Category: Features

As California policy makers develop codes for Controlled Environment Agriculture, Resource Innovation Institute (RII) will convene the inaugural Indoor Agriculture Energy Solutions (IAES) Conference, connecting policy makers, utility program managers, equipment manufacturers and suppliers, researchers, manufacturers, cultivators and investors to shape the future of energy policies and utility programs for…

Every weekend, Russ Belville packs a couple days’ worth of supplies into his car, leaves his home in Oregon to pick up his 77-year-old father in Idaho and then drives around that vast state, from one city to the next. Belville’s goal is to hit nearly every corner of the…

With cannabis sales in Nevada continuing to rise, the market for state-licensed producers and manufacturers is becoming increasingly more competitive, driving companies to be innovative and efficient and align themselves with the top consumer-facing brands. Since taking over the role of 1933 Industries CEO in June 2019, Chris Rebentisch has…

At its longest point, the wait time outside Arbors Wellness in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on December 1, 2019, stretched to nearly four hours as people from all across Michigan, as well as from Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, waited for their opportunity to be among the first to purchase legal marijuana…

As marijuana and CBD hit the mainstream and more jurisdictions legalize cannabis for recreational and/or medical use, opportunities for intrepid entrepreneurs will continue to multiply. But as with any growth industry in its nascent stage, the cannabis business is sure to have its share of opportunists —unsophisticated investors, bad actors…

A look back at some of the most important pieces of advice published in the pages of Marijuana Venture in 2019

Marijuana Venture hosted its third successful RAD (Retail and Dispensary) Expo in October, bringing more than 2,000 attendees to the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon, to check out nearly 200 exhibitors and listen to advice from more than 50 expert speakers. The show has grown steadily over the past…

As the cannabis industry matures, more and more companies are recognizing the need for professional lobbying organizations and the benefits of being united in their fight against unfair regulations. But few trade groups have been as successful as the Oregon Retailers of Cannabis Association (ORCA), which now has more than…

The “vape crisis” has consumed cannabis news. As of October 22, 2019, according to the Center for Disease Control, 1,604 illnesses across 49 states (all except Alaska) and 34 deaths in 24 states have been reported as resulting from the use of e-cigarettes or vape pens. Multiple states have enacted…

As a rash of vaping-related illnesses spread across the country recently, most businesses and regulators are investigating additives in the oil, such as vitamin E acetate, which has initially been linked with many cases of vaping-related illness. But for the past year Atlas Technology has been looking in a different…