New Coalition Launched to End Cannabis Prohibition, Bridge Across Ideological, Party Lines
WASHINGTON, April 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, the Cannabis Freedom Alliance (CFA) launched to end the prohibition, criminalization, and overregulation of cannabis in the United States. The CFA aims to do so in a manner consistent with helping all...
Bridgewater Bans Marijuana Sales Despite Public Disapproval
© Shutterstock The vote was made on Monday night following an hour-long public hearing session where the majority of the written comments and speakers voiced their opposition. BRIDGEWATER, NJ — The Bridgewater Council unanimously voted to pass four ordinances that...
Cannabis Conference and Cannabis Business Times Launch Cannabis Leadership Awards
LAS VEGAS, NV – April 6, 2021 – Cannabis Business Times, the leading B2B publication dedicated to the cultivator/grower segment of the cannabis industry, and Cannabis Conference, the leading educational event and expo for professionals at plant-touching cannabis...
Cannabis startup Fyllo just raised $30 million as mainstream investors place more bets on tech
Fyllo is a cannabis-focused software company. The company just raised a $30 million Series B round. Fyllo says it’s expanding into the mainstream — both in investors and clients. See more stories on Insider’s business page. As cannabis legalization surges...
This Surprising Projection Shows Why Big Tobacco Is Moving Into Cannabis
Cannabis companies haven’t made many deals outside of its own industry, but a couple of the more notable ones have involved tobacco. Altria (NYSE:MO) invested $1.8 billion into Cronos Group (NASDAQ:CRON) back in 2018 to take a 45% stake in its business. And last...
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 is changing how it goes after illegal cannabis farms
Fighting the illicit pot market APPLE INC. -0.35 -0.21% CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. +2.03 +0.90% TESLA, INC. -0.90 -0.48% AMAZON.COM, INC. +0.11 +0.11% It’s been five years since recreational cannabis sales began in California. Many have played by the rules, but the...
Cannabis marketing complications, 4/20 plans, and advice for women breaking into the industry
Join NY Cannabis Insider on April 20 in Victor, NY, for an industry meetup. Details and tickets here. Jeffrey Hoffman is a New York City-based attorney who hosts “Ask Me Anything about Cannabis Legalization in New York” each week on LinkedIn. Hoffman and NY Cannabis...
CT’s cannabis industry wants state to allow tax deduction for expenses
HARTFORD — Connecticut’s cannabis industry, competing against Rhode Island and Massachusetts dispensaries that offer sharply lower prices, wants state lawmakers to let them claim tax deductions for expenses, like any other business. But because the...
Ultra Health CEO predicts ‘year of reckoning’ for New Mexico’s cannabis market
Ultra Health CEO predicts ‘year of reckoning’ for New Mexico’s cannabis market April 1 marked one year since New Mexico’s adult-use cannabis marketplace made its debut. It was marked by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham with the exuberant announcement that adult-use sales...
3 Best Marijuana Stocks to Buy in 2021
At an annual growth rate of 20% per year, the marijuana industry has become one of the nation’s fastest-emerging industries. Meanwhile, cannabis stocks have been giving back some mouthwatering gains to investors. In fact, shares of Green Thumb...
Medical Marijuana Tracking System To Begin In Okla. By End Of Month
Sunday, April 4th 2021, 4:36 pm By: Jordan Tidwell TULSA, Okla. – A tracking system for medical marijuana will officially be implemented statewide by the end of April. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority said it will use a tracking system called...
Pa. cannabis legalization remains unlikely as neighboring states go for it
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. A version of this story originally appeared in our free weekly...
Marijuana prohibition is withering away, but the human carnage it caused is permanent. Governments should take action to atone for their Drug War sins.
© KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images Eliana Miss Illi, General Manager of Weed World poses as she smokes a joint on 7th Avenue in Midtown New York City, March 31, 2021. KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images New York has legalized marijuana and will soon begin expunging...
Neighborhood Essentials: Startup gets a leg up from program supporting Detroit-born cannabis ventures
For Tre Hobbs, entrepreneurship has not been an easy ladder to climb. “It’s been a grind, a lot of early mornings and late nights,” said Hobbs, owner and founder of Neighborhood Essentials, a marijuana microbusiness. “I’ve felt every...
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