Make no mistake about it: Marijuana is going mainstream. Legal cannabis is already the fastest growing industry in the United States, with the first two…
The president of the new Canadian Cannabis Chamber doesn’t have any previous marijuana experience, but that’s kind of the point. Peter Pilarski was not brought…
When Washington and Colorado legalized recreational, adult-use marijuana in 2012, thousands of entrepreneurs predicted “green gold” would be harvested in converted warehouses throughout major metropolitan…
Investment advisers and broker-dealers ask more and more whether they can safely provide investment services to prospective customers in the marijuana industry. There is still…
As an advocate for small business owners and a veteran of the finance industry, I have listened to hundreds of requests for capital from both…
The following op-ed was originally printed in the December 2017 issue of Marijuana Venture, on sale now. Our fertigation and vegetative schedules also change with…
It’s hard not to notice that the course number for Northern Michigan University’s latest offering in its medicinal plant chemistry degree is “CH 420.” Yet,…
SACRAMENTO – The Bureau of Cannabis Control officially launched its online licensing system on Dec. 8 and is now accepting applications for commercial cannabis licenses…
Although cultivation and use of cannabis for medicinal purposes has been legal in California for two decades, the legalization of recreational cannabis creates untold opportunity…
Although it’s not a universal rule, most municipalities require business owners to prove they have a suitable location prior to applying for a license. It’s…