Apr 29, 2020 | National
The owner of pioneering cannabis magazine High Times said Tuesday it is acquiring 13 operating and planned marijuana retail stores in California for $80 million. The purchase, which is being made mostly in stock, reflects an aggressive move into retail under the...
Apr 28, 2020 | National
California’s struggling cannabis industry, beset with high compliance costs and taxation, is in line to benefit from new state guidelines enacted to help businesses survive the global coronavirus pandemic. The assistance – a mix of extensions, relief and deferrals –...
Apr 28, 2020 | National
The current COVID-19 pandemic is impacting almost every facet of American life, including the cannabis industry. Join Dorsey to discuss the impact on consumer demand for cannabis products, the approach that various states are taking with regards to the “essential”...
Apr 23, 2020 | National
Ten U.S. senators, all Democrats, are urging congressional leaders to include small, state-legal marijuana businesses and related companies in future COVID-19 federal financial relief packages. Their letter follows a similar one last week signed by nearly...
Apr 23, 2020 | National
Strictly speaking, we don’t have much evidence suggesting that cannabis can prevent a coronavirus infection. In fact, smoking cannabis may make people more susceptible to infection. Dr. Donald Tashkin, a UCLA professor who has extensively studied...
Apr 23, 2020 | National
The coronavirus crisis could be igniting a revolution of sorts in the legal cannabis industry. Thirty-three states across the U.S. allow for some form of sale and consumption of marijuana. And of those, more than 20 states have designated the cannabis industry as...
