Support for the adult-use marijuana industry in Maine is strong, especially cultivation, despite a divide over allowing retail shops in some municipalities. This comes at a time when cannabis has emerged as Maine’s most valuable crop, overtaking …
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How passage of the SAFE Banking Act could impact cannabis businesses
The SAFE Banking Act is nearing the finish line in the U.S. Congress, and many expect it to become law sometime in the near future. The main question is when.
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California cannabis growers seek cheaper mixed-light license fees, saying current cost too high
California mixed-light cannabis growers are asking for a change to licensing fees they say create unsustainable costs for using light deprivation techniques.
California cannabis growers seek cheaper mixed-light license fees, saying current cost too hig…
Appellation program, cooperatives might give small California cannabis farmers a boost
Small marijuana farmers in California who’ve struggled in recent years – either to launch their own brands, expand their businesses or survive the transition to the new legal market – might have a brighter future, thanks in part to various programs and…
Newly legal states offer marijuana growers fresh opportunities, but some greener than others
The legalization ballot measures that voters approved on Nov. 3 created cannabis markets in five U.S. states – Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota – and while the rules and regulations are still yet to be ironed out, some of the …
Regulatory maze, money prevent craft marijuana farmers in California from offering own brands
California marijuana is world-renowned. But since the state’s legal market launched in 2018, the small Emerald Triangle farmers arguably most responsible for that reputation are largely getting left out when it comes to credit for the quality of the st…
Can Farming Hemp Help Fight Climate Change?
A small farm in upstate New York is working to revolutionize the organic farming industry, starting with supporting their local ecosystem while growing, among a variety of grains, hemp — the plant behind the multi-million dollar CBD industry. Hemp, a s…
Marijuana grow firm projects $50M revenue increase through acquisition
GrowGeneration Corp., the Denver-based cannabis cultivation company which owns a chain of specialty hydroponic and organic garden centers, signed an agreement to purchase The GrowBiz, a chain of hydroponic garden centers, with five stores in California…
How the new California cannabis appellations law borrows from the wine industry
California’s marijuana industry has no further to look than the Napa Valley when establishing regional identities for its cannabis products. The Napa Valley Vintners Association, in fact, offers a blueprint for California cannabis producers to fo…
California outdoor marijuana cultivators to designate products by growing region
California’s marijuana market is borrowing a page from the state’s world-famous wine industry thanks to a new law intended to help outdoor cannabis growers brand and market their products by highlighting where and how they’re produced…