With more cannabis being grown in Oregon than sold, growers have dropped wholesale prices and some are scaling back production or getting out of the market. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission said retailers sold only 108,330 pounds of usable...
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Four takeaways as Big Alcohol makes another foray into Canada’s cannabis market
Industry observers have predicted more moves by Big Alcohol into the Canadian marijuana market. And that business forecast continues to prove on point with the groundbreaking announcement that North America's largest wine and spirits distribution company signed an...
North Dakota to license two medical marijuana manufacturers, testing lab
North Dakota health officials selected two medical marijuana growers/manufacturers to advance in the state’s cannabis business licensing process, although they must still meet several other requirements before becoming fully licensed. State...
Nevada regulators OK a marijuana-gaming relationship
Marijuana stores with slot machines? Casinos with gamblers drawing on vape-pens? Not yet. But early inroads are perhaps being made. The Nevada Gaming Commission ruled unanimously that a gaming license holder can lease a building from a businessman who also rents to...
MA entrepreneurs fear local resistance, fees will hinder recreational cannabis rollout
Massachusetts’ recreational marijuana program is set to launch July 1, but cannabis business executives in the state predict that fewer than a dozen retail marijuana stores will be ready to open. “It’s going to take 18 to 24 months until there’s a robust retail...
Marijuana cultivators find ways to shorten curing process
In an ideal world, cultivators would have the luxury of time when it comes to drying and curing their cannabis.
They’d take 30-60 days – waiting, sniffing, eyeing and “burping” – to achieve the ideal cannabinoid and terpene profile for each lovingly grown flower.
But in the real business world, larger cultivators need to get product out the door. They don’t have one or two months to spend on curing.
That doesn’t mean, however, that cultivators must sacrifice quality for large-scale commercial production.
Marijuana industry trade group to launch in Massachusetts
When it launches this month, the Massachusetts Cannabis Business Association aims to focus on issues that marijuana industry stakeholders can unite around, rather than issues that divide them. The trade group, scheduled to launch May 15, was conceived by Boston law...
Utah foundation donates $4.7 million for university study of CBD’s effects on autism
A Utah foundation has donated a record $4.7 million to a California university to explore whether CBD can be used to treat severe autism in children. The study, backed by a mainstream philanthropic foundation, could provide doctors with additional scientific evidence...
In Search of the Perfect Cure
Two veteran growers explain why you can cure newly harvested marijuana in a matter of days, not weeks or months By Omar Sacirbey In an ideal world, cultivators would have the luxury of time when it comes to drying and curing their cannabis. They’d take 30-60 days –...
Recent deals, acquisitions and other announcements from North American cannabis companies
Recent deals, acquisitions and other announcements from North American cannabis companies
Movers and Shakers: A look at some recent hiring moves in the marijuana industry
By Omar Sacirbey Cannabinoid Drug Developer Lands Star Scientist Nemus Bioscience, a biopharmaceutical company in Costa Mesa, California, that develops cannabinoid-based medicines, tapped professor David Schubert, head of the Cellular Neurobiology Laboratory at...
Liquid-soluble THC comes to New York as regulators move to further boost MMJ market
In a sign that New York's medical marijuana market continues to open up, regulators have given approval to an MMJ business to start selling a liquid soluble cannabis powder, a first for the state. Etain, based in Chestertown, currently is the...
