How brands can achieve cultural competency and market to diverse communities
Brands that want to connect authentically with diverse audiences must learn to “read the room.” That’s some of the advice Maverick Public Relations founder and CEO Shawna Seldon McGregor has to share at MJBizCon with cannabis brands seeking to authentically connect...
Medicare proposes covering certain hemp products
Health insurance coverage for medical cannabis, a potential game changer for medical marijuana operators and the cannabis industry at large, remains a distant dream as long as federal prohibition continues. That’s unlikely to change if a tweak to Medicare...
Rumors swirl around President Trump’s marijuana rescheduling plans
It’s been a few months since President Donald Trump promised he’d be “looking at” downgrading marijuana’s status under federal law – and would do so in a few weeks. But according to a top House Republican lawmaker who spoke at a...
What MJBizCon 2025 sessions should you attend?
With hundreds of sessions that overlap and with limited time, MJBizCon 2025 offers more valuable marijuana industry programming than any one attendee can handle. Whether you’re walking the show floor in Las Vegas for the first time or returning for your tenth year,...
Michigan cannabis industry fights massive tax hike in court
The Michigan Court of Claims heard arguments Tuesday over the constitutionality of a new 24% wholesale tax on cannabis products, a measure that has sparked significant backlash from the state’s legal marijuana industry. The tax, set to take effect on Jan. 1, was...
As marijuana rescheduling stalls, industry turns to Supreme Court
Will the U.S. Supreme Court do what Congress and the White House have not and deliver the $32 billion U.S. cannabis industry from outdated federal marijuana laws? An answer is inching closer after the highest court on Monday scheduled a meeting for next month to...
Florida adult-use marijuana legalization campaign suffers major setback
The marijuana multistate operator-funded effort to legalize adult-use cannabis in Florida suffered a major blow on Friday when a state judge ruled more than 200,000 signatures invalid. The decision jeopardizes Smart & Safe Florida’s effort to put...
Mass. voters tricked by campaign to end legal cannabis sales urged to act
Massachusetts voters fooled into supporting a controversial ballot initiative that would end the state’s $1.6 billion legal cannabis industry have options. Anyone lured to sign “An Act To Restore Sensible Cannabis Policy” through allegedly fraudulent means can contact...
How cannabis businesses can go digital while thwarting hackers
Along with new efficiencies and growth opportunities, the cannabis industry’s digital transformation is creating a new challenge for operators: cybersecurity. For instance, retailers’ increasing reliance on integrated digital platforms for key functions like...
What’s killing cannabis workers?
A Missouri cannabis company must pay out $3 million to a former consultant who claims a severe asthmatic reaction to finely ground marijuana particles led to a debilitating heart attack. The penalty assessed against St. Louis-based Blue Arrow for contributing to Mark...
Meet the finalists for the 2025 MJBowl cannabis competition
MJBowl, the new bi-coastal cannabis competition from MJBizCon and social review platform Budist, is ready to introduce this year’s top contenders. Designed to spotlight the Most Valuable Products across five major categories, the competition brings together licensed...Featured
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