The cannabis industry is growing and a recent report by Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics projects that the U.S. cannabis spending will jump to more than $40 billion by 2024. That means in just five years, marijuana sales will quadruple.
June 25, 2019
Job growth in the cannabis industry has been increasing rapidly in recent years with 76% more cannabis jobs open in December 2018 than one year earlier according to Glassdoor and 211,000 new full time jobs created in the United States ...
June 21, 2019
Local marijuana license fees can have a significant impact in a state’s marijuana industry. In some states where medical and/or recreational marijuana has been legalized, local municipalities are given a great deal of leeway in determining what marijuana businesses can and can’t do within their borders.
June 7, 2019
This month, the Cannabiz Media team will be at Booth #617 at MJBizConNEXT in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Cannabiz Media team will join approximately 300 exhibitors on the expo floor, which will be open on June 12, 13, and 14.
June 5, 2019
The problem with testing for cannabis and related driving impairment is that there isn’t a direct correlation between the amount of THC a person has consumed and their impairment level like there is with alcohol consumption and impairment.
May 31, 2019
The term “cannabis effect” or “cannabis premium” refers to the inflated real estate costs that cannabis license holders are required to pay across the United States. The problem is the cost of real estate has a direct negative effect on a cannabis business, ...
May 24, 2019
The Cannabiz Media team will attend the Cannabis World Congress & Business Exposition at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City later this month. Will we see you there?
May 20, 2019
As of January 2019, approximately 50 countries around the world officially regulate some form of medical cannabis. Some industry experts predict the number will jump to 70 by 2021. Cannabiz Media is actively adding international cannabis license data ...
May 14, 2019
Despite the fact that medical marijuana is not yet legal in more than a dozen states in the U.S. and even fewer states have legalized adult-use marijuana, the country is still the leader in cannabis sales around the world.
May 10, 2019
Cannabiz Media will be attending MJBizDaily’s European Cannabis Symposium on May 6, 2019 in Copenhagen, Denmark where Founders Larry Schwartz and Ed Keating will host an exhibit at Table #5 throughout the day.
April 29, 2019
While more than half of Americans can access either medical or recreational marijuana (or both) in their home states, that doesn’t mean it’s easy for marijuana companies to spread the word about their products and services.
April 12, 2019
An excellent way to build your cannabis business’ brand reputation, grow your audience, and turn members of your target market into buying customers is to connect with online influencers –
April 9, 2019
In 2018, BioTrackTHC merged with Helix TCS, Inc. To read an updated interview conducted in April 2020 with Justin Mayhall of BioTrack, click here. BioTrackTHC is an industry-leading seed-to-sale inventory management and dispensary point-of-sale (POS) ...
April 3, 2019
As we end the first quarter of 2019, several trends show continued challenges ahead for licensed cannabis testing labs as well as delivery and distribution businesses. To wrap up our series of posts this month about what’s new in cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, ...
March 26, 2019
As more states approve medical and recreational cannabis sales, the number of licensed cannabis retailers and dispensaries continues to grow. So far in 2019, cannabis retailers and dispensaries have been at the crux of rapid growth and change.
March 19, 2019
The news has been filled lately with stories about cannabis cultivation across the country and in Canada, Europe, and South America, and competition is rampant. A 2019 study from Farm Journal found that even conventional farmers are eyeing the cannabis industry ...
March 12, 2019
As we move closer to the end of the first quarter of 2019, the cannabis industry continues to evolve. Cannabis manufacturers are growing, and mergers are dominating the news, particularly mergers and strategic acquisitions ...
March 5, 2019
Marijuana testing labs will be worth $1.4 billion by 2021 based on High Times’ estimation, which represents an annual growth rate greater than 10%. Sounds good, right? Unfortunately, there’s a problem.
March 1, 2019
The Cannabis Conference 2019, produced by Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary, will be held at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, April 1-3. Discounted pricing for Cannabis Conference 2019 will expire on February 28, ...
February 27, 2019
As the cannabis industry grows, it’s not surprising that more colleges are adding cannabis courses and complete degree programs to their catalogs. In fact, colleges are starting to realize that not offering cannabis-related courses and programs is a significant missed opportunity.
February 22, 2019
