How cannabis businesses can help legalization efforts this fall by Omar Sacirbey lf even a handful of states legalize medical or recreational marijuana this fall, the opportunities for existing cannabis companies to expand into other markets could be immense. It...
Five Questions With Dr. Jocelyn Elders by Omar Sacirbey lt’s been more than two decades since former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jocelyn Elders publicly suggested that the country should study legalizing drugs, drawing fire from both Republicans and her boss at the time,...
New Mexico grower opts for smaller, fatter plants over taller, thinner ones by Omar Sacirbey Brian Leddy has an eye for detail. When not tending cannabis plants at Red Barn Growers in Gallup, New Mexico, Leddy is out in the field serving as a professional news...
A look at some recent hiring moves in the marijuana industry by Omar Sacirbey Women Grow Gets New CEO Women Grow, a rapidly expanding cannabis industry networking organization, appointed a Maryland regulatory compliance attorney as its acting CEO effective July 1....
By Omar Sacirbey Tuatara Capital recently made history when it raised $93 million to wager on marijuana-related businesses, a record sum for a cannabis investment firm. Tuatara secured the money mainly from deep-pocketed individuals. But a company executive predicts...
By Omar Sacirbey Pennsylvania and Ohio legalized medical marijuana within weeks of one another over the spring, but their programs are advancing at different speeds. Officials in Pennsylvania unveiled wide-ranging draft regulations last week governing the state's new...
By Omar Sacirbey Turnover of key personnel at state marijuana agencies has become relatively common across the country, creating uncertainties for cannabis entrepreneurs already operating in an unpredictable environment. Over the past two years, several top marijuana...
Maryland’s medical marijuana commission on Wednesday released how it ranked top applicants for grower and processor licenses in the state, shedding light on its decisionmaking process. The rankings included two growers that were dropped from the top 15 and two that...
The chair of the Anchorage Cannabis Business Association is joining Alaska’s Marijuana Control Board, filling a four-week-old vacancy and bringing a second industry representative to the regulatory body. Nick Miller, who plans to open a...
By Omar Sacirbey Sundie Seefried was ready to retire as CEO of a Colorado credit union when some lawyer friends asked why she couldn’t bank their marijuana business clients. Good question, she thought. Seefried met with bankers, lawyers and cannabis business owners....
Comedian Whoopi Goldberg is eyeing Canada as a potential market for her cannabis-infused menstrual pain products, underscoring marijuana entrepreneurs' interest in the county's market ahead of the federal government's plans to legalize adult-use MJ. Whoopi & Maya,...
A bipartisan Ohio budget panel voted unanimously to release some $1.8 million to implement the state's new medical marijuana program, delivering funds to regulators that will oversee the new industry. The Ohio Department of Commerce and the state's pharmacy board -...
