70 new provisional Ohio medical marijuana dispensaries announced. See who won in Northeast Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Board of Pharmacy approved 70 provisional licenses for new medical marijuana dispensaries in the state Monday afternoon, including six more in Cuyahoga County. A provisional license means the business owners have to build the space in...
‘Free The Homies’ Effort Raises Awareness On Those Still Serving Time on Cannabis-Related Charges
A partnership between a Seattle-based artist, Teddy “Stat” Phillips, and Washington cannabis company Solstice brings awareness to people still incarcerated on cannabis-related charges. Solstice, founded in 2010, has seen a change in the attitudes and laws surrounding...
Long Beach Cannabis Dispensary Sells for $11 M
A cannabis dispensary in Long Beach known as The Bakerie has sold for $11 million.The 8,288-square-foot retail property is located at 1836 Harbor Ave. It sits on .74 acres.A foreign investor purchased the property from a Michigan-based private investor.Stan Johnson...
Four ways cannabis banking could cross the finish line in 2022
WASHINGTON — The legalization of cannabis banking looks as likely as ever, but the road lawmakers will take to get there remains an open question. Even in states where the substance has been legalized for recreational or medical use, many law-abiding cannabis...
Why American Idol Judge Kara Thinks Cannabis Has ‘Broad Applications In Addressing Physical, Mental Health Conditions’
Grammy-nominated songwriter, producer, record executive, Broadway actress and former American Idol judge, Kara DioGuardi recently joined the board of directors of U.S. cannabis behemoth TerrAscend. The company will seek to leverage her “brand building expertise and...
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.
Cannabis Execs Raking In Over $400K A Year As Salaries Soar Into 2024
Loading… Loading… Loading… Chief executive officers at the largest cannabis companies by revenue have moved past the $400,000 base salary threshold with annual salaries topping $416,000 —almost ten times what mid-level managers in the...
New York Marijuana Regulators Approve Settlement Agreements To End Months-Long Business Licensing Blockade
New York marijuana regulators have approved settlement agreements that could soon allow hundreds of cannabis businesses that have been blocked from opening amid litigation to finally begin operations. At a meeting of the Cannabis Control Board (CCB) on Monday, members...
Alabama Resets Medical Cannabis Licensing: New Hope For Applicants
Loading… Loading… Loading… In a decisive move, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) has nullified controversial scores from third-party evaluators previously used to rank business license applicants. This action, voted on Monday,...
Hazy future: Five years after recreational legalization, cannabis faces multiple battles in the next five years
Nov. 20 marked the five-year anniversary of the first recreational cannabis sale in Massachusetts. While the first five years saw more than $5 billion in sales and hundreds of businesses opening, uncertainty awaits ahead for the next five years. Companies will now...
Projection: NJ cannabis could be a $2B industry in five years
Bill Barlow Edmund DeVeaux looks forward to a time when a cannabis store downtown in your community does not draw any more notice than a liquor store or a restaurant. “You wouldn’t think twice about the fact that there is a liquor store on Main Street,” he said. “It...
Fred McKinney (opinion): The case for public cannabis retailers
Connecticut deserves credit for making social equity a cornerstone of the legal adult-use cannabis industry in the state. Other states that legalized before Connecticut had language in their laws that acknowledged how earlier cannabis laws had disproportionately and...
Q&A with the leaders of women-owned cannabis firm Vana LLC
Parin Kumar Riddhi Bhakta Women are making moves in the cannabis industry. And Parin Kumar and Riddhi Bhakta are part of that movement. Kumar and Bhakta are CEO and COO, respectively, of Clovis-based Vana LLC, New Mexico’s first approved cannabis manufacturer under...
Connecticut venture capital fund reaches into growing cannabis market with $1.25 million investment in edibles business
Connecticut’s venture capital fund is among the first institutional investors to jump into the growing cannabis business, committing $1.25 million to a manufacturer of edibles intended to enhance energy, focus and mental health. APPLE INC. +4.55 +3.19% CONSTELLATION...
How Aligning Business Incentives With Social Impact Could Change Legal Cannabis
Opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not reflect the views of Rolling Stone editors or publishers. In business, incentives are often misaligned with social good. This is true in the prison and pharmaceutical industries and, now, much of the legal...
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