As the cannabis industry continues to expand across the United States, so does the need for compensation data that follows federal regulations and guides sound business practices. While numerous salary guides are produced each year, the U.S. Department of Justice has...
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How will new law banning vaporizer shipments impact cannabis businesses?
The U.S. Postal Service will be prohibited from shipping vaping products starting this summer because of a new law that has cannabis businesses worried.
Expert tips to improve cannabis cultivation in 2021
All cannabis products are dependent on one thing: the ability to grow a reliable and quality crop. Growers need to pick plants that will deliver the characteristics they need and provide inputs that support the end goals.
Cannabis companies share how they launched social equity funding, programs
Marijuana companies face mounting pressure from advocates, consumers and regulators to address the lack of diversity within the cannabis industry.
CBD producer Charlotte’s Web plans marijuana entry with $8M acquisition
Charlotte’s Web Holdings, a Colorado-based, hemp-derived CBD leader, said it signed a five-year purchase agreement option to acquire a marijuana company for $8 million.
Marijuana trimming machine maker sues Border Patrol for impeding parts
A company that produces agricultural equipment for marijuana and hemp businesses filed a lawsuit in Seattle charging the U.S. Customs and Border Protection with wrongly impeding imports from Canada of components needed by its Washington state subsidiary to build trimming machines.
MJBizDaily launches annual marijuana industry survey to collect business data
The annual marijuana business survey helps MJBizDaily provide key market, financial and operational data for businesses and entrepreneurs.
Funding for marijuana companies surges after Democrats win control of White House, Congress
A Democratic election trifecta – control of the White House and both chambers of Congress – is giving marijuana industry executives hope for federal reform and encouraging investors to pump a record amount of money into cannabis businesses during the initial weeks of the year.
CBD producers must avoid health claims while promoting products, feds say
It’s the Wild West out there!” How often have you heard that statement made about health claims for products containing CBD? But here’s the thing: It’s not the Wild West, Lesley Fair, senior attorney with the Federal Trade Commission, noted in a recent blog post. Gone...
Racketeering lawsuits remain a liability for marijuana businesses, but companies can head off risks
Federal racketeering lawsuits against state-legal marijuana businesses might be in something of a lull right now, but they remain a risk to be factored in with other business costs, experts agree. “We still see it as a significant risk for marijuana growers—although...
Wildfires that damage marijuana crops are focus of new federal group
In response to the 2020 wildfires that engulfed the western U.S. and harmed many marijuana cultivators, two federal departments are banding together “to ensure better forest management effectiveness” in the fight against such natural disasters.
Here’s how to get your marijuana business ready for sale
Acquisitions remain a key strategy for companies looking to enter or expand their reach within the marijuana industry, but sellers must be ready to seize such opportunities.













