Welcome to Colorado’s First Cannabis Ghost Town
Gravel crunches underfoot on the sun-cooked Maverick Lane, whose addresses don’t exist in Google Maps. Tumbleweeds roll by abandoned buildings and faded real estate signs. A few doors are open, allowing passersby to peer inside the vacant warehouses. At one of...
Vangst Partners with Cannabis Business Office to Launch CannaBusiness Growth
The first-of-its-kind government contract aims to provide educational cannabis content for social equity license holders in Colorado DENVER, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Vangst, the world’s leading cannabis industry jobs platform, today announced a...
Maine’s adult-use cannabis sales continue to grow, but the market is getting crowded
Blue Lobster Cannabis co-owner Hayden Stokes at the store in Casco on Monday. Stokes and his partner got the store up and running in December after working on the ordinance with town officials for nearly two years. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer Recreational cannabis...
One California city’s war on illegal cannabis almost as lucrative as revenue from legal activity
In the past three years, El Monte’s effort to shut down illegal marijuana growers and dealers has brought in $1.2 million for the city, nearly the same amount the city generated from taxing legal cannabis businesses in the same time period. Since 2020, El Monte has...
New Marijuana Rules and Laws Take Effect January 8
A handful of new rules and laws affecting Colorado’s marijuana industry take effect today, January 8. The changes are the result of annual rulemaking meetings with various marijuana business owners, public health officials, other cannabis stakeholders and the...
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 sensible step for Florida: Vote ‘yes’ on Amendment 3 | Opinion
Today, I stand in support of Amendment 3 to legalize the recreational use of marijuana for adults, which will be on the ballot this November. For the sake of transparency, I am a paid advisor to Smart …
Perspective: Marijuana Industry regularly skirts regulations to maximize profits
This year, Gov. Jared Polis proclaimed, “Colorado has always been a national leader in cannabis …” However, a look beyond the marketing schemes and flowery language shows a far more …
Erie ballot issue 3C: Marijuana excise sales tax
Shall Town of Erie taxes be increased by $800,000 in the first full fiscal year, and by whatever amounts are raised annually thereafter, by the imposition of an excise tax of five percent (5%) on the …
Meet The Fintech Startup Powering The Cannabis Industry
Green Check verifies $1 billion in legal marijuana sales every month through its banking compliance software. Inside the company that’s cashing in on an industry where cash is king.
Marijuana Buyers From Texas Fuel a ‘Little Amsterdam’ in New Mexico
Sunland Park, along the Rio Grande, has joined the ranks of U.S. cities transformed by state cannabis laws. But the good times may not last forever. WHY WE’RE HERE We’re exploring how America defines itself one place at a time. A New Mexico bedroom community has...
2024 session sees renewed push for marijuana legalization at Indiana Statehouse
Indiana Democrats and some Republicans will once again seek to pass legislation legalizing marijuana during the 2024 legislative session, which begins Monday. Past attempts at liberalizing Indiana’s marijuana laws have proved fruitless. During last year’s legislative...
Former Oakland and San Francisco cop now manages cannabis industry security
Former Bay Area cop manages cannabis industry security Safety concerns over the cannabis industry are top of mind after an Oakland police officer was killed while responding to a burglary at a cannabis business on Dec. 29. SAN FRANCISCO – Safety concerns over...
The Intangible Harvest: How Branding, Not Just Marketing, Can Define Cannabis Industry Leaders
In a world increasingly defined by intangibles, brand-building has never been more paramount. And, never more so than in the continuously burgeoning and growing cannabis industry. The shift in the American economy from the tangible — land, vehicles, factories —...
Nearly half of applicants for Missouri social-equity marijuana licenses were from out of state
More than 40% of the owners listed on applications for state’s social-equity marijuana licenses issued in October were from outside Missouri, according to an annual report released by the Division of Cannabis Regulation Wednesday. About half of those owners came from...
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