Robert McVay, Partner at Canna Law Group In the past few weeks we have been working with a number of cannabis clients in similar tough spots. They didn’t want...
Mark Zekulin, President of Tweed Lift spoke last week with Mark Zekulin of Tweed Marijuana Inc. and and Rade Kovacevic of MedCannAccess about the recent announcement that Tweed has entered into an agreement...
Medical marijuana producers are bracing for the possibility that Canadians could elect a new government this fall — a change that could accelerate the already breakneck pace of growth...
Rebecca Millican heads up the Canna Law Group’s Illinois practice We write frequently about the importance of contracts to the state-legal cannabis industry. We preach about the need to have solid...
Evan Eisenberg, 26, is a partner and spokesman with a group that has applied for a license to produce and sell medical marijuana. Razbuton Ferns Nursery of Winter Garden...
The cannabis industry is getting a whole new class of potential customers: our dogs and cats. Denver-based Dixie Brands is launching a new line of pet wellness products made...
Investors of all varieties are starting to look at marijuana as less of a stoner’s fad and more of a serious business venture. The industry totaled $2.66 billion in...
Michael Christopher and a Loft Tea set Williamsburg techie Michael Christopher wants to merge the cannabis industry with the herbal wellness movement and “tea renaissance.” With a name inspired...
Christina Leja, Teddy Scott and Norah Scott of Pharmacannis If there was any doubt about the national momentum on legalized marijuana use in America, consider this. There will be...
While many retirees spend time in their gardens, 82-year-old Florence Childs has chosen to work with another kind of plant. In 2014 she won the license for, and created...
“The marijuana business is making the leap from paper ledgers to the cloud and big data analytics, offering a provocative example for us all” Andrew Oliver, President of...
The stratospheric rise of medical marijuana as a possible recognized treatment for epilepsy, now underway, is an example of what can be achieved through the sharing of personal stories...
The marijuana industry has reacted to the city of Denver’s recent expansion of its pesticide inspections protocol by double-checking its labels and, in one case, destroying more than...
As states have legalized cannabis for medical and recreational purposes, an industry has rapidly taken root with producers, retailers, and ancillary services popping up to meet consumer demand. Since...
Brent Zettl, President of Prairie Plant Systems Inc. It’s not that Brent Zettl thinks there’s no place for a medical marijuana dispensary in Saskatoon. It just shouldn’t be dispensing marijuana....
LivWell has quickly built a cannabis empire in Colorado, growing from one dispensary in 2010 to nearly a dozen medical and recreational marijuana storefronts that generate tens of millions...
Barry Gainsburg, PA, General Counsel to BiotrackTHC If you are reading this, you are possibly interested in either becoming a grower of cannabis (sometimes also referred to as a...
Agripharm’s fully-equipped, turn-key facility Peter Miller began the arduous process of seeking a license to produce cannabis in Creemore, Ontario, in mid-2012. With a background in tech and commerce...
Lori Ferrara wasn’t deterred when she walked into her first ArcView meeting and found herself the only female investor among 80 men. She recalls being a little intimidated but...
Just a decade ago, if you tried to make money selling marijuana you’d likely wind up behind bars. But with legalization on the rise, marijuana deals are coming off...
The global media frenzy surrounding the opening of Colorado’s legal marijuana market in early 2014 set off a bull market of magnitude that is rarely seen. By my measure,...
Manfred Fankhauser has become known in his village as “the cannabis chemist” In Switzerland, a growing number of patients and doctors are making use of medicines containing cannabis and THC...
We all live in Colorado where cannabis is legal. And as such, we are free to recreate when and where we see fit (within the confines of the law,...
CBE has been trying to get an interview with LivWell for the better part of six months, and we recently had the good fortune of speaking with the executive...
None of the licensed producers in Canada’s medical pot industry is cash-flow positive right now, and most are still very far from it. The sector only came into existence...