Industry News
University of Florida Introduces Medicinal Plants Course
Emerging industries require a skilled workforce to function. Sometimes, the industry begins to boom before employers can hire a sufficient number of skilled employees. That was the case for many employers in the medicinal plant... more »
Akerna Report Highlights Cannabis Industry Trends in 2021
Akerna (Nasdaq: KERN), a leading enterprise software company and the developer of the most comprehensive technology infrastructure, ecosystem, and compliance engine powering the global cannabis industry, has released its annual Cannabis Industry Year-End Review. [caption... more »
Griffin Relocates Colorado Facility
Horticultural broker Griffin recently relocated its Aurora, Colorado facility to Denver. The new facility is located at 5303 N. Havana Str., Suite 120, Denver, CO 80239. The new state-of-the-art facility is 36,200 square feet with... more »
Green Thumb Industries Awards $75,000 in Grants
Green Thumb Industries Inc., a national cannabis consumer packaged goods company and owner of Rise Dispensaries, has announced the first group of nonprofit organizations to receive funding as part of its Good Green Grant Program.... more »
US Cannabis Council Elects Board Chair
The U.S. Cannabis Council (USCC) has elected Jessica Billingsley, co-founder of Akerna, as its new chair. Akerna is a leading compliance technology provider, and developer of the cannabis industry's first seed-to-sale enterprise resource planning (ERP)... more »
MedPharm Gets DEA Approval for Schedule 1 Research License
MedPharm Research, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MedPharm Holdings, a leading medical cannabis manufacturer, R&D laboratory, and compounding facility, has been approved for a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Schedule I Researcher License. Having this license from... more »
Trulieve Celebrates 2021 Pride Month With $60,000 Donation
Trulieve Cannabis Corp., the largest cannabis company in Florida, has raised $60,000 to benefit the four Florida-based non-profits the company partnered with in support of Pride Month. Throughout the month of June, Trulieve sold limited... more »
Cresco Labs Launches Social Justice Campaign
On the 50th anniversary of when America started its longest war — the War on Drugs — Cresco Labs, a vertically integrated multistate operator and wholesaler of branded cannabis products, has launched a summer-long social... more »
