‘New York State, let cannabis microbusinesses grow’ — Guest column
This opinion was written by the co-founders of The Pantheon Collective. As the summer creeps in, 203 cultivators have been awarded conditional licenses and now prepare to grow what will literally be New York’s first taste of cannabis from its new regulated market....
‘Social equity’ applicants making inroads, gradually, in cannabis business
HOLYOKE — The first time lifelong Holyoke resident Damaris Aponte sold marijuana, she was 14 and growing up in a city deeply impacted by the so-called War on Drugs. She saw many people she knew get arrested on drug charges, and her own brother was killed in the city’s...
Cannabis use has risen with legalization and COVID lockdowns -U.N. report
© Reuters/AMMAR AWAD FILE PHOTO: A worker smokes a joint at a medical cannabis cafe in Tira, an Arab village in central Israel (Removes extra words ‘in the past year’ in paragraph 7) By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -Places including U.S. states that...
Weed out career opportunities in the booming cannabis industry
Ask 27-year-old Nick D’Amelio what he does for a living, and his answer might surprise you. “I grow weed,” said the Waldwick, NJ, resident. D’Amelio landed his first gig in the cannabis industry more than three years ago, when he was hired as a cultivation technician...
The final application deadline passed for Connecticut’s emerging cannabis industry: 37,293 business hopefuls vie for 56 licenses
More than 37,000 applications for 56 cannabis business licenses in Connecticut have been submitted before the final deadline passed last week, with most seeking to do business in underrepresented communities. APPLE INC. +3.39 +2.45% CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. +6.15...
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.
New Report Projects Global Recreational Cannabis Market To Nearly Double by 2027
A new report projects that the global recreational marijuana market will nearly double over the next four years, with legal sales of adult-use cannabis climbing to almost $50 billion per year by 2027. The report, from U.K.-based cannabis data, media and tech company...
Good River Wellness opens medical marijuana dispensary in Euclid
Good River Wellness, a new medical marijuana in Euclid, has opened its doors. The new location officially started business on Dec. 1 and is now the second medical marijuana location in Euclid. Kody Miller, general manager of the dispensary, says that he wants Good...
Spread of pop-up, homegrown marijuana markets sparks debate over regulation
Erin Heffernan Paul Kirklin, of The Stash Glass, left, shows off a pipe with ultraviolet-reactive paint on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, at the St. Louis Christmas Canna Expo in House Springs. Vanessa Abbitt, Post-Dispatch HOUSE SPRINGS — A skunky smell wafted through a...
A hot sauce shortage, tough times in the pot market and other top business stories of 2023
Editor’s note: This article is the second in a series highlighting The Star’s top stories of the year. Listed in no particular order, these news events were chosen by the staff and organized by topic. The biggest Ventura County business stories of 2023...
Business, cannabis tax headed for ballot in Burlingame
Burlingame voters in November will have a chance to increase the city’s 29-year-old business tax rate, along with enacting a new tax on the city’s fledgling cannabis delivery sector, the City Council decided this week. The two measures are set to be combined in a...
Coming Sunday: Business without banking; the cannabis industry conundrum
A variety of pipes in a case are displayed at a local medical marijuana store in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal LEWISTON — The cannabis industry in Maine is a big moneymaker. In 2020, Maine’s medical marijuana industry generated $266 million in sales, according...
Why Aurora Cannabis Stock Spiked Today
What happened Aurora Cannabis‘ (ACB 7.75%) stock had ratcheted upward by more than 8.1% on Friday at 10:11 a.m. ET after a Cantor Fitzgerald analyst, Pablo Zuanic, adjusted his outlook on the company from neutral to overweight, citing its favorable positioning...
Cannabis Stocks ACB, TLRY Heat Up on European Expansion Hopes
Cannabis stocks Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQ:ACB) and Tilray (NASDAQ:TLRY) are climbing today. A note from an analyst appears to have made investors more optimistic about the companies’ opportunities in Europe. In early trading, ACB stock was jumping 8.5% to $1.54, while...
Done right, cannabis legalization can transform Maryland’s poorest neighborhoods | GUEST COMMENTARY
Legalization of recreational cannabis in Maryland is a done deal. The referendum scheduled on the issue this November will pass. After it does, the real fight starts. The state legislature will have until April 10, 2023, to decide how to regulate the industry. There...
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