By Chris Woods, CEO, Terrapin Care Station In January, Motley Fool asked whether 2020 would be the year of cannabis stock bankruptcies. And if business leaders aren’t careful about their growth, the answer will undoubtedly be “yes.” While the impact of the coronavirus crisis clearly shines a light on mistakes made by cannabis companies that […]
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Lavish Parties, Greedy Pols and Panic Rooms: How the ‘Apple of Pot’ Collapsed
The warm California sun shone down on Adam Bierman as he stepped up to the ceremonial ribbon strung across the entrance of his latest triumph: a new store on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice, the hottest retail strip west of the Mississippi. Bierman stood facing a pack of clamoring photographers. Behind him, inside the shop, […]
Budding Hemp Farmers Struggle To Find Success In The ‘Green Rush’
Hemp farming exploded after the 2018 Farm Bill passed last December. The bill decriminalized the plant at the federal level, opening the door for many U.S. farmers to grow and sell hemp. Over the past year, licensed hemp acreage increased more than 445%, according to the advocacy and research group Vote Hemp. More than 510,000 acres of hemp […]
