Get the latest cannabis and hemp industry news and insights.
Colorado recently enacted a law that grants the state’s Marijuana Enforcement Division (“MED”) the authority to oversee a new licensing scheme to permit the consumption of marijuana within certain establishments open to the public.
February 4, 2020
This week we turn our attention to another part of the cannabis value chain: Manufacturing. This includes companies that create, infuse and make products or extracts. Nationwide there are 46 different license names for this activity and two thirds are from California.
February 3, 2020
The Cannabis Packaging Summit will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on February 11-12, 2020, and Cannabiz Media will be there at Booth #5.
February 3, 2020
We closed out another banner year of license growth in 2019. Since Cannabiz Media tracks 153 jurisdictions/programs with cannabis and hemp in the United States, Canada, and beyond, our team is in a unique position to see license trends.
January 29, 2020
Missouri just released the winners of the 192 dispensary licenses. Based on our analysis of the winners, here’s what we know so far: 85 entities were awarded the 192 licenses.
January 28, 2020
There is no doubt that one of the biggest factors allowing the cannabis black market to continue to thrive in many states is the high price of legal cannabis, and one of the main reasons cannabis products sold at licensed dispensaries and retailers are so expensive is taxes.v
January 28, 2020
Many companies track dispensary and retail licenses because this is where commerce is transacted with patients and consumers. To many it is the best way to gauge the health of the cannabis economy, and it allows analysts to forecast sales, growth, and profits – among other metrics.
January 27, 2020
More than a year has passed since the 2018 Farm Bill made hemp farming, production, and sales legal in the United States again. During that time, a lot of farmers and entrepreneurs have jumped into the hemp industry, ...
January 14, 2020
There were a number of big stories in the news throughout 2019 proving the cannabis industry will continue on an upward trajectory in 2020 and beyond. From increases in business licenses historic votes in the U.S. Congress ...
January 8, 2020
If industry analysts are correct, the European cannabis market could eclipse the combined markets in the U.S. and Canada in the future. According to the fourth European Cannabis Report, 4th Edition from Prohibition Partners ...
December 20, 2019
The cannabis industry in 2019 faced a lot of changes, and while change won’t come to a grinding halt in 2020, particularly since it’s a Presidential election year, the bigger story in the coming 12 months could be about industry growth.
December 18, 2019
Throughout 2019, the cannabis industry and cannabis licensing remained in a state of flux. However, growth continued with more states legalizing and launching adult-use cannabis programs (like Michigan and Illinois) ...
December 11, 2019
For banks, creditors, and others that need to confirm business and state license information for cannabis and hemp companies, Cannabiz Media’s new Compliance Verification API provides the reliable, real-time data ...
December 6, 2019
Springbig is a loyalty marketing and communications platform for cannabis dispensaries and brands. Launched three years ago, springbig has grown to serve more than 800 clients and over 11 million customers across the United States.
December 2, 2019
To ensure patients have access to the medical marijuana they need without requiring that municipalities allow dispensaries, some states have decided to approve statewide cannabis deliveries, which includes deliveries to cities, ...
November 29, 2019
MJBizCon is coming to the Las Vegas Convention Center in Nevada on December 11-13, 2019, and Cannabiz Media will be at Booth #4316 give demos of the Cannabiz Media License Database and to help license holders set up their free subscriptions and claim their licenses in the License Database.
November 27, 2019
September 25, 2019 was a day to celebrate for cannabis businesses that have struggled with a lack of access to bankingand payment processing services since cannabis is still a Schedule 1 drug at the federal level.
November 26, 2019
As of today, only 23 states in the country allow cannabis law reform through ballot initiatives for citizens to vote. That means more than half of states only allow changes to be made to cannabis laws through legislation.
November 22, 2019
As the 2020 Presidential primaries and election get closer, it’s not surprising that many candidates are including cannabis reform as important aspects of their platforms. Support for cannabis legalization hit 67% among American adults in 2019 according to new research by Pew Research.
November 19, 2019
On October 29, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its interim final rules for the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program with a 60-day period allowed for comments.
November 13, 2019
.png)
