Requiring state and federal background checks to obtain a marijuana license isn’t a new practice. States have been using background checks for years, but the results have been varied.
August 14, 2018
The marijuana industry is bringing large amounts of money to states that have approved medical and/or recreational cannabis with most of that money coming from taxes, but did you know the marijuana industry is also bringing significant job growth to these states?
August 3, 2018
With Canada set to legalize cannabis in October, investors are looking at which players in the cannabis space can go the distance and generate huge returns. There’s no better way to evaluate an investment opportunity than to check it out for yourself, ...
July 26, 2018
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 ...
July 16, 2018
The medical marijuana market is expected to grow to $29 billion by 2019, but the real money is in picks and shovels. Just like the California Gold Rush, when it wasn’t the people digging for gold who got rich but rather the businesses who ...
July 9, 2018
Investors, advisors, and portfolio managers have good reason to be interested in the cannabis space. Billions of dollars of capital is flowing into cannabis businesses, and now that Canada is set to legalize the drug for adult recreational use, ...
July 9, 2018
The world is dependent on technology, which means tech plays a critical role in every industry. That includes the marijuana industry, but policy changes are still the norm in this industry. What happens when policy and technology intersect in the marijuana industry today?
June 8, 2018
Controversy is not new when it comes to marijuana licensing as we’ve learned in Pennsylvania and Florida over the past year. Often, controversy comes from a lack of transparency in the licensing process.
May 17, 2018
Cannabiz Media is partnering with the National Cannabis Industry Association on the 5th Annual Cannabis Business Summit & Expo, which will be held on July 25-27, 2018 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California.
May 16, 2018
Big marijuana might be closer to becoming a reality than you think. Over the course of the past year, we’ve seen Constellation Brands (a leading wine, beer, and spirits company around the world) acquire a stake in Canopy Growth to develop ...
April 27, 2018
As the cannabis industry evolves, it’s not surprising to see increased interest by other highly regulated industries that stand to lose market share as more states legalize adult-use marijuana. While the pharmaceutical industry has lobbied to stop legalization, ...
April 20, 2018
Currently, 29 states have approved medical marijuana and 9 have approved recreational marijuana. In addition, a recent Gallup poll found that 64% of Americans believe marijuana should be legal in the U.S. However, since cannabis is still illegal at the federal level, ...
February 16, 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
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
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
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
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
Last month, I traveled to Pueblo, Colorado to present at the inaugural Institute of Cannabis Research Conference at Colorado State University-Pueblo. This new event was hosted by the recently launched research institute, which is funded by ...
June 1, 2017
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