Business & Management
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 »
MJ Holdings Begins Cultivation Operations in Nevada
MJ Holdings, Inc. is officially launching its cannabis cultivation operations at its new location “The Farm” in Amargosa Valley, Nevada, after receiving approval from the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board (CCB). Last month, the CCB completed... more »
Red White & Bloom Florida Begins Grow Operations
Red White & Bloom Brands Inc., a multi-state cannabis operator and house of premium brands, has initiated phase one of an aggressive three-phase development strategy for its two cultivation centers in Florida to ensure the... more »
UNM, Green Flower Partner for Cannabis Education
With recreational marijuana now legal in New Mexico, UNM Continuing Education is launching a new set of courses to prepare workers for careers in a highly-regulated new field. State officials are predicting that the industry... more »
BDSA Reports Global Cannabis Sales Surge 41% in 2021
BDSA has updated its cannabis market forecast, a five-year rolling global forecast by country, state, province, channel, and category. Cannabis sales for 2021 will near $31 billion, an increase of 41% over 2020 sales. Further,... more »
Petalfast Inc. Appoints Jennifer Dooley to Board of Directors
Petalfast Inc., a full spectrum sales and marketing agency for cannabis brands, has appointed Jennifer Dooley to its Board of Directors. With over a decade of experience building and positioning people-first brands in both the... more »
Report: Cannabis Workers Unionizing Leads to Higher Quality Jobs
A new report released by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) found that unionization was key to ensuring new jobs created in the fast-growing cannabis industry were safer, better paying, and more likely to provide benefits... more »
Green Flower Introduces Cannabis Credential Program
Industry education leader Green Flower has established the GF Institute (GFI) to promote professionalism, consistency, and equity in the fast-growing cannabis space. Parallel, a U.S. cannabis MSO, is joining GFI as a founding member of... more »
Burns & Levinson Hosts Fifth Annual State of the Cannabis Industry Conference
Burns & Levinson will host its fifth annual "State of the Cannabis Industry" conference, which will focus on critical issues in the multi-billion dollar cannabis industry, on September 28, 2021, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30... more »
National Cannabis Risk Prevention Services Launches as New Entity
National Cannabis Risk Prevention Services (NCRPS) has launched as a new and separate entity whose purpose is to expand and increase the sustainability of the cannabis industry by providing proven risk management products and services... more »
