Kate Lavin

From soda to beer to pinball machines, credit cards, magazines and more, Gene Simmons has spent decades lending his celebrity status to market a tireless trail of companies, products and brands.

Renee Gagnon is the CEO of HollyWeed North Cannabis, a marijuana consulting firm that also sells MJ production technology and is based in Victoria, British Columbia. What was your biggest business “aha” moment? My first “aha” moment was in 1981, when my school got an...

Five tips marijuana executives should consider before their business becomes a publicly traded company By Lisa Bernard-Kuhn From initial public offerings to reverse takeovers, a growing number of cannabis companies are turning to public markets in the United States...

U.S. cannabis companies are forecast to bring in as much as $10 billion in retail sales this year – money that will largely go untouched by the country’s leading financial institutions. Banks that do service the industry must follow a complicated patchwork of federal...

Whether it’s shopping for groceries or cannabis, everybody loves getting a good deal.

That’s why loyalty programs – whether they come from your local grocery store or your neighborhood marijuana dispensary – are an effective way to get customers into the shop and keep them coming back.

National & International News Developments By Kate Lavin Canada’s Ruling Party Nixes Controversial Amendments to Cannabis Bill Canada’s federal government rejected all the Senate’s amendments to the pending marijuana law that industry sources said would make it...