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Cannacurio Podcast Episode 9 with David O'Brien of Massachusetts Cannabis Business Association

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 9 with David O'Brien of Massachusetts Cannabis Business Association

In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss microbusiness licenses in California and hemp license data across the country.

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 8 with Debra Borchardt of Green Market Report

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 8 with Debra Borchardt of Green Market Report

In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss hemp licenses across the country as well as microbusiness licenses in California.

Cannacurio: Testing & Distribution Leaderboards (Q1 2020)

Cannacurio: Testing & Distribution Leaderboards (Q1 2020)

In this week’s post we wanted to highlight testing and distribution licenses; two activities that do not receive nearly as much attention as dispensaries, manufacturers, and cultivators.

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 7 with Nick Tennant of Precision Extraction Solutions

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 7 with Nick Tennant of Precision Extraction Solutions

In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss license numbers and cannabis license verification as well as retail and dispensary license data in 2020. We also speak with Nick Tennant, Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Precision Extraction Solutions, a global leader in cannabis extraction equipment, technology, site planning, compliance, lab build-out, installation, consulting, and training.

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 6 with Tim Sultan of Marijuana Industry Trade Association

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 6 with Tim Sultan of Marijuana Industry Trade Association

In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss license numbers and cannabis license verification as well as retail and dispensary license data in 2020.

Cannacurio: California Microbusinesses

Cannacurio: California Microbusinesses

Currently California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control has issued 267 active microbusiness licenses. In order to hold a California microbusiness license, a licensee must engage in at least three of the following cannabis business activities:

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 5 with Dawne Morris of PROTEUS 420

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 5 with Dawne Morris of PROTEUS 420

In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss new cannabis retailer and dispensary licensing data during the first quarter of 2020.

Cannacurio: Connecticut Hemp

Cannacurio: Connecticut Hemp

It is hemp season and today’s Cannacurio delves into the hemp licenses in our home state of Connecticut. Connecticut has three types of licenses right now that include cultivation, processing and manufacturing.

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 4 with Kaliko Castille and Amy Rose of NCIA

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 4 with Kaliko Castille and Amy Rose of NCIA

In the new episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss the latest U.S. cannabis cultivation licensing data. We also speak with Kaliko Castille, Director of Marketing, ...

Cannacurio: Manufacturing Leaderboard (Q1 2020)

Cannacurio: Manufacturing Leaderboard (Q1 2020)

One part of the Cannabis value chain that we have not covered this year is Manufacturing. We ended 2019 with 4,804 active licenses. So far this year states have added 178 more or 3.7%.

Cannacurio: Cultivation Leaderboard (Q1 2020)

Cannacurio: Cultivation Leaderboard (Q1 2020)

We have been tracking key cannabis activities on the Cannacurio blog and this week we look back at Q1’s cultivation licenses. Last time we checked California and Oklahoma were responsible for 95% of the new cultivation licenses issued ...

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 3 with Justin Mayhall of BioTrack

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 3 with Justin Mayhall of BioTrack

In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss new cannabis licensing data out of West Virginia. We also speak with Justin Mayhall, ...

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 2 with Taylor Jones of Blackbird

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 2 with Taylor Jones of Blackbird

In this week's Cannacurio Podcast, join my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I as we catch up on data trends and news from the Cannabiz Media License Database and speak with Taylor Jones, Vice President of Sales for Blackbird, ...

Cannacurio: Dispensary & Retailer Leaderboard (Q1 2020)

Cannacurio: Dispensary & Retailer Leaderboard (Q1 2020)

The first quarter of 2020 is over and retail & dispensary licenses have increased 5.5% with 385 new stores nationwide. Cannabiz Media tracked the newly active dispensary/retailer licenses from 18 states.

Cannacurio: License Contact Points – Beyond the Email Address

Cannacurio: License Contact Points – Beyond the Email Address

This week we’ll take a departure from license data to highlight some of the unique information we aggregate to help you get a clearer understanding of licensed businesses, their owners and key employees.

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 1 with Chaz Hermanowski of Grove Bags

Cannacurio Podcast Episode 1 with Chaz Hermanowski of Grove Bags

Join me and Cannabiz Media's Director of Sales and Trade Associations, Amanda Guerrero on the first episode of Cannabiz Media's Cannacurio Podcast where we talk about interesting data pulled from the Cannabiz Media License Database and interview one of our power users.

Cannacurio: West Virginia – The Mountain State Receives 285 Applications for 120 Potential Licenses

Cannacurio: West Virginia – The Mountain State Receives 285 Applications for 120 Potential Licenses

West Virginia recently shared information on their 285 medical marijuana applicants. This includes applications for one laboratory, 44 cultivators, 199 dispensaries and 41 manufacturers.

Cannacurio: COVID-19 Doesn't Slow Licensing - From Maine to Oklahoma to Florida

Cannacurio: COVID-19 Doesn't Slow Licensing - From Maine to Oklahoma to Florida

Business, schools and some government offices have closed down or reduced resources but we’ve still seen a few bright and interesting spots of license issuance. In the last week Maine issued their first conditional licenses while Oklahoma ...

Cannacurio: Hemp Retail Expands to Florida

Cannacurio: Hemp Retail Expands to Florida

Our team has been working with the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (FDAC) to understand how they are handling hemp-derived CBD at the retail level. On January 1, 2020 new regulations became effective allowing ...

Cannacurio: 95% of This Year’s Cultivation Licenses Have Been Issued by Two States

Cannacurio: 95% of This Year’s Cultivation Licenses Have Been Issued by Two States

Last month we shared that California and Oklahoma were responsible for 95% of the new cultivation licenses issued and that trend is continuing in 2020. In the first two months of the year we have tracked 1,232 new licenses with 690 ....