In a large warehouse, LivWell Enlightened Health feeds its cloned cannabis plants a custom blend of nutrients, sprays them with filtered water and pumps extra carbon dioxide into the air. LivWell releases three types of insects to clear the plants of unwanted pests without the use of toxic pesticides. Every part of the growing process […]
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Applications pour in for new medical marijuana facilities in Missouri
Missouri has received 2,267 applications for medical marijuana facilities and businesses, which means the new statewide industry may soon be coming to South County and Jefferson County. The state brought in over $13 million in application fees and received 2,163 requests from prospective marijuana business owners during the Aug. 3 to Aug. 19 application window. […]
These California politicians once helped regulate legal marijuana. Now they’re working for the industry
As California’s attorney general from 1999 to 2007, Bill Lockyer was on the inside as the state wrestled with a developing marijuana industry. But these days he’s watching the transformation from the outside, as co-founder of a licensed pot distributor in Lynwood. Lockyer, whose four-decade public career included a stint as the powerful leader of […]
8 incredible facts about the booming US marijuana industry
The marijuana industry is booming in the United States. From the $52 billion in sales the industry posted to the 76% increase in cannabis jobs this year, there are plenty of statistics to show marijuana’s startling contributions to the US economy. Marijuana initiatives have swept through state legislatures in recent years. Recreational marijuana use is legal in 10 US […]
Marijuana: A $166 Billion Market?
This is the most aggressive peak annual sales estimate to date by Wall Street. Marijuana may be “just a plant,” but it has Wall Street and investors seeing green and grinning ear to ear at its long-term growth potential. Long considered a taboo topic, cannabis has forced its way into the mainstream. In the United […]
Cannabis, Marijuana, Weed, Pot? Just Call It a Job Machine
David Dancer is a 48-year-old marketing executive who has worked for big brands like Charles Schwab and Teleflora. A year ago, he got a call from a recruiter for a different kind of company: MedMen, a cannabis retailer that has been called “the Apple Store of weed.” The opening was for a chief marketing officer. […]
US authorities: Marijuana involvement imperils citizenship
Immigration authorities on Friday said that anyone with any involvement with marijuana, regardless of whether it’s legal in the state where they live, can be denied citizenship because the drug is still illegal under federal law. The announcement comes weeks after officials in Colorado, where recreational marijuana is legal, began warning residents that working for a dispensary […]
The marijuana industry looks like the fastest-growing job market in the country
At a time when the rest of the labor market appears to be tightening up, the marijuana industry is just getting started when it comes to job creation, according to a recent report. Pot manufacturers and distributors, on both the recreational and medicinal sides, saw massive job creation in 2018, with 64,389 new positions added […]
High prices keep many Ohioans out of legal cannabis market
As Ohio’s medical marijuana industry finally takes off, some patients and advocates are griping about costs that put it out of reach for many people. A steep price tag stems partly from the lack of competition, as Ohio only has seven dispensaries spread throughout the state, mostly in rural areas, experts said. Costs are expected […]
Colorado Cannabis Wants To Go Public, But Not Everyone Is Onboard
Colorado used to be on top of the cannabis world. As legalization spreads both in the U.S. and abroad, a lack of investor capital here could be the industry’s undoing. “Now we are chasing the wagon,” said Dean Heizer, the executive director and chief legal strategist of LivWell. “And we need to get back on the wagon, […]
Growing Marijuana Industry Struggles To Attract Employees Of Color
As marijuana becomes legal around the country, blacks and Latinos are often left out of new business opportunities. Advocates say people of color are often reluctant to join the growing legal marijuana economy because they were targeted far more often than whites during the war on drugs. Studies show members of such communities were arrested […]
Public Banks Could Help Serve Marijuana Industry
NESTLED at the edge of Bismarck, North Dakota, where the city meets the Missouri River, is an inconspicuous brick building that houses a unique institution: The Bank of North Dakota, the only state-owned and state-run bank in the U.S. Born of necessity, the banking model pioneered by North Dakota has since proved profitable – to the tune […]
Marijuana is getting cheaper. For some states, that’s a problem.
Wholesale marijuana prices in Colorado have fallen by a third in just the past 12 months, continuing a price crash that began soon after the drug was legalized. Although this implies that some marijuana entrepreneurs are going to go bankrupt, the bigger financial hit will be felt by states that tax marijuana based on its […]
Canadian legalization creates opportunities for Colorado marijuana businesses
Nationwide recreational marijuana legalization makes Canada a fertile landscape for ganjaprenuers. While some Colorado companies are already cashing in on opportunities north of the border, the effect on the local cannabis landscape is expected to be mostly invisible to consumers, industry advocates say. People began lining up in the wee hours of Newfoundland time Wednesday morning to make […]
Canadian cannabis industry workers will be able to enter U.S. for pleasure travel
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says Canadian citizens working in the cannabis industry should be able to enter the U.S. for reasons unrelated to the marijuana industry. The agency updated its website Tuesday, providing a measure of clarity after a vague statement last month left the industry and investors facing uncertainty about travel of any kind […]
Pharmacokinetic Testing in the Cannabis Industry: Scientific Testing Must Become the Industry Standard to Keep Consumers Safe
By: Dr. Richard Kaufman, Chief Science Officer, NanoSphere Health Sciences As legislation evolves, the marijuana industry is poised for exponential growth in the years to come. Within a few decades, we will not even recognize what the industry looked like in its nascence. That said, a still-developing industry comes with its fair share of challenges. […]
ZipRecruiter CEO Says Cannabis Is Fastest Growing Job Category
The head of a leading firm that connects businesses with job seekers says that employment in the legal marijuana industry is growing faster than any other field. “You know what the fastest-growing job category in the United States is?” ZipRecruiter.com co-founder and CEO Ian Siegel asked. “Marijuana.” And he should know. His company calls itself the “fastest growing employment marketplace” […]
This Marijuana Stock Is Booming Past The Rest
In case you haven’t noticed, marijuana stocks are growing like a weed. A majority of those with a market cap of at least $200 million have had their share price double or triple over the trailing year as optimism surrounding legal weed grows. Rapidly rising sales figures have certainly played a role in boosting investor […]
