The Business of Cannabis

Drones Offer Outdoor Cannabis Cultivators Precise Solutions

Jul 7, 2021 | National

Move over, tractors – drones might play a large role in the future of sustainable cannabis cultivation. Companies that make agricultural drones say they can offer marijuana and hemp cultivators economically and environmentally sustainable help with a range of...

How Dama Financial Is Offering the Cannabis Industry Comprehensive Financial Services

Jul 7, 2021 | National

Exclusive Interview with Dama Financial Co-Founder and CEO Anh Hatzopoulos Dama Financial was formed four and a half years ago by a group of payments professionals. Today, the company partners with FDIC-insured banks and offers the cannabis industry...

Delta-8 THC Legal in Many States, Some Want to Ban It

Jul 1, 2021 | National

Nickolas Jarosh started smoking marijuana after his shifts as a 911 dispatcher. He’d flip between working days and nights, and the inconsistent schedule made it difficult to fall asleep. Tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, helped,...

Why Red Oklahoma Is Home To Booming Medical Marijuana Market

Jun 28, 2021 | National

People outside the cannabis industry might be surprised to learn that the most liberal medical marijuana market in the country isn’t California anymore. Nor is it Colorado, Oregon or another left-leaning blue state. It’s politically conservative Oklahoma. The red...

Clarence Thomas Says Federal Laws Against Marijuana May No Longer Be Necessary

Jun 28, 2021 | Feature, National

Clarence Thomas, one of the Supreme Court’s most conservative justices, said Monday that because of the hodgepodge of federal policies on marijuana, federal laws against its use or cultivation may no longer make sense. “A prohibition on interstate use...

Upheaval Often Follows After Legacy Marijuana Companies Go Public

Jun 27, 2021 | National

After the famed Oakland-based marijuana dispensary Harborside went public in 2019, long-term employees noticed a change within the company: a cultural shift from the activist roots of Harborside’s founders to a more buttoned-down corporate atmosphere. They didn’t like...