My Thoughts on How Brands Can Work to Break the Stigma Around Cannabis

Cannabis is now legal for over 100 million Americans medicinally and/or recreationally; however, many still view the industry through the lens of historical stigma. Contrary to these misperceptions of what we believe to be an often-misunderstood industry, our experience investing across 65+ portfolio companies and engaging with thousands of cannabis consumers has opened our aperture […]

Free rides, cannabis, beer: Incentives take hold at COVID vaccine drives

These relatively small, mostly corporate, promotion efforts have been accompanied by more serious and far-reaching attempts by officials in cities such as Chicago, which is sending specially equipped buses into neighborhoods to deliver vaccines. Disneyland is set to open Friday after being closed for over a year, while Indianapolis is planning to welcome 135,000 spectators […]

CSE Presents the Cannabis Investor Series

On each Tuesday in May, participants will hear from trailblazing experts and influencers who are shaping the industry and will learn about the exciting investment opportunities emerging as legal cannabis gains increasing acceptance worldwide. With cannabis legalization rapidly expanding across the United States, the opportunities for investors are growing as well. While so much of […]

Major cannabis CEO pulls out of state business association over its resistance to diversity

We believe that expanding industry ownership and opportunity to new and diverse entrepreneurs should be CBAI’s top priority, along with addressing the cultivation side of the Industry. If you would like to work with Dina on the social equity or cultivation priorities, please be in touch. There is virtually no minority representation in our cannabis […]

Look Inside: Cannabis Retail Mainstay Green Goddess Gets An Architectural Makeover

Interior design continues to raise the bar for the modern cannabis retail experience. The Green Goddess is among the longest established cannabis collectives in California, founded only behind The San Francisco Buyer’s Club in San Francisco, CAC, and CAPGC in Los Angeles. “As the oldest continually operating legal cannabis retail shop in the country,” says […]

Study advises healthcare professionals to screen over-50s for cannabis use

The initial thought was medical users are more likely than non-medical users to have physical and mental health problems, use healthcare services, discuss their drug use with a healthcare professional and use weed more frequently. The study determined the rate of past-year cannabis use was 8.9 per cent, 18.5 per cent of whom reported medical […]

Cannabis Industry Is Becoming A Bigger Player In Local Politics

April, specifically 4/20, is the month for celebrating cannabis. Industry insiders have established political action committees, including the Association of Cannabis Professionals and CA Coastal Pacific, that in San Diego have donated mostly to Democrats. For example, the San Diego Chamber of Commerce PAC spent at least $1,598,000 in the 2018 and 2020 election cycles; […]

UAB researchers survey support for legalization of medical cannabis among Alabama physicians

If passed, the law would allow patients with qualifying conditions such as autism, cancer and epilepsy, as certified by a physician, to legally access and use medical cannabis through a state-run program. To contrast with levels of support for medical cannabis, the research team also asked how they feel, in general, about legalization of recreational […]

Texas House Approves Medical Cannabis Expansions Bill

The Texas House on Wednesday granted approval to House Bill 1535, which seeks to expand the state’s limited medical cannabis program to include chronic pain patients, cancer patients, and people with PTSD, the Texas Tribune reports. However, the current structure has been characterized by many advocates as a “medical CBD” program, not a medical cannabis […]

The Mexican Adult Use Market Will Be A Major Growth Engine For Several Global Cannabis …

This development was not well received by the market as Mexico was on the verge of becoming the third country to legalize recreational cannabis. Currently, Mexico’s revised cannabis proposal is under consideration and there is uncertainty about when the legislation will be voted on again. He and other high-ranking members have voiced concerns about changes […]

This former police academy could soon be transformed into a cannabis grow-op

If the proposal is successful, Evergrow will need to get approval for a site plan from the Flint Planning Commission, as well as approval from the city. Franko Sallaku, managing partner for Evergrow, said the plan all along has been to move as quickly as possible. We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an […]