The interstate expansion race continues in the cannabis industry, with the latest participant being California-based Bloom Farms, a longtime vape pen and cartridge maker. The Oakland company has expanded into the Nevada market and is already selling product in nine different retail locations in Las Vegas, Reno, the Lake Tahoe area and Carson City, according […]
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Week in Review: SBA says no to cannabis, Maine advances rec MJ & Scotts Miracle-Gro shrinks
The U.S. Small Business Administration bars banks from issuing SBA-backed loans to marijuana- and hemp-related companies, Maine lawmakers override a veto of key adult-use legislation, and Scotts Miracle-Gro consolidates its cannabis operations. Here’s a closer look at some notable developments in the cannabis industry over the past week. SBA shuts off the spigot Small businesses […]
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New SBA lending rules could curb loans to marijuana and hemp businesses
The U.S. Small Business Administration updated its lending guidelines with new rules that could have a major impact on businesses servicing the marijuana and hemp industries – not just plant-touching companies. The revised guidance, published in early April, prohibits banks from issuing SBA-backed loans to any company that has a direct business relationship with a cannabis or […]
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Marijuana-infused products maker Dixie Brands lands $4M in funding
Dixie Brands, a marijuana-infused products maker in Denver, landed $4 million in its latest funding round. The company is the parent of Dixie Elixirs, which offers a range of cannabis-infused drinks, sweets, topical ointments and other products. Dixie Brands CEO Chuck Smith said the money will be used for product and distribution expansion, according to BusinessDen.com. […]
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US-focused marijuana company agrees to purchase Canadian grower
A Toronto-based marijuana company focused on U.S. recreational and medical cannabis markets plans to spend about 23 million Canadian dollars ($18.3 million) in cash, stock and warrants to acquire a small licensed producer in Ontario. MPX Bioceutical agreed to acquire Peterborough-based Canveda for CA$3 million in cash, CA$15 million in stock plus the issuance of 6 […]
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Quebec inks ‘bombshell’ supply deals for 359 tons of cannabis
Canada’s second-largest province by population signed multiyear supply deals with six licensed cannabis cultivators for its recreational market, a move that provides much needed certainty for businesses and investors, analysts say. The six companies will supply an aggregate of approximately 325,000 kilograms (359 tons) of cannabis over the life of the deals. Quebec-based Hydropothecary got the […]
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Marijuana infused products firm lands $6 million in funding
A California-based cannabis infused products manufacturer on Monday closed a roughly $6 million Series B capital raise in the latest sign of rapid growth in that sector of the marijuana industry. Plus Products, headquartered in Palo Alto, announced in a news release it intends to invest the money in automation, product development and expansion of […]
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Organa Brands co-founder Ralph Morgan departs for new CBD venture
The co-founder of marijuana vape manufacturer Organa Brands is leaving to start a new company focused on hemp-derived wellness products. Ralph Morgan said he is still exploring a name and headquarters location for his new company, which will produce cannabidiol concentrates marketed to a medical audience, not recreational marijuana consumers. Morgan told Marijuana Business Daily […]
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Massachusetts’ recreational marijuana market offers opportunities, pitfalls aplenty
Massachusetts’ looming recreational marijuana market has the potential to be one of the most prosperous in the nation.
Under rules finalized this month, cannabis entrepreneurs face no license caps for an assortment of business categories, edibles and many other goods are permitted, and there are opportunities to build a brand.
But applicants seeking to set up shop when the Bay State’s adult-use industry opens this summer will face a gauntlet of requirements that have already derailed scores of aspiring medical marijuana businesses.
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Regulatory switch will cost Washington state marijuana edibles producers $895
Cannabis businesses in Washington state will need to pay an annual fee of $895 to produce cannabis-infused edibles starting next month. The new charge stems from a special license endorsement that will be required of edibles makers starting April 1, when the state’s Department of Agriculture begins regulating infused product makers, according to a news […]
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Canadian companies gear up for cannabis-infused market before legalization
Canadian companies are getting a head start on the country’s marijuana-infused beverages industry, even before legislation has been introduced to legalize THC-added products. Companies are turning to cannabidiol, which does not have psychoactive effects and is already legal, to get a leg up on competitors. Recreational cannabis flower and oil are expected to be legalized in Canada by the […]
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Hemp company launches first cannabis line aimed at minorities
A North Carolina company is making the cannabis industry’s first play for consumers of color with a line of beauty products aimed at ethnic minorities. The Hemp Excellence line of body lotions, lip balms and CBD capsules went on sale this month at two beauty shops that cater to women of color in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. […]
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