Chart: Diversification enhances profitability of marijuana product manufacturers

Makers of cannabis products are more likely to turn a profit if they offer merchandise across multiple categories – but that profitability declines if a manufacturer...

Cannabis Professionals Share Their Top Advice for Entering the Industry

With more states legalizing cannabis for medical or adult use, the industry is rapidly growing, with employment predicted to rise by 34% in 2019, according to...

Newer marijuana markets embrace social equity programs

Increased attention by lawmakers, regulators and the general public regarding lack of diversity in the cannabis industry prompted a growing number of states to include social...

What medical cannabis firms can learn from Harvest’s compliance conundrums

Harvest Health & Recreation is in high-stakes clashes with medical marijuana regulators in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and the disputes could potentially offer other MMJ firms cautionary lessons around the necessity to maintain extremely pristine regulatory compliance in state-legal...

Louisiana Officials Say Medical Marijuana Program is off to a Good Start

Two weeks after Louisiana patients began receiving medical marijuana, the program is humming along without supply disruption and with thousands of people receiving the drug for...

Lessons learned by cannabis firms after 5 years of recreational sales in Washington state

Washington state rolled out the world’s second adult-use marijuana market on July 8, 2014, following closely behind Colorado, which began recreational sales at the start of that year. Over the past five years, Washington state cannabis business owners have...

California’s Marijuana Tax Revenues Are Up, But Far Short of Projections

When it comes to tax money from marijuana sales, California is living with diminished expectations. The state pulled in $74 million in cannabis excise taxes between April...

Constellation Brands expects $54 million loss from Canopy Growth

Published August 28, 2019 Alcohol giant Constellation Brands said it...

Medical marijuana market growth with Oklahoma and Florida leading

Published August 13, 2019 | By Maggie Cowee