If you’ve been in this industry for long, you may have developed a healthy skepticism of cannabis awards shows. We certainly have. But The Grow Off levels the playing fields. Each competition features a singular mystery strain that each grower works with, and they have no…
Last January, legislative prospects for lifting the residency requirement looked good. But strong pushback from small businesses and social justice advocates caused legislators to pump the brakes and shift their focus to establishing a social equity program.
The first medical cannabis dispensary in Virginia has opened its doors in Bristol. Dharma Pharmaceuticals is one of four licensed medical cannabis companies in the state. The opening has been a long time coming.
The Shxwha:y Chief and Council allege that provincial regulators in British Columbia have failed to live up to their promise of facilitating meaningful Indigenous participation in the growth of the British Columbia cannabis industry.
This has been the worst fire season in US history. For weeks, the West Coast choked under a a thick blanket of smoke and ash, which eventually darkened even European skies. But while the air has cleared in most regions, the reckoning has only just begun.
Just how well is the US cannabis industry doing at addressing DEI issues, especially in these newly-legal states? And how can it do better? Capital access, diverse hiring, mentorship among experts’ top prescriptions to fix industry’s diversity problem…
In this year of social justice reckoning, the popular Washington state cannabis brand Virginia Co became the latest in a slew of companies that are changing their branding due to concerns over offensive names or logos. But just how bad was The Virginia Company?
No cannabis market rollout would be complete without its fair share of bureaucratic hurdles. But for Missouri’s medical market, unforeseen circumstances have transformed would-be hurdles into a series of walls. Though nearly two years have passed since…
The Oklahoma law requiring the cannabis business owners to reside in the state for at least two years is likely to be struck down as unconstitutional, according to attorneys who represent clients in the industry.
Multiple scandals disrupt Illinois social equity lottery, which should award extra points to applications from companies that are majority owned by a person with a cannabis-related arrest on their record and other qualifications. But applicants allege that…
If you’ve been in this industry for long, you may have developed a healthy skepticism of cannabis awards shows. We certainly have. But The Grow Off levels the playing fields. Each competition features a singular mystery strain that each grower works with, and they have no…
Last January, legislative prospects for lifting the residency requirement looked good. But strong pushback from small businesses and social justice advocates caused legislators to pump the brakes and shift their focus to establishing a social equity program.
The first medical cannabis dispensary in Virginia has opened its doors in Bristol. Dharma Pharmaceuticals is one of four licensed medical cannabis companies in the state. The opening has been a long time coming.
The Shxwha:y Chief and Council allege that provincial regulators in British Columbia have failed to live up to their promise of facilitating meaningful Indigenous participation in the growth of the British Columbia cannabis industry.
This has been the worst fire season in US history. For weeks, the West Coast choked under a a thick blanket of smoke and ash, which eventually darkened even European skies. But while the air has cleared in most regions, the reckoning has only just begun.
Just how well is the US cannabis industry doing at addressing DEI issues, especially in these newly-legal states? And how can it do better? Capital access, diverse hiring, mentorship among experts’ top prescriptions to fix industry’s diversity problem…
In this year of social justice reckoning, the popular Washington state cannabis brand Virginia Co became the latest in a slew of companies that are changing their branding due to concerns over offensive names or logos. But just how bad was The Virginia Company?
No cannabis market rollout would be complete without its fair share of bureaucratic hurdles. But for Missouri’s medical market, unforeseen circumstances have transformed would-be hurdles into a series of walls. Though nearly two years have passed since…
The Oklahoma law requiring the cannabis business owners to reside in the state for at least two years is likely to be struck down as unconstitutional, according to attorneys who represent clients in the industry.
Multiple scandals disrupt Illinois social equity lottery, which should award extra points to applications from companies that are majority owned by a person with a cannabis-related arrest on their record and other qualifications. But applicants allege that…
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