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Like a fine wine: Cannabis operators turn to Ganjier program to educate employees

Cannabis firms are educating employees via the Ganjier Product Specialist program's online courses, live training and in-person exams.

News July 17
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What to do when your marijuana business goes up in smoke

Bankruptcy hasn’t been an option for most marijuana companies, but restrictions do not apply to Chapter 15, or…

News July 12
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Can Germany avoid overproduction as new marijuana markets ramp up?

Are the operators supplying Germany's marijuana market today vulnerable to the same oversupply problems that Canada faced?

News July 10
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What tax deductions will be available to marijuana companies if 280E disappears?

Marijuana rescheduling would liberate plant-touching companies from 280E, which prohibits businesses from deducting ordinary expenses.

News July 5
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Draft Farm Bill amendment puts hemp industry at risk

Some in Congress are threatening to dismantle the hemp industry, which was built by small businesses and American…

News June 28
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Teamsters allege cannabis store paid ‘sham’ union to avoid labor organizing

A major national labor union is jumping into a San Diego-area cannabis store’s legal challenge to California's labor-friendly…

News June 27
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What cannabis executives are looking for in an acquisition target

Cannabis acquisitions must add value to the buyer, but the buyer should also be able to add value…

News June 25
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Ohio operators prep for launch of adult-use marijuana market

Ohio’s transition from a medical marijuana market to one that also offers adult-use sales will not follow the…

News June 18
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Trulieve fined $350K over Massachusetts cannabis worker’s death

Massachusetts regulators on Thursday levied a $350,000 fine on Trulieve Cannabis in connection with the death of an…

News June 13
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Wana’s Nancy Whiteman shares 14 years of cannabis business lessons

There are no hard and fast rules in cannabis; Every market, partner and situation is so different, one…

News June 4
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