Oregon Tribe Could Move Today to Grow and Sell Cannabis

Following two recent successful Native American cannabis dispensary openings in Washington, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs will vote today on its potential $26mm per year project in Oregon....
- December 17th, 2015 at 10:35 am

Aphria Sales Double from Previous Quarter

Aphria’s Revenues Cross Break-Even Threshold Sales Climb 114% in Second Quarter LEAMINGTON, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Dec. 17, 2015) – Aphria Inc. (“Aphria” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:APH) is pleased to...
- December 17th, 2015 at 8:29 am

Canadian Cannabis Producer Mettrum Advances on Several Fronts

Mettrum Receives Third Health Canada License for Its 60,000 Square Foot State-of-the-Art Production and Distribution Facility – Total licensed production capacity increases to 3,500 kilograms per annum – Health...
- December 17th, 2015 at 7:12 am

So You Want to Buy a Cannabis Business?

Following up on a recent article about selling licenses in Nevada, Canna Law Group attorney Robert McVay discusses a pickup in activity in Washington.  His observations about the market...
- December 16th, 2015 at 2:59 pm

The Taxation of Legal Cannabis Part 2 – Cost of Goods Sold

Last week I introduced the conflict between federal income tax law and state-sanctioned cannabis enterprises here and here. In brief, the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) section 280E proscribes state-sanctioned...
- December 16th, 2015 at 2:04 pm

Private Equity Firm Says Cannabis is Bigger than Corn

In a Bloomberg interview, Brendan Kennedy, CEO of Privateer Holdings, discussed his company, its mission and the opportunity he sees. Cannabis prohibition is fundamentally wrong, especially for African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans...
- December 14th, 2015 at 8:38 pm

Colorado Cannabis Companies Refine Product Strategies

Shay Castle regularly documents what’s happening  in the cannabis industry from her prime vantage point in Boulder, Colorado. She recently shared her views on some big trends as we enter...
- December 14th, 2015 at 2:57 pm

Irish Innovation in Key Cannabis Accessory

Irish newspaper Talk of the Town describes the Indiegogo campaign of a company that is in the final production phases of a portable, battery-operated grinder: The Chewy will be...
- December 14th, 2015 at 9:14 am

Six Potential Cannabis Distribution Models in Canada

The Ottawa Sun explored the potentially confusing legal landscape in Canada, where cannabis legalization appears to be moving forward yet crackdowns appear to be escalating in British Columbia. So just...
- December 13th, 2015 at 10:14 am

Lights Out for Cannabis Brand Incredibles at Instagram

In what has become an all-too-common occurrence, Instagram has shut down another cannabis company’s account, Incredibles, which is owned by Colorado-based Medically Correct, LLC. This post on Instagram tells it all:...
- December 12th, 2015 at 6:27 pm