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October 27, 2025 blogger Cultivation, dispensary, Focus Article, government, Growing, industry, lab, license, market, Medicial Marijuana, New York, Policy, Retail, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Supply Chain, weed, withdrawal
Jason Ambrosino, a disabled Army veteran and founder of Veterans Holdings, entered the New York market in 2019 under the state’s hemp program with the goal of cultivating and manufacturing cannabis. But despite holding a 5,000-square-foot indoor cultivation license, he decided not to build out his facility. The reason, he says, is simple: “The registered […]
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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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October 26, 2023 blogger access, Act, analysis, analytics, Banking, Business, cannabis, Chuck Schumer, commerce, committee, compliance, congress, consumer, Cory Booker, Federal, finances, financial, floor, government, Growing, industry, legalization, Legalize, legislation, legislative, legislators, license, marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, regulatory, Ron Wyden, safer, Senate, Senator, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, treasury, Vote, weed, withdrawal
After nearly a decade of conversation and education on the Hill, the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee finally held a markup on the Secure and Fair Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act. Previously known as the SAFE Banking Act, the “R” was included to account for Sen. Jack Reed’s (D-RI) concerns with Section 10. The […]
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October 4, 2023 blogger 420CPA, analysis, analytics, Business, California, cannabis, CBD, compliance, consumer, Cultivation, dispensary, extraction, government, Growing, industry, Joe Moody, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, product, quality, Recreational, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, Retail, safety, Sid Miller, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Texan, Texas, THC, TX, weed, withdrawal
A Uniquely Texas Approach to Cannabis The last few decades have seen the United States move forward state-by-state with the legalization of cannabis. Every state is charting its own unique path, and nowhere is this truer than with the state of Texas. The Lone Star State has made its way from being staunchly anti-cannabis to […]
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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 26, 2023 blogger analysis, analytics, Business, cannabis, CBD, compliance, Cultivation, extraction, farm bill, Federal, government, Growing, hemp, industry, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, product, quality, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, Retail, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, test, Texas, Texas Compassionate Use Act, THC, TX, weed, withdrawal
When Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 339, also known as the Texas Compassionate Use Act, into law in 2015, many Texans expressed frustration. The purpose of the act was to allow the THC treatment of illness via prescription, opening up the state’s medicinal cannabis market. However, the act authorized only low-THC cannabis oil […]
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September 14, 2023 blogger analysis, analytics, Austin, Business, cannabis, compliance, Federal, government, Growing, HB 1805, HB 218, industry, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, limit, Lone Star, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, Recreational, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Texan, Texas, THC, weed, withdrawal
Adult-use cannabis has gained steam across the nation as more and more states jump on the legalization train. As of the writing of this article, 23 states have legalized adult-use while another 15 have allowed the sale of cannabis for medicinal purposes, for a total of 38 green states. Meanwhile, Texas still has stiff penalties […]
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September 13, 2023 blogger 1, 3, administration, agency, analysis, analytics, Biden, Business, Business Analysis, CBD, compliance, Controlled Substances Act, DEA, Department of Health and Human Services, Federal, government, HHS, I, III, industry, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, reclassify, recommend, recommendation, Recreational, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, schedule, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
In the most unexpected development to hit the cannabis industry in years, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra shared his agency’s recommendation that, based on data and scientific analysis, cannabis, a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, should be reclassified as a Schedule III drug. The announcement […]
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September 12, 2023 blogger analysis, analytics, Business, cannabis, CBD, compliance, consumer, Cultivation, Epidiolex, Europe, European, extraction, Federal, government, Growing, industry, International, lab, laboratories, laboratory, labs, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, product, quality, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, Retail, safety, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, test, Testing, UK, Union, United Kingdom, united states, weed, withdrawal
This is the final piece of a four-part series discussing European cannabis regulations. Click here for Part One, here for Part Two and here for Part Three. Part Four wraps up the series below. Where is the future of CBD heading? A review of these various jurisdictions, the EU, the UK, and the USA, makes it clear that […]
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September 11, 2023 blogger ABC, analysis, analytics, appoint, appointed, bankrupt, bankruptcy, Business, Business Analysis, cannabis, compliance, court, credit, creditor, debt, Federal, government, industry, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, liability, license, marijuana, market, Massachusetts, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, Michigan, missouri, protection, receiver, receivership, Recreational, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Tax, 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 focused on state law receiverships […]
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