Danbury bends rules for medicinal marijuana business, opening door for it to sell recreational pot
DANBURY — A west side marijuana dispensary that was blocked from selling recreational pot because the city’s new cannabis regulations said it had to be 200 feet from a neighborhood has gotten a zoning break that opens the door for the business to sell retail weed. “I...
Cannabis co. joins local business for ‘baked’ goods
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A popular Sioux Falls bakery, well known for its booze-infused baking, is set to venture into a different type of ‘baking’, partnering with Dakota Herb, a Brandon based cannabis company. The partnership is still in its early phases, but...
NBC’s Jacob Soboroff Discovers Ties Between Marijuana Industry And ‘Modern Day Slaves’
Jacob Soboroff reporting his special, ‘Captives of Cannabis’ NBC News With marijuana use legalized in two thirds of American states, it’s perhaps tempting to believe that a legal product has been produced legally, but NBC’s Jacob Soboroff discovered the...
Legendary Rapper Rakim Says Cannabis Experts ‘Ain’t Straight Out Of Business School, They Have Been In The Fields For Decades’
“Cannabis has gone mainstream… Maybe now I’m more comfortable taking an advocate position in the industry [because of this], but it’s always been part of my lifestyle – even if I kept that more private than some artists do,” declares legendary Hip-Hop...
Cannabis cultivation business receives unanimous approval in Hartford amid widespread support from community
The former Hartford Courant distribution warehouse on Wawarme Avenue will be the site of a cannabis cultivation and manufacturing business following unanimous approval of a special permit from the Hartford planning and zoning commission this week. River Growers CT —...
CBD Stocks Creating Opportunities – Established (BCCI), (STG), (WEED), (ACRGF), (RLTR), (CBMJ), and Newcomer (VAPR) Lead the Charge
You would have to be living in isolation to have not picked up on the hottest marijuana derivative consumable and therapeutic center isolate CBD. CBD “Cannabidiol” is the non-psychoactive full spectrum derivative of the hemp and marijuana plant largely credited for the majority of the medical beneficial attributes associated with marijuana.
Veterans Turn Their Fight To The DEA: This Week in Cannabis Investing
A few years later, the state is home to a worrisome number of illicit cannabis storefronts, people of color looking to break into the business are struggling due to severe financial hurdles, and a …
Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures building cannabis cultivation facility
Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures, the business arm of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, is building an indoor cannabis growing facility that could be in production by September. The 50,000-square-foot …
Green for green: $87M distributed among Michigan municipalities following marijuana taxes
Hundreds of Michigan municipalities will be seeing green in the coming days because of citizens who love green.
New data shows California’s legal cannabis market is struggling badly
California’s legal cannabis market is struggling badly and hundreds of pot shops are at risk of going out of business, according to the latest data.
As cannabis usage grows, so does the need for employers to revisit their workplace drug policies
Recreational use of marijuana is legal in New Jersey. However, marijuana is allowed only for medicinal purposes in Pennsylvania and Delaware. Meanwhile, the federal government still defines cannabis — along with LSD, ecstasy and heroin — as a Schedule 1 substance that...
Antioch approves two new cannabis operations
Two new cannabis businesses got the green light from the Antioch City Council this week, including a new dispensary and a plant nursery at a current cannabis operation. The proposed dispensary at 2615 Somersville Road was approved on a 3-to-2 vote with Mayor Pro Tem...
How Cannabis Business Compliance Will Help Propel Industry Legitimacy
Compliance for cannabis businesses remains a top of mind issue for an industry only a decade old in various states across the country. The high list of rules, regulations, requirements, and labeling can be a high bar for operators and ancillary businesses to meet,...
This Black Farmer Is Behind The First Business To Receive A Medical Marijuana License From State Of Florida
Terry Donnell Gwinn can celebrate becoming the first business to be licensed as a medical marijuana operator in Florida — and it’s long overdue. Orlando Sentinel reports the license was granted to the Black farmer by The Department of Health of Medical Marijuana Use....
Cannabis Compliance Agents Ensure That Vermont Growers Know — and Follow — the Rules
click to enlarge Colin Flanders Michael DiTomasso during an inspection of a grow operation in Bridport Their title brings to mind someone in a suit, aviator sunglasses and a big black SUV. But Vermont’s new cannabis compliance agents lean more toward flannel...
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