There are tricks to getting a cannabis crop safely to harvest
Sat 10:00am By Bart SchanemanCannabis growers need to maintain solid cultivation practices through the entire harvest process to ensure the tough job of raising a good crop doesn't go for naught.…Nevada inspecting cannabis testing labs in corruption probe
Fri 4:58pm By Jeff SmithA Nevada task force investigating possible corruption in the marijuana industry already has conducted unannounced spot inspections at several testing laboratories. The inspections are being done, the Las Vegas Journal-Review reported, after allegations emerged…Marijuana firm Holistic Industries raises $55 million
Fri 4:39pm By John RebchookWashington DC-based Holistic Industries, a multistate cannabis operator, closed $55 million in financing at a time when many other MJ firms are struggling to raise capital. Holistic Industries plans to use the $55 million to “accelerate expansion” and to…Green Organic Dutchman slashes cannabis production target 85% for 2020
Fri 4:32pm By Matt LamersOntario-based Green Organic Dutchman (TGOD) announced a new construction timetable this week that significantly scales back its expected 2020 production capacity, while maintaining its goal to be profitable by the second half of next year. Earlier this month,…CEO of DionyMed cannabis company leaves amid possible default
Fri 3:01pm By Nick ThomasToronto-based DionyMed, a multistate marijuana brands operator, is under pressure after key executives stepped down amid a possible credit default. CEO Edward Fields and Mark Zinselmeier, the chief operating officer, resigned from the company, which has…BNY Mellon’s cannabis-limiting move highlights inconsistencies in banking but could help in the…
Fri 2:43pm By Nick ThomasJust as potential marijuana banking progress appears on the horizon at the federal level due to the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of the SAFE Banking Act, one major bank has stopped clearing a significant chunk of cannabis-related trades. The move…Massachusetts drops suspension against marijuana cultivator
Fri 1:37pm By Jeff SmithMassachusetts cannabis regulators have lifted the roughly five-week suspension of marijuana cultivation license holder Nova Farms, but the operation remains under investigation. The state’s Cannabis Control Commission said it withdrew the suspension…Red tape, regulations hamper Canadian cannabis businesses in first year of recreational sales
Fri 11:25am By Matt LamersA heavy regulatory burden at all levels of government put a damper on legal cannabis sales in the first year of Canada’s adult-use market, but experts are optimistic provincial and federal governments could ease certain rules over time, leading to more…Netherlands consults businesses on recreational cannabis experiment
Fri 8:54am By Alfredo PascualThe Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport opened a public consultation process seeking feedback on the proposed rules for a “controlled cannabis supply chain experiment,” also called wietexperiment (weed experiment) by authorities. At the end of…Week in Review: Early freeze costs largest CO marijuana cultivator millions, Weedmaps lays off 100+,…
Fri 6:30am By Laura HamiltonColorado’s largest marijuana cultivator suffers an early freeze that is expected to trigger a supply disruption in the state, more than 100 Weedmaps employees receive pink slips, enforcement efforts intensify to root out corruption in local and state…Northeast governors take big step toward regional cannabis coordination
Thu 7:06pm By Jeff SmithDemocratic governors from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut took a landmark step Thursday toward coordinating recreational marijuana legalization efforts, agreeing on basic principles involving market regulation, taxation and social equity.…More than 50% of Wisconsin vape products linked to illnesses contain cannabis
Thu 5:17pm By Bart SchanemanMore than half the vape products the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tested in its investigation into vaping illnesses in Wisconsin contained THC, the agency reported. Wisconsin does not have a full-strength medical marijuana program, but it is the…California probes marijuana licenses of indicted man tied to Giuliani associates
Thu 5:00pm By Jeff SmithThe arrest of a Ukrainian-born businessman on charges of conspiring to violate federal campaign finance laws triggered a review of the California cannabis licenses he was granted. Lori Ajax, head of the California Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC), told the Los…Why considering the time frame is critical for cannabis valuations
Thu 4:27pm By Jenel Stelton-HoltmeierIn any valuation exercise, including hemp and cannabis companies, there is always some discussion about exactly when in time - past, present or future - the EBITDA is examined.…Chicago marijuana firm inks $29 million real estate deal
Thu 3:27pm By John RebchookRevolution Global, a Chicago-based cannabis company, will more than double the capacity at its flagship cultivation facility in Illinois after securing $28.75 million in funding from Freehold Properties, a Las Vegas-based real estate investment company. The…Northeast governors meet to create regional adult-use cannabis plan
