Akerna Flash Report: US shoppers expected to spend $373 million on cannabis in preparation for Christmas and New Year’s celebrations
Christmas and New Year’s Eve are projected to be in the top five sales days of the year, falling just behind 4/20, the unofficial cannabis consumption holiday DENVER, Dec. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Business intelligence from Akerna (Nasdaq: KERN), a leading...
Legal marijuana must bring true equity
Passing legislation was just the beginning. Now, the hard work commences for the appointees to the Office of Cannabis Management. OCM Chair Tremaine Wright, Executive Director Chris Alexander and Board Members Adam Perry, Jen Metzger, Reuben R. McDaniel III and...
Dixon cannabis dispensary is Chamber’s top business of 2021
Twenty years ago, the idea of a cannabis dispensary in Dixon would have been unthinkable. Even more unthinkable would have been a dispensary that is actively involved in the community it operates in. However, times have changed, and Dixon Wellness Collective — now in...
TiaPlanta owner hopes to open one of the first cannabis businesses in Jersey City
Local plant shop owner Shayla Cabrera is hoping to be one of the first people to acquire a license to grow cannabis in Jersey City. Cabrera, 33, said it feels like a natural for her to enter into the cannabis industry as she already has experience in agriculture. She...
Cannabis Industry Chart Of The Week: The Great Cannabis Debt Shift
There has been a significant shift in cannabis debt issuance from equity-linked debt to straight debt with no equity linkage. This shift reflects the industry’s growing maturity and profitability (at least in the U.S.) There has been a significant shift in...
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.
A payments vet tries to ignite bankers’ interest in cannabis
Cannabis is a nearly $34 billion industry, though it’s still only legal on a state-by-state basis and mostly unbanked — giving rise to an entire industry dedicated to providing financial services until national regulation finally emerges. One firm,...
Maryland Launches Marijuana Social Equity Business Portal To Check Eligibility Ahead Of License Application Window
Maryland officials are unveiling a new portal that will allow people to check their eligibility for a social equity marijuana business license before regulators begin to accept applications later this year. The Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA) announced on...
Hull town meeting voters turn a new leaf in support of recreational marijuana
HULL − Five years after the town banned recreational marijuana dispensaries, residents have turned a new leaf. An overwhelming majority of more than 300 voters at a special town meeting Thursday supported allowing the sale of recreational marijuana. Such sales will...
Changes to cannabis laws could see return of community impact fees
After years of demanding cannabis businesses pay up to open up in Massachusetts, with municipalities charging community impact fees that reached 3% of gross yearly profits in anticipation of problems, the state Legislature clarified the laws surrounding host community...
Could recreational marijuana be in Oklahoma’s future in 2022? Here’s a look
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New Jersey Welcomes First Legal Cannabis Business Applications
NEW JERSEY — Nearly 500 people established accounts on the state’s cannabis business application platform, with over 160 formally applying to be some of the first legal cannabis businesses in the state, New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission officials...
Waitr: Marijuana delivery plan moves forward, rebranding as ASAP | Business Buzz
Each week, we’ll offer insights into new businesses, developments and closings in the area. And we’ll answer your questions about what’s happening in a vacant store or empty lot. Email us at wpotter@theadvertiser.com. Lafayette-based food and grocery delivery app...
Supply chain disruptions hamper future marijuana businesses in Fall River
FALL RIVER — Local retail marijuana businesses are not immune to the supply chain bottleneck. Both Westport attorney Brian Corey and attorney and former Fall River mayor Will Flanagan say delayed deliveries of supplies and materials needed to build and construct...
Marijuana wars: Violent Mexican drug cartels turn Northern California into ‘The Wild West’
COVELO, Calif. — Mexican drug cartels are muscling in on America’s burgeoning multi-billion-dollar marijuana industry, illegally growing large crops in the hills and valleys of Northern California. The state legalized marijuana in 2016 for adult...
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