They’re back! Less than a year after being ousted from leadership posts at California-based MedMen Enterprises, former CEO Adam Bierman and ex-President Andrew Modlin have found a route back into the legal marijuana industry – working for a…
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Cannabis-infused beverage sales up 40%, helped by consumers seeking convenient products
Sales of cannabis-infused beverages are up 40% from a year ago as companies bank on new consumers to the marijuana market finding THC and CBD drinks familiar and convenient.
Cannabis-infused beverage sales up 40%, helped by consumers seeking convenient…
California marijuana testing lab sues state over revoked license
A San Francisco Bay Area marijuana testing lab whose business license was revoked earlier this month filed suit against California regulators, claiming its right to due process was violated because there’s no appeals process. According to the law…
Indus acquires fellow California cannabis firm Lowell Herb Co. for $39 million
Indus Holdings said it has acquired another well-known California marijuana brand, Lowell Herb Co., in a cash-and-stock deal worth $39 million. The terms of the acquisition include $4.1 million in cash along with 22.6 million shares of Indus, which tra…
California marijuana firms face more state tax audits, millions of dollars in unpaid taxes
Three years after the launch of California’s legal marijuana market, cannabis tax experts warn the industry should expect state regulators to ramp up tax enforcement, noting that several audits of MJ businesses are already underway. As a result, …
Marijuana packaging firm KushCo raises $40 million in direct stock offering
California-based marijuana company KushCo Holdings said it expects to net about $40 million from the sale of securities in a direct offering to investors. The provider of packaging and other ancillary products to the cannabis industry said it will use …
Ex-Eaze CEO pleads guilty in $100 million cannabis payment scheme
The former CEO of California cannabis delivery platform Eaze pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud in connection with an alleged scheme to deceive banks into processing more than $100 million worth of credit and debit payments …
Canadian cannabis retailer Fire & Flower strikes US licensing deal
Major Canadian cannabis retailer Fire & Flower Holdings is making moves into the United States, licensing its brand and technology to American Acres Managers, a private Canadian firm with marijuana retail ambitions in Arizona, California and Nevada…
A tale of two cannabis social equity programs: Los Angeles and Oakland
Social equity programs are a relatively new phenomenon in the U.S. cannabis industry, with the aim of getting more minorities and those with marijuana-related convictions involved in the legal sector. But so far, no city or state has come up with the p…
Mainstream businesses are bracing for minimum-wage hike, but many cannabis firms already pay more
Half the states across the country have increased – or will raise – the minimum wage paid to hourly workers this year, but many cannabis businesses, including retailers, are unlikely to feel much of an impact. That’s because most say they a…