Medical marijuana regulations in each state, particularly regulations related to qualifying conditions, significantly impact cultivator, producer, dispensary, and other marijuana license valuations as well as consumer accessibility and pricing.
February 9, 2018
If you heard half of the terrifying investment pitches that are circulating around, would you invest? Chances are you’d run away. However, that’s exactly what’s happening in the marijuana industry, yet investors continue funneling money into it.
February 2, 2018
Since marijuana was legalized in California at the beginning of January, demand for legal marijuana has been on the rise. But there are big problems looming for the California market, which is expected to grow to $7 billion.
January 30, 2018
Since marijuana is still illegal at the federal level, marijuana companies face a long list of marketing challenges that businesses in other industries don’t have to think about. The good news is that these advertising obstacles aren’t insurmountable.
January 25, 2018
In the United States, the average percentage of women who hold executive positions within any given industry is 23%. However, in the cannabis industry, women hold nearly 27% of executive positions! You can meet many of these women ...
January 19, 2018
Cannabiz Media will be at NCIA’s Seed to Sale Show from February 7-8, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. Will we see you there? Stop by and visit us at Booth #821 to see our California Scorecard and the entire Cannabiz Media Database in action!
January 4, 2018
As a follow up to my last article for the Cannabiz Media Blog about marijuana industry trends and predictions for 2018, I thought it’s a good time to take a look back at the marijuana industry in 2017. The year began with excitement following the ...
December 19, 2017
Taking place in Denver, Colorado on February 7-8, 2018, Seed to Sale Show is the only national show focused solely on innovative best practices, science, and cutting edge technology surrounding the whole life cycle of the cannabis plant ...
December 4, 2017
During the November 2017 MJBizCon event in Las Vegas, Marijuana Business Daily’s Chris Walsh delivered an insightful presentation packed full of predictions and trends that he believed looked very promising for both marijuana legalization ...
November 28, 2017
The Cannabiz Media team will be at MJBizCon in Las Vegas, Nevada from November 14-17, 2017, and we want to see you! Visit us at Booth #814 to watch a quick demo of our product, see the new California Scorecard, and ask us any questions you have.
November 3, 2017
Controversy isn’t new when it comes to granting marijuana licenses to cultivators, processors, and dispensaries in states that have approved medical marijuana. This month, controversy broke out in Pennsylvania and Florida where questions ...
September 29, 2017
The value of a marijuana license increases significantly if the business using the license has invested in building a scalable brand. That means the business must have a brand that can be protected and exploited based on trademark laws.
September 13, 2017
How much is a marijuana license worth? For anyone who wants to get into the business of growing, processing, or dispensing marijuana, a license could be worth millions of dollars. In fact, marijuana license sales in 2017 show their value keeps getting even higher.
September 9, 2017
Marijuana-related businesses have a problem. It’s extremely challenging to market and advertise their products and services because marijuana is still considered a Schedule 1 drug. In other words, advertising products and services ...
September 1, 2017
A significant part of the value of a marijuana business is its marijuana license. This is a fact that Canadian investors and companies understand, and it’s prompting many of them to invest tens of millions of dollars into U.S. marijuana businesses.
August 4, 2017
Transparency in the marijuana industry is essential for growth and to remove any stigmas associated with it. However, transparency is not the norm among Pennsylvania marijuana license applicants. Recently, Reading Eagle investigative journalist Nicole ...
July 12, 2017
In 2015, limited use of medical marijuana to treat intractable epilepsy was approved in Texas. At the time, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), a law enforcement agency, was put in charge of regulating the program.
May 16, 2017
Last week, the Florida House of Representatives approved its version of the state’s medical marijuana bill (HB 1397) by a 105 to 9 vote. Now, it goes to the Senate, but it’s possible that the Senate could make additional changes and send it back to the House.
May 8, 2017
As of the March 31, 2017 deadline, 76 marijuana use-permit applications had been submitted in Monterey County, California with many applications seeking permits for multiple grow sites, manufacturing locations, and dispensaries.
April 21, 2017
Pennsylvania and Maryland aren’t the only states where marijuana licenses are attracting big investors. Now, Florida marijuana license holders are getting noticed as investors shop for ownership stakes in seven very valuable licenses.
April 4, 2017
