3 Halifax entrepreneurs started Fumes Rolling Papers and Accessories last summer. Three Halifax entrepreneurs who founded a cannabis accessory company last year are working to promote Black ownership in an industry that lacks diversity. Brothers Josh C…
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Ice Cube Launches His Own Cannabis Line
The West Coast rapper-actor announced his new weed brand, Fryday Kush, on social media. After establishing himself as a prolific rapper and versatile actor, Ice Cube is getting into the cannabis industry by launching his own marijuana brand. On Friday …
The Challenge Of Building Credit In The Cannabis Industry
Businesses need funding to grow. Securing funding isn’t as easy as a walk down to the local bank, however. To receive a loan or a line of credit, a business must demonstrate a financial history record that portrays how trustworthy it is with money. No …
A Guide For Canadians Looking To Try Cannabis This Valentine’s Day
Wondering what to buy? “Flowers, duh!” says budtender Katie Lake… but with a pot twist. “In high school, my nickname was Miss Bakes. I guess it’s true what they say; old habits die hard,” says Katie Lake, who is currently working as a budtender at Sh…
How One Social Equity Advocate Helped Land $4 Million To Rectify Colorado’s War On Drugs
In Colorado, approximately 87% of cannabis business owners identify as white. But in the first state to legalize adult-use marijuana sales, that figure might finally drop with the state dedicating $4 million in new funding to advance industry involveme…
Amsterdam’s loss to be a gain for cannabis tourism in Toronto?
The doors of Amsterdam’s cannabis coffee shops have long been open to Canadians and other tourists. But that may change. Under Halsema’s proposal — supported by police and prosecutors — only Dutch residents would be allowed to enter the shops in an att…
5 Generation Bakers Adds Special Feel-Good Ingredient: CBD
Scott Baker’s family has been in the baking business since 1875, and to this day it holds the recipe for one of Pittsburgh’s most sweet and guilty pleasures: Jenny Lee Swirl breads. So he brought the famous bread back when he established 5 Generation B…
Canadian Cannabis Stocks Pop On U.S. Legalization Push And Gamestop-Style Short Squeeze
Shares in a number of cannabis companies have been on fire this week. Shares in Canadian-based cannabis companies are surging this week partly because of a flurry of short sellers covering their bets against the stocks, right as U.S. lawmakers seem to …
Virginia Lawmakers Pass Marijuana Legalization Bills
Pending Governor Ralph Northam’s signature, dispensaries could open in state beginning 2024, while legalization would start as soon as this summer. Virginia’s General Assembly voted Friday to legalize marijuana in the state, with a plan in place to ope…
Jamaica Faces Marijuana Shortage As Farmers Struggle
Jamaica is running low on ganja. Heavy rains followed by an extended drought, an increase in local consumption and a drop in the number of marijuana farmers have caused a shortage in the island’s famed but largely illegal market that experts say is the…