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Charts showing the growth in recreational pre-roll sales in California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington state.

Sales of cannabis pre-rolls up nearly 50% in 2020 despite pandemic

Marijuana pre-rolls are the second-fastest growing product category year-over-year despite conventional wisdom that the often-shared product would suffer…

News February 24
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New Jersey recreational marijuana implementation law signed, setting stage for $1 billion market

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday finally signed a law to implement a projected $1 billion recreational…

News February 22
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Map showing what states are expecting minimum wage increases in 2021

Mainstream businesses are bracing for minimum-wage hike, but many cannabis firms already pay more

Half the states across the country have increased – or will raise – the minimum wage paid to…

News February 19
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Cannabis mixtures studied as treatment for COVID inflammation

Working with GB Sciences, the Las Vegas-based R&D arm of the Canadian company GBS Global Biopharma, Michigan State…

News February 18
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Cannabinoids can improve skin, study says

The development and extensive marketing of cosmetics containing cannabinoids—primarily CBD—has occurred in the absence of solid scientific evidence…

News February 18
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BioHarvest grows cannabis cells and trichomes in liquid media

The increasing value of both recreational and medicinal cannabis around the world is driving a need to purify…

News February 18
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Chart showing how Oregon's recreational cultivation is driven by two types of sales; processor and retailer.

Oregon marijuana firms enjoy booming market fueled by pandemic, consumers shunning illicit suppliers

Oregon recreational marijuana companies are enjoyable favorable economics not seen in years, with demand outpacing supply spurred by…

News February 17
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Transforming the cannabis concentrates market

A decade ago, I was spearheading company growth for Atlas Snowshoes, which had just invented and launched a…

News February 17
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Maine recreational cannabis sales booming; new testing lab opens

A maturing recreational cannabis market in Maine is driving higher sales and lower prices - and consumers are…

News February 16
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Cannabis spurs creative but unrealistic ideas, study shows

Using cannabis can spark creative business ideas, but those ideas are not always realistic, Washington State University researchers…

News February 15
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