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...
Medical cannabis could be better alternative to opioids in managing pain
ANI Washington, September 28 A new study of thousands of patients has concluded that medical cannabis could be an important alternative to opioids for pain management. The research, published in the peer-reviewed journal Substance Use and Misuse, found that people...
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.
Michigan wants to study marijuana’s health benefits. It’s not easy.
When Michigan voters approved recreational marijuana six years ago, the measure included an innovative mandate: using cannabis tax revenue to pay for research into the health benefits of the drug for …
Struggling to stop illegal cannabis stores, New York governor asks online sites to hide them
Since New York legalized marijuana in 2021, unlicensed pot shops have proliferated across New York City, with limited pushback from authorities …
2 marijuana dispensaries hope for a settlement with the city of Menominee
Both sides of a legal battle between two marijuana dispensaries and the city of Menominee hope they are close to reaching a settlement. Last November, TV6 reported on a court decision that re-opened …
Gov. Kathy Hochul calls for tougher punishments for illegal cannabis shops in New York
The governor stood with legal cannabis business owners, saying their livelihoods are under attack by unlicensed shops.
Help budding businesses: With retail cannabis applications in, move fast on business support
Cannabis is well known for causing lethargy. It turns out that having to implement cannabis-related regulations also seems to make state officials sluggish, as evidenced by the slow rollout of New York’s homegrown marijuana industry. A casual observer might be shocked...
Growing pains: A tale of two New England cannabis bankers
Vermont State Employees Credit Union was attracting new clients so fast that it had to stop doing so altogether as it adds more staff. Meanwhile, another New England lender, Needham Bank, has entered the market through acquisition and is fast signing clients of its...
Village Farms International Recognized for Canadian Cannabis Business
Pure Sunfarms Ranked 17th of 430 on Globe and Mail’s 2022 Ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies and is Top Growing Cannabis Business Village Farms Named Best Canadian Cannabis Company at 15th Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference; CEO Michael DeGiglio...
Business Owners Convicted Of Marijuana Offenses In New York Can Apply To Open Cannabis Dispensaries
A man sitting outside of ‘Weed World Candies’ prepares to smoke cannabis, after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill to legalize recreational marijuana, New York, NY, April 7, 2021. A new article by the New York Times states that business owners who have been...
Sold-out NY Cannabis Insider conference cut through the noise to deliver key information for attendees
Before they sell out: Get tickets to NY Cannabis Insider’s conference on Nov. 4 in Tarrytown, featuring a slew of expert panelists, free business consultations and professional headshots, networking, lunch and a happy hour. Roughly 120 people gathered at The Rail Line...
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