With adult-use cannabis newly legal in New York, entrepreneurs and developers on the prowl for real estate are scooping up everything from a former prison site to greenhouses – and there are even plans for a sprawling “cannabis campus.” It’s no wonder people want to get into the industry, given New York City’s position as […]
Read More
EMAIL: [email protected]
PHONE: 720.213.5832
PHONE: 720.213.5832
How women-led cannabis startups can find funding
One of the most positive developments in the cannabis industry over the last several months is bigger and better career opportunities available for women.
Read More
It’s time for Washington to get serious about federal marijuana policy
Cannabis legalization is a standard conversation topic for state governments looking for new revenue streams, representing a monumental shift in how our society feels about cannabis.
But as states forge ahead, federal action has been absent. We must now turn our attention to answering how to regulate legalized cannabis at the federal level.
Read More
Canada’s role in making hemp viable in car-building: Q&A with Aptera’s Nathan Armstrong
It’s common lore in the hemp industry: Henry Ford made a car out of hemp, but then anti-cannabis hysteria and a malevolent steel industry squashed the plant’s potential as an automotive component.
The true history is more complicated.
Read More
Uber’s interest in marijuana delivery highlights sector’s potential and pitfalls
You’d think that marijuana delivery executives would quake in their shoes after the head of a ride-sharing giant recently floated the idea of getting into their line of work. But that apparently wasn’t the case after Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told CNBC last month his company “absolutely” would explore cannabis delivery if the federal government […]
Read More
Marijuana retailers prep for shoppers by hiring staff, keeping COVID safeguards
With more than 100 million Americans now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, marijuana retailers are adding employees and overhauling their operations in anticipation of more foot traffic inside their stores. They also are reassigning existing staffers to new jobs as well as rolling out technology to accommodate an increase in customers walking in their stores – […]
Read More
Key US senator downplays hopes for quick action on marijuana banking bill
The head of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee threw cold water on hopes for speedy action in the upper chamber on a major marijuana banking reform bill the U.S. House of Representatives passed this week in a bipartisan vote. Sen. Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat, told reporters Wednesday he’s interested in the legislation – known […]
Read More
Retail cannabis shops offer discounts and merch, see more shoppers on 4/20
For many, 4/20 was just another date on the calendar. But for cannabis businesses and customers across the nation, Tuesday’s 50th anniversary of the unofficial marijuana holiday offered a fresh start following a tumultuous year that saw the pandemic upend retail businesses. While the coronavirus pandemic put the kibosh on live 4/20 celebrations last year […]
Read More
US Postal Service tells vape mailers to ready for ban
The U.S. Postal Service is reminding businesses that make vape components to prepare for new prohibitions on mailing their products because of a new law that has cannabis businesses worried.
Read More
Coronavirus pandemic deals setback to marijuana consumption lounges, but some owners stick with plans
Many marijuana businesses were just starting to open lounges and tasting rooms where their customers could enjoy the products they purchased when the coronavirus pandemic struck a year ago, forcing those plans to be put on hold.
Read More
How cannabis companies can vet celebrity partnerships, avoid (embarrassing) pitfalls
When Canopy Growth introduced its CBD drink brand, Quatreau, to the U.S. market on March 2, the Canadian cannabis producer also announced its newest brand ambassador: American astrologer Susan Miller. Ambassadors and celebrity partnerships are familiar terrain for Canopy, already known for its ties with Seth Rogen, Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart. And while Miller […]
Read More
MedMen raises CA$20 million to bankroll marijuana expansion in Florida
Financially strapped MedMen Enterprises said it raised 20 million Canadian dollars ($16 million) at CA40 cents a unit to fund growth plans in Florida’s medical marijuana market. The California-based multistate operator said that under the private placement, each unit consists of one Class B subordinate voting share and one share purchase warrant that gives holders […]
Read MoreMay/June Issue
