBizDaily opens nominations for inaugural Cannabis Industry Awards
Marijuana Business Daily is launching its inaugural MJBizDaily Awards to be held during MJBizCon Week (Dec. 7-13) in Las Vegas and has opened the nomination process to recognize the top businesses, individuals and organizations participating in this global industry....
Harvest beefs up portfolio by buying another Arizona medical marijuana dispensary
Harvest Health & Recreation, a vertically integrated cannabis company with a market cap of roughly $1.7 billion, has grown its already large footprint in Arizona with the acquisition of another medical marijuana dispensary. Harvest, based in Tempe, Arizona,...
New Mexico panel set to advise governor on adult-use marijuana legalization
New Mexico cannabis business stakeholders and others will provide input via a new committee for a recreational marijuana legalization measure set for introduction in the state's Legislature in 2020. The panel, which will make legislative recommendations to the...
