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The Cannabiz Media team is constantly adding and updating Licenses into our database. This creates additional potential Leads in nearly every market on a regular basis. In 2017 alone, we added over 8,000 Licenses, doubling our previous count.

Where Can You Grow Your Own Marijuana?

Where Can You Grow Your Own Marijuana?

If you want to grow your own marijuana, then there are only 16 states where you can live and grow it legally in the United States. If you don’t have a qualifying condition to get medical marijuana, then your options drop to just eight states.

Science Proves Marijuana’s Medical Benefits for Multiple Conditions

Science Proves Marijuana’s Medical Benefits for Multiple Conditions

Medical marijuana is legal in 29 states, but the amount of research that has been conducted related to the medical benefits of marijuana is still limited. That is because marijuana is still illegal at the federal level.

Technology Risks Paralyze Marijuana-Related Businesses

Technology Risks Paralyze Marijuana-Related Businesses

Nearly every business relies on technology in some way to operate. Without it, many businesses will have to stop operations entirely. It’s a very real problem that we’ve seen often in the news, and now, technology risks are affecting the marijuana industry on a large scale.

Best Practices for State Disclosure of Marijuana License Information

Best Practices for State Disclosure of Marijuana License Information

This month, Cannabiz Media launched the Cannabiz Media Database and the Marijuana Licensing Reference Guide: 2017 Edition. Throughout the development of the database and the research and writing of the reference guide, ...

Marijuana Industry Trends and Factors Influencing Growth

Marijuana Industry Trends and Factors Influencing Growth

I spent the past week at the Marijuana Business Conference & Expo (MJBIZCON) in Las Vegas, Nevada where Cannabiz Media launched our new Marijuana Licensing Reference Guide: 2017 Edition as well as the Cannabiz Media Database and Directory.

The Next Phase of the Marijuana Industry is Here

The Next Phase of the Marijuana Industry is Here

November 8, 2016 will go down in history as a big day for marijuana. Voters in eight out of nine states with marijuana-related questions on Election Day ballots said “Yes” to approve recreational or medical marijuana.

Cannabis on the 2016 Ballot: What's Next?

Cannabis on the 2016 Ballot: What's Next?

2016 is shaping up to be the biggest year yet for cannabis legalization, with voters in nine states seeing ballot measures as they vote next week. Voters in five states with existing medical marijuana programs—Arizona, California, Maine, ...

Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opening Delays by the Numbers

Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opening Delays by the Numbers

A total of six cultivators were awarded licenses to grow, process, and sell marijuana in Florida in November 2015, but as Crain’s Orlando reports, a year has passed and only two dispensaries are up and running in the state so far.

Is Franchising the Future of the Marijuana Business?

Is Franchising the Future of the Marijuana Business?

It’s not easy to cross state lines in the marijuana industry. Cannabis is still illegal at the federal level, and as we outline in detail in Cannabiz Media’s upcoming Marijuana Licensing Reference Guide: 2017 Edition (click here to be notified when the ...

Top Bankers and Investors Eye the Growing Marijuana Industry

Top Bankers and Investors Eye the Growing Marijuana Industry

Marijuana might still be illegal at the federal level but for the country’s top bankers and investors, it’s part of an industry they can’t resist. In fact, investors’ interests in the marijuana industry have been growing steadily, and with five states ...

Washington State Brings in $23.5 Million in Marijuana Excise Taxes in July

Washington State Brings in $23.5 Million in Marijuana Excise Taxes in July

In the state of Washington, marijuana sales are growing faster than ever. During July, Washington collected a record-setting $23.5 million in excise taxes. That’s a 17.5% increase from the $20 million collected in June.

Are New Restrictions Coming for Medical Marijuana Caregivers in Maine?

Are New Restrictions Coming for Medical Marijuana Caregivers in Maine?

There are 2,800 medical marijuana caregivers in Maine, and about 2,500 of them grow marijuana for patients who are not family members. Today, Maine caregivers can grow marijuana in their own homes for patients, but that might be changing in some cities.

What Does Medical Marijuana Actually Cover?

What Does Medical Marijuana Actually Cover?

When people hear that 24 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana, they think it’s easy to access it in those states to treat their ailments. However, that’s rarely the case.

The Budding Relationship between Marijuana and Venture Capital

The Budding Relationship between Marijuana and Venture Capital

In many states, the costs to obtain and maintain a business-related marijuana license are very high. For example, in Connecticut, a marijuana grower has to pay a $25,000 application fee, a $75,000 registration fee, and a $75,000 annual renewal fee.

The Value of Marijuana Licenses

The Value of Marijuana Licenses

The law of supply and demand is at work in the marijuana industry with the price of acquiring a business that has a marijuana license rising to a premium. That’s because in most of the states where marijuana has been legalized for medical ...

Can Data Solve the Marijuana Banking Crisis?

Can Data Solve the Marijuana Banking Crisis?

While marijuana businesses wait for new laws to be passed, there is no shortage of suggestions for how to solve the marijuana banking problem.

The Massive Medical Marijuana Market Opportunity

The Massive Medical Marijuana Market Opportunity

According to a new study by HelloMD, 84% of medical marijuana patients strongly agree that medical marijuana relieves pain and symptoms from a variety of ailments with few to no negative side effects. Furthermore, 94% of patients with medical ...

Marijuana Dispensary Goes Public with Big Growth Expectations

Marijuana Dispensary Goes Public with Big Growth Expectations

Under a merger agreement, marijuana-focused agriculture company Terra Tech Corp. will acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of retail medical marijuana dispensary Blum Oakland, which is located in Oakland, California.

The Marijuana Industry Opens Doors to Business Opportunities

The Marijuana Industry Opens Doors to Business Opportunities

When you think of the marijuana economy, the first types of businesses that you’d expect to link with the industry are the primary players—growers, producers, dispensaries, and even testing labs. But the marijuana industry ...