As Cannabis Regulation progresses, states are mandating seed to sale tracking systems. These tracking systems allow the state and businesses owners to maintain valuable data. Software is used to track the number of plants, plant production, manufacturing, sales and distribution. Licensees may use (and may be required to use) their own business software in addition […]
After decades of prohibition in the US, at the federal level, states have begun regulating cannabis sales. Under the Obama Administration the Department of Justice has issued memo’s supporting a states right to regulate cannabis sales so long as it did not contradict federal priorities.Currently, Twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia (DC) currently have laws […]
Because he’s a scientist, not a back-slapping venture capitalist, Mowgli Holmes loathes using the term networking to describe even the portion of his job that entails shaking hands in the cannabis industry. But it was networking that brought the chief scientific officer of Phylos Bioscience in Portland, Oregon, to Las Vegas in November 2014 to attend the […]
Liberal-leaning Vermont legislature could become the first U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana use, rather than by voter initiative, in a move that advocates for the drug say could speed its acceptance across the nation. State representatives this month are set to take up a bill passed by the state Senate in February that […]
With less than five months to go before medical marijuana dispensaries can open in Hawaii, business owners could be facing unique obstacles in a state of islands separated by federal waters. Dispensaries can open as soon as July 15, but industry experts say they could be confronted with challenges unlike those in other states, such […]
The state Senate is inching closer to a vote on whether Vermont will join Oregon and Washington State and legalize recreational marijuana. At least six committees are holding hearings on elements of a proposal approved by the Judiciary Committee to begin allowing possession and sale of small amounts of marijuana, starting in January 2018. Watch […]
Juilie Weed, (yes that is her real name and the only name I have encountered I almost like better than my own), writes for Forbes regarding the marijuana industry and its entrepreneurs. This week Julie wrote on a “square one” issue for Cannabusinesses – finding a space in which to do their business. It’s tough finding […]
Marijuana markets nationwide are growing. Some say that means legalization has worked, while others disagree. IBTimes.com reports on the numbers and concerns: In news that will likely be celebrated by cannabis advocates and marijuana industry stakeholders alike, a new report concludes recreational marijuana sales skyrocketed from $351 million in 2014 to $998 million in 2015 — […]
Campaigners on Monday handed in nearly double the number of signatures needed to qualify for the ballot. Some will be bad, but that’s a pretty big cushion. “Over the past eight months, we’ve talked to more than 100,000 voters across the state, from Kittery to Caribou,” said campaign manager David Boyer. “Most Mainers agree it is […]
Instagram users who post pictures of themselves smoking marijuana could unknowingly be getting themselves into a lot of trouble. As marijuana laws get looser around the country, the trend is becoming more and more prevalent. And though Instagram guidelines prohibits people from posting “unlawful” photos and other content, users are posting the pictures fast than […]
