Connecticut Flower Supply Remains Spotty – UPDATED February 13, 2024 Tom Hymes Connecticut, News & Insights 0 Comments We are midway through February, and while the availability of raw flower in Connecticut’s dispensaries has improved slightly, it has also settled into a hit-or-miss proposition that seems to depend on where you live. It is rare these days to… Read More→
What Overturning Chevron Could Mean for Cannabis January 23, 2024 Tom Hymes Hemp Policy & Legal, News & Insights, Spotlight 0 Comments If the United States Supreme Court overturns the longstanding Chevron deference, which is not unlikely considering the mien of certain justices during recent oral arguments as well as a general antipathy to the doctrine that has developed over the years,… Read More→
New York CAURD Lawsuit: The Stage is Set for Friday August 10, 2023 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, New York, News & Insights, Spotlight 0 Comments On August 2, a lawsuit by four service impaired veterans was filed in New York State Supreme Court in Albany County against the state’s cannabis regulators that has brought the ongoing CAURD program to a screeching halt following an August… Read More→
Lucid Green’s QR Code Offers a Doorway To Efficiency July 11, 2023 Tom Hymes Company Stories, News & Insights, Spotlight 0 Comments Co-founded in 2018 by data veterans Larry Levy and Paul Botto, who also serve as its CEO and President, respectively, Lucid Green introduced a touchless inventory management solution for the cannabis industry via its LucidID QR code – The Intelligent… Read More→
MPG Consulting: Time Travelers for the Cannabis Industry April 6, 2023 Tom Hymes Company Stories, Interstate Commerce, News & Insights, Spotlight 0 Comments Since its founding by Adam Orens in 2014, Colorado-based MPG Consulting, formerly The Marijuana Policy Group, has been helping industry stakeholders with an array of professional services that include market research and analysis, business plan creation, strategic investments, licensing, and… Read More→
When Regulators and Stakeholders Gather June 9, 2022 Tom Hymes Op-Ed, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Thank goodness the Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA) gave a last-minute scoop to Marijuana Moment about a closed-door no-press meeting between regulators and industry stakeholders held Monday and Tuesday of this week in Seattle. Had the story not been published, the… Read More→
Cannabis Vape Companies Saw Bootlegs Coming — So Why Didn’t Regulators? October 19, 2019 AggregatedNews Vaping Crisis 0 Comments Despite the efforts of cannabis companies to keep up with counterfeit carts, people are still getting sick If imitation is the highest form of flattery, you’d think Kingpen, a popular California-based cannabis brand, would be positively tickled by the fact… Read More→
Ten Reasons Why 2018 Will Be the Year of Cannabis October 23, 2017 David Hodes Compliance and Regulations 0 Comments We are quickly approaching the most important year of the cannabis industry since Colorado began selling recreational cannabis in 2014, or voters in Washington D.C. later that year approved an initiative for recreational sales in the District.. or maybe.. ever.… Read More→
Top Five Red Flags for California Cannabis Mergers and Acquisitions September 29, 2017 Hilary Bricken Compliance and Regulations, Cultivation, Retail 0 Comments Ah, California. The land of tech innovation, wine country, and endless coastline. Also the land of shysters, hucksters, and snake oil salesmen, far too many of whom have migrated to the booming cannabis industry to ply their trade. With the… Read More→