States With The Most Dispensaries Per Capita March 9, 2020 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments Even though use of marijuana for recreational purposes remains illegal in New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment still gets pretty high – when ranked among other states for dispensary density and tax revenue generated from cannabis sales, that is. New… Read More→
These 2 States Are Sabotaging Their Respective Marijuana Industries November 11, 2019 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments These billion-dollar markets are making it impossible for their cannabis industries to thrive. At this time last year, the cannabis industry looked as if it would be practically unstoppable. Canada had just become the first industrialized country in the world… Read More→
Consumer Trust In Information On CBD February 19, 2019 Mike Luce Cannabis & Hemp Research, Marketing 0 Comments When we collected feedback on purchase drivers from medical and adult use cannabis consumers in 2018, we noted some intuitive and not-so-obvious patterns. Those who think of cannabis as a wellness solution were much more likely to check CBD contents,… Read More→
Boomers Pose Unique Challenge To Dispensary Operators September 10, 2018 Mike Luce Cannabis & Hemp Research, Marketing 1 Comment "The staff has been most important in walking me through the decision-making and purchasing process. Today's marijuana and it's methods of use is so different; I find myself knowing basically nothing about it." - Male 65+, Seattle, WA That is… Read More→
When Just One More Is Too Many August 13, 2018 Mike Luce Marketing 0 Comments Picture yourself standing in your local grocer’s pasta aisle: Behind you, all manner of oils: vegetable, canola, grapeseed, sesame, and peanut. Row after row of olive oils, including extra virgin, cold-pressed, Greek and Italian. You flirted with the idea of… Read More→
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries: Take Care of Patient Health Information or Pay The Price August 14, 2017 Michelle Drolet Compliance and Regulations 0 Comments Medical marijuana, like any controlled substance, requires a strong system of identifying patients properly. As the industry matures, the federal government has increasingly been more involved in enforcing ever more stringent laws and regulations on medical marijuana dispensaries. While it… Read More→
Hawaii’s 17 Years of Missteps in Legalization Blamed on Ambivalence, Lack of Leadership August 2, 2017 Kevin Whitton Compliance and Regulations, Hawaii, Policy & Legal 0 Comments In the year 2000, Hawaii became the first state to legalize medical cannabis through the state legislature. Act 228 created a medical cannabis registry program that allowed medical cannabis cardholders to grow their own cannabis or have a caretaker grow… Read More→
Cannabis and privacy compliance: Is your health information protected? May 15, 2017 Michelle Drolet Policy & Legal 2 Comments The legal regime for cannabis is a highly fractured one in the U.S. As of today, we’re approaching the legalized use of either recreational or medicinal marijuana in 30 states with eight states and the District of Columbia nearing full… Read More→
What Researcher’s Found in California’s Marijuana February 23, 2017 AggregatedNews Cultivation, Science and Technology 0 Comments Researchers in Northern California have delivered some unsettling news for marijuana users. It turns out, a sizeable amount of the pot sold in California's medical marijuana dispensaries tested positive for mold and bacteria, which could be dangerous for patients with compromised… Read More→
With No Product, Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Program Begins Thursday September 7, 2016 AggregatedNews Ohio 0 Comments Medical marijuana becomes legal Thursday in Ohio. But there are just a few problems. There are no marijuana crops because there are no growers. There are no processors, testing labs or dispensaries to sell a product that doesn't yet exist.… Read More→
Medical Marijuana Taxes In Massachusetts On The Rise For Potential Dispensaries July 25, 2016 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Massachusetts cities and towns are exacting increasingly hefty payments from medical marijuana dispensaries in exchange for letters the companies need to win state licenses, a Globe review of recent compacts shows. In Worcester, a dispensary promised to pay the city… Read More→
Marijuana Stores Are Taking Their Interior Design To The Next Level July 18, 2016 AggregatedNews Retail 0 Comments Marijuana shops across the U.S. are getting some work done — a nip here, a tuck there and sometimes an entire face-lift. Call it “Extreme Makeover: Dispensary Edition.” Pot shops, once sparsely decorated storefronts run by people more worried about… Read More→
The State of Oregon’s Marijuana Market, By the Numbers April 8, 2016 AggregatedNews Oregon, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Here's a snapshot of Oregon's marijuana market: 418: Registered medical marijuana dispensaries statewide 167: Dispensaries in Portland 3: Dispensaries facing state "enforcement action" for rule violations since recreational marijuana sales began in October. 850: Recreational marijuana licenses that the state… Read More→