Business & Management

New Mexico Creates $5M Loan Program for Cannabis Microbusinesses

The New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee on Tuesday approved a new, $5-million loan program aimed at helping licensed cannabis microbusiness — specifically those operated by members of communities disproportionately impacted by previous cannabis law enforcement... more »

Cresco Labs Wins Award for Social Justice Documentary

Cresco Labs, a vertically integrated multistate operator and wholesaler of branded cannabis products, earned a Silver Clio for Film & Video from the Clio Cannabis Awards for its “The Sentence of Michael Thompson” documentary trailer.... more »

Dalwhinnie Farms Names New Chief Executive Officer

Dalwhinnie Enterprises, LLC, the Ridgway, Colorado based cannabis purveyor, names Brandon Barksdale as Chief Executive Officer. The Dalwhinnie family of companies includes the Dalwhinnie Farms vertically integrated luxury cannabis brand, Shift Cannabis, Ridgway Hemp Company,... more »

Black Friday Cannabis Retail Spending Increased 20%

Business intelligence from Akerna, an enterprise software company and the developer of the most comprehensive technology infrastructure, ecosystem, and compliance engine powering the global cannabis industry, shows that Green Wednesday (11/24) and Black Friday (11/26)... more »

Alliance for Cannabis Equity Formed in Connecticut

The Connecticut Community Outreach Revitalization Program (ConnCORP) and The WorkPlace, have created the Alliance for Cannabis Equity (ACE) between the two organizations. ACE is being created in recognition of the need for an authoritative and... more »

Harborside to Become StateHouse Holdings with New Acquisitions

Harborside Inc., a California-focused, vertically integrated cannabis enterprise, has entered into definitive agreements to acquire UL Holdings Inc. (Urbn Leaf), a top California cannabis retailer with a dominant position in Southern California, and LPF JV... more »

National Cannabis Industry Association Welcomes Board Members for 2022-24

The National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) is announcing a slate of incoming members of its Board of Directors today, including six incumbent Board members and two new nominees selected by the organization’s Nominating Committee to... more »

San Luis Obispo Cannabis Growers Alliance Formed in California

LiveWire Ergogenics Inc. — a company focused on acquiring, managing, and licensing special purpose real estate properties conducive to producing high-quality, handcrafted, and organically grown cannabis products for medical and recreational adult-use in California —... more »

Cannabis Cultivation Industry Sees Salary Growth in 2021

CannabizTeam, a cannabis-focused executive search and staffing firm, has released a new report exploring jobs and hiring trends in cannabis cultivation, the fastest-growing segment of the global cannabis industry. The 2021 Cannabis Cultivation Salaries and... more »

Cresco Labs’ ‘Summer of Social Justice’ Initiative Raised Over $250,000

Cresco Labs, a vertically integrated multistate operator and the number one U.S. wholesaler of branded cannabis products, raised over $250,000 through its "Summer of Social Justice" nationwide initiative for social justice-focused community organizations. The initiative... more »