The 2018 Farm Bill – What it Means for Hemp Farmers’ Tax Bill December 27, 2018 Ben Condon Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Cultivation, Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Industry News, Hemp Policy & Legal, News & Insights, Policy & Legal 0 Comments CPA Covers The Income Tax Implications for Hemp Farms after the new 2018 Farm Bill The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the 2018 Farm Bill) has officially been signed into law. One of the major components of this legislation of industrial hemp. … Read More→
Fresh Competition Brewing in Cannabis Beverages November 28, 2018 Doug Brown Processing 0 Comments Cannabis beverages have been on the receiving end of a fair bit of press during the past year. In August, beverage conglomerate Constellation Brands dropped $4 billion for 38 percent of Canopy Growth, a big Canadian cannabis cultivator. Even Coca-Cola… Read More→
Munchies of Choice Vary Between States’ Edibles Consumers October 15, 2018 Doug Brown Cannabis & Hemp Research, Processing 0 Comments We smoke, vape and slather our weed. We affix patches infused with THC to our arms. And more and more of us, too, eat our reefer. So far during 2018, edibles sales in major states garnered 15 percent of market… Read More→
Cannabis Consumers and Strains: Fealty and Fickle October 1, 2018 Doug Brown Cannabis & Hemp Research, Cultivation, Retail 0 Comments Cannabis enthusiasts are loyal consumers of strains, finding favorites and sticking by their sides for years. Right? Sometimes. But they are fickle, too. While it is true that some consumers rarely vary from a few strains, often for wellness issues… Read More→
Infused Pre-Rolls Fizzle in CA, Light-Up in CO, OR August 27, 2018 Doug Brown Cultivation 0 Comments Back in the Wild West days, before California enacted adult-use sales as well as a much more comprehensive regulatory structure, it was the land of the infused pre-rolled joint. For all of 2017, for example, pre-rolls — joints that in… Read More→
Balms, Lubes, Patches: The State(s) of Topicals July 24, 2018 Doug Brown Processing 0 Comments As the cannabis market matures across the second decade of the 21st century, some aspects of the industry, such as flower’s lead (albeit steadily diminishing) in market share, are likely to hold steady. But the cannabis market is ever-evolving. By… Read More→
Med and Rec in Colorado and Oregon Go Own Ways July 9, 2018 Doug Brown Cultivation 0 Comments Before pot shoppers in Colorado and Oregon open their wallets for a gram of Green Crack or a vape pen, they first must decide which kind of store to visit: medical or adult-use. Both dispensaries will carry roughly the same… Read More→
Candy Sweetens Cannabis Edibles Market June 25, 2018 Doug Brown Processing 0 Comments Candy rules the edibles market, and it always has. But within the candy category, which includes gummies, mints, hard candy, caramels and more, trends diverge between states according to data from cannabis market research firm BDS Analytics. But one candy,… Read More→
Cannabis Beverages Modest Market, But Thirst Growing June 18, 2018 Doug Brown Processing 0 Comments The cannabis beverage market is not large, compared to categories like flower and concentrates — less than one percent of all cannabis sales in Colorado, Oregon and California were spent on beverages during April of this year, for example. But… Read More→
What’s Cheap? Depends Upon Where the Sales Takes Place May 21, 2018 Doug Brown Processing 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Distillate Rises From Depths to Beat Oil In Vapes May 16, 2018 Doug Brown Processing 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Colorado’s first-in-the-nation marijuana “tasting rooms” bill heads to Hickenlooper’s desk May 11, 2018 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments Concept would allow adults to vape, consume edibles at current recreational marijuana retailers Licensed marijuana “tasting rooms” could be operating in Colorado by this time next year if Gov. John Hickenlooper signs a first-of-its-kind bill that state lawmakers sent to… Read More→
How High Are Recreational Marijuana Taxes in Your State? April 27, 2018 AggregatedNews Banking, Finance & Real Estate 0 Comments As public opinion increasingly favors the legalization of recreational marijuana, a growing number of states must determine how to tax legal sales of cannabis. To date, nine states (Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington) and the District… Read More→
Legal Marijuana States Seek Meeting With Jeff Sessions March 30, 2018 AggregatedNews California, Colorado, Oregon 0 Comments California, Oregon and other marijuana-friendly states are seeking a meeting with U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in hopes of resolving the conflict between federal and state laws that has left the nation’s cannabis industry in legal limbo. Marijuana is illegal… Read More→
Blue Moon Brewer Is Launching Cannabis Infused Drinks March 29, 2018 AggregatedNews On the Move 0 Comments DENVER — The inventor of Blue Moon beer is launching three marijuana-infused drinks that promise intoxication without the alcoholic headache. The drinks, served chilled and initially only available in Colorado this fall, will contain no alcohol but will instead be infused… Read More→