Wholesale cannabis prices ended 2019 on a strong note across the United States - good news for growers after a brutal 2018 - but the first four months of 2020 have provided far less certainty for cultivators. According to the U.S. Spot Index from Cannabis Benchmarks,...
When it comes to CEO compensation, base salary is often only a fraction of the story - and this is as true in the cannabis sector as it is in other industries. Total compensation packages for cannabis executives often include a variety of other elements, from stock...
While an extreme situation – such as the current COVID-19 pandemic – can uncover weaknesses we weren’t aware of in some companies, it also serves to further highlight problems that existed before.
In response to the cannabis sector’s staggering growth, more and more stakeholders are joining trade associations that represent the industry.
Quality in, quality out.
Without good starting material, cannabis extractors don’t have much to work with.
When Flint, Michigan-based Common Citizen set out to transform a dilapidated former sports bar into a dispensary, it didn’t anticipate becoming the first cannabis retailer to receive a prestigious design award. Yet in December, the International Council of Shopping...
Tim Seymour is the owner and manager of the New York-based Amplify Seymour Cannabis Exchange Traded Fund.
As Planet 13 Holdings’ vice president of sales and marketing, David Farris leads the company’s creative process. He spearheads all design and conceptual projects related to product displays and branding for both the company’s Las Vegas superstore and its house of...
Membership in cannabis trade associations has skyrocketed over the past decade, thanks to the industry’s explosive growth. And many industry executives endorse such groups as a way to communicate business-related issues to lawmakers and regulators who influence...
Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention. Just ask Carla Boyd, who first started cooking with hemp ingredients to manage food allergies and eventually launched a company built around her recipes. A lot has changed since Boyd founded Evergreen, Colorado-based...
For an idea of how federal prohibition skews a labor market, look no further than the boom-boom hemp industry. The end of prohibition caused seismic shifts to a labor landscape with aftershocks that continue to unsettle the industry more than a year later—and offer...
Share prices of cannabis companies might be in the tank, but granting stock options or shares remains a significant way for both private and public organizations to try to lure talent. The main difference this year versus the same period in 2019, however, is that...
