Bacardi broker to launch new cannabis distribution company to represent Aphria products to retailers and regulators across the country The Canadian arm of alcohol distributor Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits LLC is entering the cannabis market by launching a marijuana-focused broker and partnering with licensed producer Aphria Inc. The new company, Great North Distributors Inc., […]
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Closing the Gap between Cannabis and Employee Drug Testing Data
A study by Quest Diagnostics released earlier this month, the Quest Diagnositcs Drug Testing Index (DTI), reported that based on more than 10 million workplace drug tests, the number of workers who tested positive for marijuana is on a 5-year upward trajectory. Overall, the research found that the number of positive marijuana urine tests increased […]
What’s Cheap? Depends Upon Where the Sales Takes Place
How much is that bag of Kosher Kush-infused gummies in the window? Among other things, it depends upon the state from which the tropical-fruit gummies are purchased. Colorado? Ouch. The average gummy product — most of which are packages containing 100 mg of THC divided between 10 individual gummies (unless the product is for microdosing, […]
10 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a CPA in the Cannabis Industry
You have likely tried to google “280E CPA”, “cannabis CPA”, “cannabis tax” etc. and found that your options seem to be somehow limitless and horribly limited at the same time. Whether your state is legal for adult use (such as Oregon, Washington, Alaska, California, Colorado, etc.) or medically legal (29 states), the tax implications remain […]
Why should you care about privacy and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?
By Michelle Drolet Privacy is one of the most important human rights we cherish. GDPR is essentially an enforcement of our right to privacy in the digital world. The creation of the GDPR regulation demands a conversation focusing on data ownership and control. Who owns the data and who controls it? The importance of privacy […]
N.J. Medical Marijuana Dispensary Partners With John Boehner’s Firm
Acreage Holdings, one of the nation’s largest cannabis cultivation, retail and real estate companies, is collaborating with a south Jersey medicinal marijuana dispensary to open and manage a 100,000-square-foot growing site in Gloucester County, NJ Advance Media has learned. Compassionate Care Foundation of Egg Harbor Township also is seeking permission from the state Health Department […]
Marijuana Policy Project Retains Mason Tvert to Serve as National Spokesperson, Coordinate Media Relations
PRESS RELEASE Tvert, a partner at VS Strategies, co-directed the successful 2012 Colorado legalization initiative campaign and helped pass several successful marijuana policy reforms as MPP’s communications director from 2013-2017 WASHINGTON — The Marijuana Policy Project announced Friday it has retained Mason Tvert of VS Strategies to serve as its national spokesperson and coordinate media relations […]
With a high school diploma and a degree from the “school of hard knocks”, True Leaf’s CEO has a plan
After reviewing a bunch of press releases issued by True Leaf Medicine International, CBE interviewed CEO Darcy Bomford recently and learned a lot about his company and strategy, Health Canada and the race to become one of its new licensees. As a kid, Bomford already had the entrepreneurial bug. His career started renting beach […]
Distillate Rises From Depths to Beat Oil In Vapes
When vapes hit the market, the style of vape cartridge filled with cannabis oil dominated sales. While the vape marketplace included products like distillate and Live Resin cartridges, the straightforward oil was No. 1. Just two years ago, during the first quarter of 2016, oil cartridges captured 84 percent of the entire Colorado vape market […]
GrowForce picks Winnipeg for flagship cannabis facility
PRESS RELEASE New 120,000 sq. ft. cannabis cultivation operation will open in 2019 WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GrowForce Holdings Inc., a new Canadian cannabis company, announced today it will open its flagship cannabis cultivation facility in Winnipeg as part of its nationwide expansion plans. This is the third GrowForce facility in […]
