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September 23, 2025 blogger analysis, Business, Canada, cannabis, compliance, consumer, Cultivation, Cultivation & Growing, Edibles & Processing, government, Growing, industry, International, lab, Laboratories & Analytics, legalization, Medicial Marijuana, Operations, Product Development, Psychedelics, quality, Quality From Canada, safety, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Testing, weed, withdrawal
Red Light Holland (CSE: TRIP) has established its foundation in the Netherlands, where psilocybin truffles, the underground sclerotia of psilocybin mushrooms, are legally permitted for cultivation and sale. The above-ground mushroom is prohibited, but the truffle is treated differently under Dutch law, despite delivering the same psychoactive effects. “It’s really the same thing, with the […]
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September 19, 2025 blogger analysis, Business, cannabis, Cannabusiness Sustainability, compliance, Concentrates & Extracts, consumer, Cultivation, Cultivation & Growing, Europe, extraction, industry, Law, Legal, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, Operations, product, Product Development, quality, science, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
In an industry defined by local operators struggling to stay afloat and confined within their borders, Michael Sassano, founder and CEO of Somai Pharmaceuticals, has created a blueprint for scaling cannabis worldwide with pharmaceutical discipline and regulatory agility. With headquarters in Lisbon and operations in 12 countries today, Somai is preparing to reach 18 by […]
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September 19, 2025 blogger analysis, Arizona, Business, Cannabis Coaching & Compliance, Cultivation, Cultivation & Growing, Dispensaries & Retail, dispensary, Growing, license, marijuana, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Operations, Recreational, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
Whether it’s a single retail license, a multi-site operation, or a vertically integrated enterprise, deals in Arizona are fetching top-tier premiums – often exceeding price points in larger, more mature markets like California. So, what’s driving these sky-high valuations? More importantly, how can industry players take advantage? Let’s break it down. Arizona: Where Cannabis Assets […]
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September 16, 2025 blogger Business, Concentrates & Extracts, CPG, Medicial Marijuana, Operations, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, trade show, weed, withdrawal
The excitement and interest around New Jersey are impossible to ignore because of its potential to be one of the most lucrative cannabis markets in the country. Since legalization, operators have been racing to open doors, capture consumers, and keep pace with evolving regulations, as they battle sky-high operating costs, shifting compliance rules, and the […]
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September 17, 2024 blogger CGMP, HACCP, Medicial Marijuana, Operations, quality, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
According to Colorado’s regulators, a Safe Harbor Hemp product is a hemp-derived compound or cannabinoid, whether a finished product or in the process of being produced, that is permitted to be manufactured, produced, packaged, processed, or prepared in Colorado for export, but not permitted to be sold or distributed in Colorado. Cannabis Safety & Quality […]
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October 13, 2023 blogger analysis, analytics, bag, box, boxes, Business, cannabis, carbon, compliance, consumer, container, cost, Cultivation, Dispensaries & Retail, dispensary, Edibles & Processing, environmental, extraction, footprint, government, Growing, industry, jar, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, marijuana, market, Medicial Marijuana, Operations, package, packaging, plastic, product, quality, Regulations, shipping, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, sustainability, weed, withdrawal
Even a cursory review of cannabis reveals that the market has been notoriously wasteful, polluting the environment with chemical fertilizers, misused pesticides, contaminated plants, and—perhaps most problematically—thoughtlessly excessive packaging. The industry is in dire need of sustainable practices, and the easiest way to start an impactful new trend is from the outside in: a.k.a., adjusting […]
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October 3, 2023 blogger analysis, analytics, Business, Business Analysis, cannabis, comp, compensation, compliance, CQC, CQCExpo, crop, Cultivation, dispensary, employment, Federal, FICA, FUTA, general, government, Growing, industry, insurance, insure, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, liability, license, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Nick Murer, offboarding, onboading, Operations, practices, quality, Recreational, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, Retail, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, SUTA, taxes, training, unemployment, WECO, weed, withdrawal, workers
Well before cannabis businesses win a license application, they need to have traditional business plans outlining how they’ll run the company. While this obviously includes things like the property, the building, products and inventory, it also includes a lot of things that are often overlooked: things like payroll, human resources and employee management. Before a […]
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September 1, 2023 blogger alternative, analysis, analytics, appoint, appointment, Arizona, bankrupt, bankruptcy, Business, Business Analysis, California, cannabis, civil, Colorado, compliance, court, Federal, financial, government, Illinois, industry, judicial, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, marijuana, market, Maryland, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, Nevada, Operations, procedure, receiver, receivership, Recreational, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, state, statute, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Tax, taxes, Washington, weed, withdrawal
Part 1 of this series discussed the lack of bankruptcy protections for cannabis companies, since bankruptcy in the U.S. is an exclusively federal procedure and cannabis remains illegal under federal law and proposed a number of alternative options for businesses struggling in the current environment. Part 2 of this series focuses on one of these […]
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August 24, 2023 blogger analysis, analytics, audit, Business, Business Analysis, cannabis, Chase Eastman, compliance, CQC, CQCExpo, Cultivation, Cultivation & Growing, Dispensaries & Retail, dispensary, Edibles & Processing, education, employee, extraction, Federal, government, Growing, industry, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, marijuana, market, Medicial Marijuana, Operations, product, quality, Recreational, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, Retail, Rootwurks, safety, standard, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, test, training, weed, withdrawal
Founder and CEO Chase Eastman officially launched Rootwurks in January 2022. But the journey began years earlier, and passed through industries including food safety training and digital media and television. Rootwurks at its core is a training platform. The cannabis industry deals with an incredibly complex system of regulatory environments that vary widely from state […]
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August 22, 2023 blogger analysis, analytics, automate, automation, Avivatech, Business, cannabis, card, cash, counting, credit, Debit, digital, dispensaries, Dispensaries & Retail, dispensary, Federal, government, industry, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, license, marijuana, market, Mastercard, Medicial Marijuana, Operations, payment, process, processing, processor, Recreational, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, reporting, Retail, safety, Shawn Kruger, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, transaction, weed, withdrawal
Late last month, Mastercard decided to halt their debit card transactions with cannabis dispensaries, notifying financial institutions and payment processors to stop processing purchases. This isn’t the first digital payment solution to swiftly exit the industry – late last year, vendors turned off services to their cashless ATMs. These abrupt decisions have made major headlines, shocking cannabis dispensary owners, […]
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