Omar Sacirbey

The marijuana industry has grown large enough to attract the attention of mainstream managers and executives when cannabis recruiters call.

Just a few months ago, the marijuana industry was barreling out of the 2010s flush with cash, confidence and immense growth potential, thanks in part to sales of cannabis vape products. But a sudden outbreak of illnesses tied to vape products containing THC upended the industry’s momentum in the second half of 2019.

Thanks to the alarm bells raised about the use of vitamin E acetate as a cutting agent in some THC vaping products, the list of additives that an extraction company might put in its vape oil has been slashed. But extraction executives still have important choices to...

Even before federal health officials singled out the additive vitamin E acetate for the rash of vaping illnesses sweeping the country, cannabis companies scrambled to investigate whether vape cartridges, batteries and other components were to blame.

The vaping crisis was the first national health emergency to hit the cannabis industry, but odds are, it won’t be the last. Cannabis vaporizer and extraction executives who weathered the vaping crisis learned valuable lessons about how to react and what businesses...

Large multistate marijuana companies increasingly are turning their real estate into quick cash that provides a valuable source of funding. They’re doing so by selling cultivation, processing and storage facilities—and, in some cases, retail stores—primarily to...

Cannabis producers, edibles makers, vape companies and other suppliers seeking to make their products stand out on marijuana retailers’ shelves often turn to pop-up displays within stores. Creating a pop-up—or temporarily setting up a sales outlet inside a marijuana...

As fallout from the vape crisis persists, cannabis extraction companies can pivot to new products and less-common extraction methods   The business impact of the vaping health crisis is serious, but cannabis extraction companies that can find another way to generate...

No cultivator wants to join the growing list of cannabis companies that have had to navigate a recall because of mold, yeast or some other problem tainting their plants or products.

One of the best ways to avoid a recall situation, experts say, is understanding what’s required of marijuana growers to safely and efficiently remove contaminated product from the market. Companies need to be aware of whom to notify if they receive a complaint, be able to identify and isolate problematic plants or products and demonstrate that procedures are in place to prevent future recalls.