One of the few remaining major metro California markets that doesn’t have a marijuana social equity program began down that path when the San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to begin crafting such a law. According to San Diego TV stat…
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Judge reaffirms that marijuana firm MedMen must pay ex-CFO’s legal fees
A California judge again ordered marijuana multistate operator MedMen to pay the company’s former chief financial officer at least $500,000 to cover his legal fees in an ongoing lawsuit over whether the executive was wrongly terminated. According…
Harvest closes $34.6M Florida sale-leaseback deal with marijuana REIT
Multistate marijuana operator Harvest Health & Recreation on Monday closed a sale-leaseback transaction, selling a cultivation and processing facility in Alachua, Florida, to Innovative Industrial Properties for $23.8 million. Harvest anticipates a…
An elusive pathogen is damaging cannabis crops – here’s how to fight it
Over and over again, I meet cannabis growers who are not yet aware of a widespread disease that has been appearing more and more across the United States – hop latent viroid (HpLVd).
An elusive pathogen is damaging cannabis crops – here’s h…
California trade group offers marijuana banking services through credit union
The California Cannabis Industry Association (CCIA) on Tuesday unveiled a new partnership with North Bay Credit Union under which CCIA-member marijuana companies can obtain an array of financial services. According to a news release, CCIA’s rough…
Insights into 20 years of organic growth, profitability at marijuana vape maker Storz & Bickel
Focus on your value proposition instead of offering the cheapest product in the category. Figure out how to grow organically using your own financial resources instead of being distracted by your competitors’ latest financing round. Those are jus…
Marijuana companies weigh how to approach COVID-19 vaccinations for employees
Cannabis companies are seeking clarity on Covid-19 vaccinations for employees as the pandemic continues to cause logistical challenges in keeping workers safe.
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Wildfires that damage marijuana crops are focus of new federal group
In response to the 2020 wildfires that engulfed the western U.S. and harmed many marijuana cultivators, two federal departments are banding together “to ensure better forest management effectiveness” in the fight against such natural disasters.
Wildfir…
A marijuana pioneer changes course: Q&A with Harborside co-founder Steve DeAngelo
Steve DeAngelo is one of the marijuana industry’s most high-profile pioneers. But earlier this month, DeAngelo and the Oakland, California-based company he co-founded in 2006, Harborside, formally parted ways. Moreover, the role of chair emeritus…
Judge: California has 30 days to inform marijuana firms about billboard ban
A California judge ruled this week that state marijuana regulators have 30 days to inform businesses of a new ban on billboard advertising. San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Ginger Garrett ruled in November that billboards advertising cannabi…