Black Business Groups, Unions Split Over Cannabis Equity Task Force
When it returns from recess next week, the Seattle City Council plans to vote on three bills in Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda’s long-awaited cannabis equity package. While the council found agreement on most of the bills, a dispute over two amendments pit Black...
People to know in NY cannabis: Michael Zaytsev
NY Cannabis Insider’s conference schedule for the rest of 2022 is now available! Get tickets to our Syracuse half-day conference on Sept. 23 and our full-day conference in Tarrytown on November 4. Michael Zaytsev is the academic director of LIM College’s “Business of...
Takeaways from NM’s first 4 months of recreational cannabis
Cannabis inside an Everest Cannabis Co. grow operation. (Chancey Bush/Journal) New Mexico’s newest industry has many around the state excited for its potential economic impact — from the funding it can provide for things like public education, to the tourism it can...
Weed And Inflation: Cannabis Demand Sees Nominal Impact By Surge In U.S. Inflation
Summary: Inflation is having only a nominal impact on retail cannabis demand While states have experienced a decrease in demand, this decline is simply the returning to pre-pandemic consumption levels Cannabis demand has remained...
Missouri Democrats expect turnout boost from marijuana campaign, but split on policy itself
Nearly every day, Crystal Quade is somewhere in Missouri knocking on doors. As Democratic leader in the Missouri House, Quade is hoping to help her party put a dent in the GOP supermajority that’s dominated the state legislature for more than a decade. And when she...
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.
California’s Premier Cannabis Event: Benzinga’s Market Spotlight Hits Los Angeles!
Loading… Loading… Get ready to experience the ultimate cannabis industry event in the heart of Southern California! Benzinga Cannabis Conferences are coming back with a bang. Mark your calendars for Thursday, February 22, 2024, as...
Pennsylvania governor’s ‘ambitious’ budget proposes legalizing marijuana for revenue
Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) revealed his 2024-25 budget proposal Tuesday in which he plans to invest $48.3 billion in the state’s substandard public and higher education system and legalize marijuana for adult use. To increase revenue, Shapiro’s proposal would...
Cannabis Business Presence Increasing on the Colorado Tourism Office Website
A report from Westword pointed out that the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO) has recently begun to feature information regarding a few cannabis businesses on its website. Westword spoke with licensed cannabis party bus business owner, Sarah Woodson, confirming that the...
Medical Cannabis Business License Application Process
The medical cannabis business license open application period for social equity applicants in the District of Columbia starts at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, March 1, 2024, and ends at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Available license types are limited to Retailer and...
New York’s Medical Cannabis Companies Seek A Less Pricey Route To Go Recreational
Medical cannabis operators in New York are worried about having to pay an exorbitant fee in order to go recreational. According to the New York Times, in order to sell marijuana outside of a medical program, multi-state operators (MSOs) must pay a fee of $20 million....
San Diego’s long-awaited cannabis equity program finally unveiled
SAN DIEGO — San Diego officials are proposing a cannabis equity program that would make it easier for people of color to break into the lucrative business with start-up loans, fee waivers, help finding business sites and other incentives. The program, which...
Why Tilray, Canopy Growth, and Aurora Cannabis Are Stumbling Today
What happened Canadian cannabis stocks are under pressure yet again today. As of 1:12 p.m. ET Friday, Tilray (NASDAQ: TLRY) stock was down by 5.4%, Canopy Growth‘s (NASDAQ: CGC) equity was in the red by 7.3%, and Aurora Cannabis‘ (NASDAQ: ACB) shares...
Cannabis Demand Sees Nominal Impact by Surge in U.S. Inflation
Summary: ● Inflation is having only a nominal impact on retail cannabis demand ● While states have experienced a decrease in demand, this decline is simply the returning to pre-pandemic consumption levels ● Cannabis demand has remained...
As New York’s Cannabis Business Lights Up, Will There Be Enough Dispensary Licenses to Go Around?
We walked 10 blocks of 9th Avenue yesterday afternoon and counted eight smoke shops. As Hell’s Kitchen fills with these new stores, the city has announced that they plan to grant only 22 licenses to open recreational marijuana dispensaries across the whole of...
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