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Why Comprehensive Trademark Searches Matter to Marijuana Businesses

Why Comprehensive Trademark Searches Matter to Marijuana Businesses

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.

Recreational Marijuana Pushes the Value of Marijuana Licenses Even Higher

Recreational Marijuana Pushes the Value of Marijuana Licenses Even Higher

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.

Expanded Solutions Delivered By Cannabiz Media

Expanded Solutions Delivered By Cannabiz Media

The Cannabiz Media License Tracking Database is constantly evolving. Rolling out an updated platform just this week, the newest features provide immeasurable value to subscribers. These new features include:

Marijuana Advertising Rules: Challenging but Not Insurmountable

Marijuana Advertising Rules: Challenging but Not Insurmountable

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 ...

Canadian Investors Know the Value of a Marijuana Business is in the License

Canadian Investors Know the Value of a Marijuana Business is in the License

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.

Marijuana License Application Updates Captured in the Cannabiz Database

Marijuana License Application Updates Captured in the Cannabiz Database

The year is only half over, and already, there have been so many changes in the marijuana economy. Many of these changes are a direct result of the November 2016 election when residents in many states voted to approve or enhance ...

Transparency is Not the Norm among Pennsylvania Marijuana License Applicants

Transparency is Not the Norm among Pennsylvania Marijuana License Applicants

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 ...

Marijuana Industry Trends You Might Not Know About in 2017

Marijuana Industry Trends You Might Not Know About in 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 ...

The Negative Effects of the Texas Marijuana Licensing Process

The Negative Effects of the Texas Marijuana Licensing Process

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.

Cannabiz Media Update - May 2017

Cannabiz Media Update - May 2017

It's an exciting time in the marijuana industry and at Cannabiz Media. As we near the halfway point of 2017, it seems like the perfect time to update you on our accomplishments over the past few months and share with you our vision for this year and beyond.

Florida Marijuana Licenses Could Get More Valuable

Florida Marijuana Licenses Could Get More Valuable

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.

Will We See You at the Marijuana Business Conference & Expo in Washington?

Will We See You at the Marijuana Business Conference & Expo in Washington?

Are you going to the Marijuana Business Conference & Expo in Washington, D.C. next month? Cannabiz Media will be there attending the sessions and events as well as exhibiting at Booth #1122. Be sure to stop by our booth and visit with us!

What do 76 Use-Permit Applications in California Mean for the Marijuana Industry?

What do 76 Use-Permit Applications in California Mean for the Marijuana Industry?

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.

Florida Marijuana Licenses Attract Investors Despite Market Uncertainty

Florida Marijuana Licenses Attract Investors Despite Market Uncertainty

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.

Customize your Daily Alerts

Customize your Daily Alerts

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.

Investors Eye Marijuana in Pennsylvania

Investors Eye Marijuana in Pennsylvania

Nine months ago, the hot spot for marijuana investors was Maryland. At the time, investors from business, law enforcement, politics, medicine, and many other sectors were vying for marijuana licenses. Today, the hot spot is Pennsylvania, ...

Cannabiz Media Partners with The Institutional Capital & Cannabis Conference

Cannabiz Media Partners with The Institutional Capital & Cannabis Conference

On March 28-29, 2017, Cannabiz Media will be in San Jose, California as a media partner for IMN & MedMen’s The Institutional Capital & Cannabis Conference (IC3). The goal of the conference is to arm institutional and accredited investors with ...

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.

Get Your FREE Copy of the Consumer’s Guide to Marijuana

Get Your FREE Copy of the Consumer’s Guide to Marijuana

Cannabiz Media is spreading the love on Valentine’s Day by giving away the Little Green Book for free on February 14, 2017 only! Use promotion code LOVE17 when you add the book to your shopping cart and checkout here or click the Get My Book button below.

State-by-State Consumer’s Guide to Marijuana Now Available

State-by-State Consumer’s Guide to Marijuana Now Available

Cannabiz Media has launched its newest reference tool — the Little Green Book. It’s the most comprehensive consumer and patient guide to recreational and medical marijuana in the United States. Whether you’re moving to a new state ...