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World Health Organization recommends rescheduling cannabis, provides clarity on CBD
Member states of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) received the World Health Organization Expert Committee on Drug Dependence’s (ECDD) cannabis recommendations, which had been expected in December, Marijuana Business Daily has learned.
Read MoreLack of cannabis tracking data in WA sparks confusion, missed business opportunities
A dearth of comprehensive price and sales data and incorrect figures about marijuana commerce have sowed confusion among cannabis businesses in Washington state since regulators rolled out a new traceability system more than a year ago. Cannabis analytics companies that long relied on the data have watched their revenues shrink. Also, the lack of market […]
Read MoreWeekly Deal Watch: Sizes of cannabis capital raises climb, though frequency lags
Fundraising among North American cannabis firms has yet to outpace levels logged this time last year, but the size of the average capital raise is steadily climbing, according to the latest data.
Read MoreLeaked internal document sparks questions over CA cannabis growers group’s finances, management
A three-page document appearing to be an end-of-the-year 2018 status report from the California Growers Association (CGA) was posted Monday morning on popular Facebook page “California – City & County Regulation Watch.” At face value, the report was inflammatory and suggested the marijuana growers’ organization was possibly in dire straits. The document included allegations that former […]
Read MoreMore ‘extinction events’ for CA cannabis companies: Q&A with consultant Jackie McGowan
The past 12 months have been a rough ride for the California marijuana industry, and many business owners are hoping for a comparatively dull 2019 to get back to some sense of normalcy. But there’s more turmoil on the way, according to K Street Consulting’s Jackie McGowan, whose Sacramento-based firm recently produced a report for […]
Read MoreCannabis Women to Watch in 2019
The 22 women selected for Marijuana Business Magazine’s list of Women to Watch in 2019 have crafted companies from the ground up, forged new woman-focused alliances and upended traditional business models as they’ve paved the way in this rapidly evolving cannabis industry.
But these women are alike in another way: In this new year, they are embarking on major undertakings as leaders in a nascent industry that, like the rest of corporate America, is dominated by men in the top jobs.
Read MoreChart: US-affiliated medical cannabis firms led fundraising on Canadian Securities Exchange in 2018
U.S.-affiliated medical cannabis companies dominated Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) fundraising in 2018, raising nearly $2 billion through 50 equity-related deals. As of December 2018, 47% of the 124 cannabis-related companies trading on the CSE were based in the United States or had U.S. assets or interests. Cannabis-related companies in the life sciences sector – which […]
Read MoreNavigating environmental rules needn’t be messy for cannabis growers
When California marijuana dispensary owner Chris Jennings decided to apply for a cultivation license in 2016, he helped organize a meeting for growers to discuss water and other natural resource regulations with several city and county officials.
Read MoreOwners of Colorado marijuana retailer Sweet Leaf sentenced to prison in landmark case
The three owners of the shuttered Sweet Leaf dispensary chain and cannabis grower in Colorado were each sentenced to one year in prison Friday for their roles in an illegal, multimillion-dollar sales scheme in what Denver officials called the first local prosecution of a legal marijuana enterprise in the United States.
Read MoreCannabis business takeaways for week ending Jan. 25 (SLIDESHOW)
Florida’s governor wants to open the state’s medical marijuana market, New Jersey and Illinois offer cannabis as an alternative to opioids – plus other important news from around the marijuana industry.
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