A number of executives in the cannabis industry are among the highest-compensated CEOs in Canada, according to a new analysis of 2019 pay by the Ottawa think tank Centre for Policy Alternatives. Executive compensation in the marijuana industry has attr…
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How Trichome Financial acquired and restructured troubled marijuana producer JWC
A recent acquisition and restructuring deal using Canadian insolvency law demonstrates that even struggling, deeply indebted marijuana producers can be revitalized, an important development at a time when many Canadian cannabis companies are flounderin…
Maine medical cannabis rules would require track-and-trace for caregivers
Proposed rules for Maine’s medical cannabis program would require registered MMJ caregivers to use the state’s inventory tracking system. A “limited inventory tracking” option would be available to small-scale caregivers who gro…
Cannabis firm Canopy Growth sues GW Pharma, claiming patent infringement
Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth Corp. is suing Britain’s GW Pharmaceuticals in U.S. federal court, alleging that GW is knowingly infringing upon Canopy’s intellectual property. GW uses a Canopy-patented method to extract the CBD th…
Pennsylvania marijuana investor sues Missouri over residency rule
A Pennsylvania man has sued Missouri medical marijuana regulators, declaring that the state’s residency requirement violates the U.S. Constitution and stifles investment in the industry. The lawsuit, filed last week in U.S. District Court in western Mi…
A dozen retail cannabis licenses could be up for grabs in Arizona
While most adult-use cannabis licenses in Arizona will go to the roughly 120 existing medical marijuana operators in the state, about a dozen will be available in underserved rural counties. That’s according to state regulators, who also said the…
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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Marijuana legalization momentum unstoppable, industry leaders say
The “green wave” of marijuana legalization will continue to spread across the United States in wake of the clean sweep of ballot initiative victories on Election Day, industry stakeholders said Thursday.
Marijuana legalization momentum unstoppable, ind…
False test results, lab shopping put cannabis consumers at risk
Medical cannabis patients should never have to wonder if their medicine is safe to use.
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California marijuana industry opportunities on the rise
The turbulent California marijuana market is slowly moving toward stability with strong sales growth and plentiful business opportunities – despite being roiled by the coronavirus pandemic, looting from civil unrest and wildfires. That was among …