Why Explosive Applications Create Bulletproof Marijuana Businesses November 4, 2020 Steven Schain Best Practices, Compliance and Regulations, Policy & Legal 0 Comments In 2019, legalized Marijuana’s domestic sales reached $11.7 billion, and grow, processing and dispensary licenses were valued at (and, reportedly, sold for) over $20 million dollars. Licenses are granted by the respective 33 states with Marijuana programs, most of which impose… Read More→
Federal mental health grants canceled because Maine has legal marijuana May 17, 2020 AggregatedNews Maine 0 Comments Because Maine allows the medical use of marijuana by students, the federal government is cutting off $3.3 million in already approved funding to support mental health programs for youngsters. It isn’t clear whether the new federal policy may impact other… Read More→
Coronavirus in Oklahoma: Marijuana dispensaries roll without a rescue April 28, 2020 AggregatedNews Oklahoma 0 Comments No federal help is on the way for medical marijuana businesses, so the fledgling industry in Oklahoma is finding its own way through the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis. "We've had to look at taking cost-cutting measures and increasing our… Read More→
No Congressional Couch Lock: State Medical Marijuana Laws Protected Through September 30th March 28, 2018 Hilary Bricken Policy & Legal 0 Comments By HILARY BRICKEN The Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment can still be used as a shield for medical marijuana providers...for now. State implementation of medical marijuana laws are safe from interference from the Department of Justice until September 30th of this year. In… Read More→
The Shocking Shift in Perception of Cannabis November 9, 2017 Chris Boudreau The Buck Stops Here 0 Comments Ok, that headline is probably not even news in the cannabis industry. The past 12 months have brought dramatic change to the landscape of the cannabis marketplace, and a shocking shift in the U.S. acceptance of cannabis as both a… Read More→
California Cannabis: Prepare Now For Your Upcoming Product Liability Wake-Up Call September 4, 2017 Hilary Bricken California, Compliance and Regulations, Policy & Legal, Retail 0 Comments Time and again I have warned cannabis industry participants that federal prohibition means nothing when it comes to liability created by defective products. Colorado is a prime example of the threat and the power of cannabis product recalls. And though for years… Read More→
Cannabis is What America Needs July 26, 2017 Simone Cimiluca Radzins Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Compliance and Regulations, Policy & Legal 0 Comments To my fellow Americans: We have a severe crisis in America today. We’re divided politically on many issues, we have a legal drug epidemic - the abuse of prescription opioids - that is spreading rampantly across the United States. We are losing our rights and… Read More→
Colorado Eyeing Pot-Clubs to Keep Smoke off the Streets February 16, 2017 AggregatedNews Cannabis Tourism, Colorado 0 Comments DENVER — At risk of raising the ire of the White House, Colorado is on the brink of becoming the first state with licensed pot clubs. But the details of how these clubs will operate are as hazy as the… Read More→
Nine Ways the Federal Government Restricts Legal Marijuana States February 7, 2017 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments Even as he celebrated the end of a big year for his cannabis-focused company, Terra Tech, Derek Peterson was scrambling to cope with some bad news. On the one hand, in 2016, his Newport Beach business raised close to $20… Read More→
21st Century Cures Act A Huge Positive For The Cannabis Industry December 13, 2016 Jason Napodano Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Science and Technology 2 Comments By Jason Napodano On December 7, 2016, the U.S. Senate passed the 21st Century Cures Act. President Obama said he plans to sign the bill into law as soon as it hits his desk. The Act, which is designed to… Read More→
Cannabis Myths Debunked September 20, 2016 Matt Walstatter News & Insights, Opinions 1 Comment Cannabis has played major role in my life for a very long time, so the current transition to legal cannabis has affected me in many ways, some for the better, some for the worse. One of my favorite aspects of… Read More→