Colorado’s cannabis industry prepares for tough times as US recession looms
MEGAN ULU-LANI BOYANTON The Denver Post Colorado’s cannabis industry is preparing for tough times as marijuana sales drop and economic problems pile up. During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, weed businesses serviced consumers eager to stock up on their favorite...
Can marijuana bring about social equity? In Massachusetts, a case study
WORCESTER, Mass. — In the industrial kitchen at Major Bloom, staff are assembling joints using a gadget that turns out nearly 200 so-called “pre-rolls” in one go. A large bag of multi-colored fruit cereal sits ready to be baked into marijuana-infused treats. And owner...
Waco gets medical cannabis pickup site
Erianne Lewis Austin-based medical cannabis company Texas Original is making it easier for patients to access its products in Waco through a temporary medical cannabis pickup location. The drive-thru pickup will be available from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Fridays, and...
Medicinal cannabis company gets good news in tough market
Business Medicinal cannabis company Ora Pharm has just won nearly $3m in grants and contracts. But being a cannabis entrepreneur is far from the high life It was 2017 and Kiwi-born engineer Zoë Reece, recently arrived in the US, was deciding between two job offers....
Flora Aims To Cultivate Sustainable Cannabis Business In Colombia
Cannabis crops flourish on a Colombian hillside where Flora Growth is establishing sustainable, … [+] outdoor grows to supply hundreds of products. Courtesy Flora Growth Across the Americas and in many locations around the world, many of today’s cannabis crops...
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.
Should You Invest in Aurora Cannabis Stock in 2024?
Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQ: ACB) stock capped off yet another bad year in 2023, with its shares falling by more than 45%. But this isn’t new for investors; Aurora has consistently been a bad buy. This marks the sixth consecutive year that Aurora’s stock has...
Dispensary for recreational, medicinal marijuana opens in Albany
First dual licensed cannabis dispensaries opens doors One of the first dual licensed cannabis dispensaries in New York state opened its doors Friday morning. Verilife opened in Albany at 10 Executive Park Drive in Albany. It sells a variety of marijuana products for...
California police officer killed while answering burglary call at marijuana dispensary, shooter on the loose
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — An Oakland, California, police officer was shot and killed Friday while answering a report of a burglary at a marijuana dispensary, authorities said. Tuan Le, 36, was one of several who responded to a report of a burglary in progress at the...
More than 50 dispensaries opened in New Jersey this year as the state’s cannabis industry continues to grow
The long-awaited opening of Jesse Marie Villars’ cannabis dispensary in Lambertville was longtime goal for the previously underground entrepreneur, and a sign that New Jersey’s cannabis market is flourishing in parts of the state. Baked by the River, which welcomed...
Marijuana has been legal in CT for a year, but still not for sale: ‘They still have a lot to do’
A full year into Connecticut’s legalization of adult-use cannabis, the state has yet to reap a single tax dollar from sales of recreational marijuana. But while the rollout has been slightly bumpy, with the General Assembly passing a law this year to halt informal,...
Colleges formalize cannabis education programs
CCD has launched a cannabis science program. Courtesy Community College of Denver While Dr. John Frost was working as an adjunct chemistry professor at the Community College of Denver in early 2020, his dean approached faculty members and “asked if anybody knew...
California ends cannabis cultivation tax, partly blamed for strangling the legal industry
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signing of the $308 billion state budget Thursday evening handed California’s struggling cannabis industry long-sought tax relief. The state eliminated the cultivation tax on growers and capped the excise tax at point of sale at 15% for three...
Hampton Roads cannabis businesses branch out while awaiting legal retail sales, but future still hazy
© Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot/TNS Phil Jernigan’s just-opened grow shop, Tidewater High Grow in Norfolk, is one of the marijuana-oriented businesses that’s sprung up in Hampton Roads recently. Despite the sale of recreational marijuana being...
Las Vegas Cannabis Weddings Marry Matrimony And Mary Jane In Sin City
Las Vegas Cannabis Weddings Anneli Adolfsson They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. However, Maxine Fensom, a one-time Playboy Australia “Playmate of the Month” and serial entrepreneur, wants her clients to find forever love under the cannabis...
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