A dispensary in the Hudson Valley is offering patients a new form of medical marijuana — the first raw cannabis product to be offered in New York. Dr. Stacia Woodcock is assistant director of operations at Curaleaf New York. “This is the first actual flower-based medical cannabis product available in New York. So we’re the […]
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Tilray Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire FOUR20 Adult-Use Cannabis Retailer
PRESS RELEASE FOUR20 owns and operates six stores in Alberta and has secured 16 additional high-traffic store locations Agreement is for up to C$110M subject to the achievement of performance milestones by FOUR20 NANAIMO, B.C. – Tilray, Inc. (“Tilray” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ:TLRY), a global pioneer in cannabis research, cultivation, production and distribution, today […]
DC Health Accuses District Cannabis Titans of Straw Ownership Scheme
The dispensary denies the allegations as “false,” “inflammatory,” and “baseless,” and is suing the city. It was supposed to be completely routine. Once a quarter, players in D.C.’s medical marijuana scene get together with the Department of Health (recently renamed DC Health) to share updates. But when they all met up on a brisk day […]
Did the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Remove the Teeth of 280E?
It seems that a cannabis dispensary could make a very strong case to run a portion of rent, payroll, utilities, security, and other overhead items through cost of goods sold…
Baton Rouge Dispensary first in the state to open its doors for Louisiana Medical Marijuana Patients
PRESS RELEASE Baton Rouge, La. (August 6, 2019)—Medical marijuana is now legally available to Louisiana patients, with Baton Rouge’s Capitol Wellness Solutions recording the state’s first-ever regulated medical-cannabis sales transaction at the dispensary’s grand opening today. Three patients were the first to benefit from the state’s new regulated medical program, including two cancer patients and […]
Cresco Labs Ushers in New Era of Cannabis Retail with Launch of Sunnyside*
PRESS RELEASE Dispensary brand provides shopping destination where cannabis meets wellness CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Cresco Labs Inc. (“Cresco Labs” or the “Company”) (CSE: CL) (OTCQX: CRLBF), one of the largest vertically integrated multistate cannabis operators in the United States, today unveiled Sunnyside*, a new dispensary brand created to accelerate industry growth and shift people’s expectations and […]
Columbia Care Announces Statewide Launch in Florida, the Fastest Growing US Medical Cannabis Market, with Grand Opening of First Dispensary
PRESS RELEASE Global Medical cannabis leader expands dispensary footprint to Gainesville, one of Florida’s most densely populated metropolitan areas and provides update on new cultivation and manufacturing facility Gainesville dispensary to provide differentiated product offering with portfolio of proprietary, GMP manufactured pharmaceutical-quality products and provider-based care and educational model designed to deliver optimal patient journey […]
Columbia Care Enters World’s Largest Regulated Cannabis Market with Grand Opening of Flagship Dispensary in San Diego, California
PRESS RELEASE Global medical cannabis leader launches west coast expansion plan in California’s largest, limited license metropolitan market Nationally proven high-touch, provider-based dispensary model and proprietary pharmaceutical-quality products bring novel, impactful and personalized cannabis-based health and wellness solutions to California NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Columbia Care Inc. (“Columbia Care”, or the “Company”) (NEO: CCHW, OTC: COLXF), one […]
Retail Inventory Management, Part Four
In Parts One, Two and Three of my series on Retail Inventory Management, I talked about adding vendors, replacing vendors as well as methods of quality control and tips as to how to constantly be achieving the perfect store inventory. Part Four of the series I will add to these points by discussing what types of […]
Retail Inventory Management Part Three
Today we will be continuing our series on inventory management and control in retail cannabis shops which are operating in a state legal, compliance driven environment. In previous articles, I discussed a process for adding new products in your store, preventing aging inventory and dealing with dated inventory to manage cash flow effectively, as well […]
Retail Inventory Management, Part Two
Today, we will be discussing inventory and inventory management in Part two of a series on inventory management and control. Previously, we discussed our system for evaluating new products to determine what makes the cut and onto our shelves. Part two will deal with drilling down on what type of products will be carried. In the […]
An Operator’s Insights on Retail Inventory Management, Part One
Good afternoon. My name is Rob Hendrix and as many of you may know, I own a State legal retail cannabis shop in Central Washington State, in my hometown of Ellensburg. We opened in August 2014 and have been successful, profitable and most importantly, violation free. I have always said owning and operating a retail cannabis shop […]
Follow the Money: Managing Cash in Cannabis
By Gary Cohen Chatter surrounding cannabis and banking is loud. The Senate Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions subcommittee held a hearing on access to banking for state-legal cannabis businesses. The House Financial Services committee held its first-ever hearing on the issue as well. Both took testimony from industry participants and financial institutions alike, both sides […]
Cresco Labs Opens Third Pittsburgh Area Dispensary and Launches Online Ordering in Western Pennsylvania
PRESS RELEASE NEW KENSINGTON, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Cresco Labs (CSE:CL) (OTC:CRLBF) (“Cresco” or “the Company”), one of the largest vertically integrated multistate cannabis operators in the United States, today announced the opening of a CY+ dispensary in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. To commemorate the opening, Cresco welcomed Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman to cut the ceremonial ribbon […]
MedMen Completes Previously Announced Acquisition of Illinois Dispensary
PRESS RELEASE February 08, 2019 07:00 AM Eastern Standard Time LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MedMen Enterprises Inc. (“MedMen” or the “Company”) (CSE: MMEN) (OTCQX: MMNFF) (FSE: A2JM6N) is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of Seven Point, a licensed medical cannabis dispensary located in the historic Chicago suburb of Oak […]
One of DC’s Own and Her Partners Open Anacostia Organics
Congratulations go out to my friend and new District of Columbia medical marijuana retail licensee Linda Mercado Greene and her partners for their grand opening of Anacostia Organics. It’s always nice to see the good guys (gals) win one and CBE looks forward to watching team AO kick some ass generating revenues, jobs and taxes […]
Mom & Pops are Making it Happen in Maryland: Charm City Medicus
Recently, CBE has focused its company stories on large licensee consolidators primarily due the public funding efforts of many of them. We recognize that the licensed marketplace is still, for the large part, composed of smaller start-ups that are serving patients in their respective markets and wanted to share the story of Charm City Medicus, […]
FDA Updates its Position on CBD upon Signing of Farm Bill
Hours after President Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill into law, the FDA released a lengthy statement from its commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, M.D., updating its position on CBD products intended for human consumption. Flexing its muscle, the FDA points out that the Farm Bill “explicitly preserved the agency’s current authority to regulate products containing cannabis […]