Thu 1:23pm By Jeff SmithGovernors from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut are co-hosting a cannabis summit Thursday with legislative leaders and policymakers in an unprecedented move to coordinate recreational marijuana legalization efforts. The governors and…Report: Draft law to legalize recreational cannabis in Mexico handed to Senate commissions
Thu 12:19pm By Alfredo PascualThe Mexican Senate’s parliamentary commissions of justice, health and legislative studies received a proposed law to establish a federally regulated adult-use marijuana industry.…Cannabis businesses invest CA$700 million in Atlantic Canada, report estimates
Thu 9:55am By Matt LamersInvestments by nearly two dozen federally licensed cannabis producers in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland are expected to reach 700 million Canadian dollars ($532 million) by the end of the year, according to a new report from…Webcast: Harborside CEO talks shift to for-profit marijuana model
Thu 8:00am By Jenel Stelton-HoltmeierHarborside is a pioneer of the legalized cannabis industry focused on cultivation, branded products and retail in California, where it operates three dispensaries in the Bay Area and a cultivation facility in Salinas, as well as two additional stores in…Buying cannabis licenses on secondary market more of a sure bet than applying for state business…
Thu 6:30am By Margaret JacksonAs the marijuana industry matures and companies expand, many smaller, original growers and retailers are putting their licenses up for sale through the secondary market – much like selling a house. The growing trend is giving cannabis entrepreneurs a new…Cannabis advertising firm Weedmaps cuts 100-plus jobs in response to slow adult-use market rollouts
Wed 6:47pm By Bart SchanemanCalifornia marijuana advertising giant Weedmaps announced Wednesday it laid off 25% of its workforce, blaming the slow rollout of recreational MJ markets in California and Massachusetts and a dwindling pool of outside funding. The job cuts – disclosed by…Recreational marijuana legalization in New Mexico set for push
Wed 5:34pm By Jeff SmithNew Mexico would use proceeds from recreational marijuana to provide low-interest loans to small cannabis businesses and eliminate taxes on medical cannabis under a legalization proposal from an expert panel appointed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Details…Chicago allows some adult-use cannabis sales downtown
Wed 5:07pm By Jeff SmithChicago’s City Council approved a zoning ordinance that bans recreational marijuana stores from the central business district but allows them to locate in part of the popular River North area downtown. Mayor Lori Lightfoot initially had proposed a ban…Colorado’s largest cannabis grower loses millions of dollars in early freeze; supply disruption…
Wed 4:53pm By Bart SchanemanThe largest marijuana grower in Colorado – Pueblo-based Los Sueños Farms – disclosed it lost millions of dollars during an early winter storm after half the company’s plants froze before harvest could be completed. The crop loss in Southern Colorado is…Canadian cannabis firm Valens GroWorks reports profitable third quarter
Wed 1:36pm By Matt LamersBritish Columbia-based Valens GroWorks reported third-quarter net income of 5.9 million Canadian dollars ($4.4 million) on revenue of CA$16.5 million. The vertically integrated cannabis company’s revenue rose 87% over the previous quarter’s CA$8.8 million.…France creates committee to draft rules for medical cannabis trial
Wed 9:36am By Alfredo PascualThe French Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) created a scientific committee to write certain rules ahead of the launch of a two-year medical cannabis experiment. The areas of focus of the committee will be: The products that will…In mainstream partnership, Eaze delivers marijuana to California hotel
Wed 8:00am By Margaret JacksonRoom service just got a little tastier for guests at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows in Santa Monica, California. The hotel has teamed up with Eaze Hospitality and Recreational Embassy to provide cannabis-delivery services to its guests, the latest…Former IRS attorney warns of upcoming ‘tsunami’ of marijuana-related 280E audits
Wed 6:30am By John SchroyerA tax expert who spent six years as an IRS trial lawyer is sounding a new 280E alarm bell that many cannabis businesses might need to answer soon. Nick Richards, a Denver-based tax attorney who now works in the private sector with a clientele that includes…Canada Goose director Jodi Butts nominated for cannabis producer Aphria’s board
Tue 5:30pm By Matt LamersJodi Butts, an independent board director for Canada Goose clothing company, has been nominated to join one of the country’s top cannabis producers, Leamington, Ontario-based Aphria.…Colorado proposes rules to ban additives in cannabis vape products
Tue 4:52pm By Bart SchanemanColorado regulators are finalizing rules to ban certain ingredients from marijuana vaping products, following the lead of other states with legal cannabis programs in the wake of a health crisis that has sickened more than a thousand and killed over two dozen…
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