Advocates Say Cannabis Multistate Operators Lag On Social Equity Leadership, But Opportunity Remains
The U.S. cannabis industry’s record on social equity is patchy at best, and it is the large multistate operators who have generally failed so far to take significant leadership on the issue, according to social equity advocates. Recent news might well support that...
DEA Continues To Make Empty Promises On Clinical Cannabis Research
For the second time in four years, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is formally proposing regulatory changes to procedures governing the federally licensed manufacture of cannabis for clinical research purposes. The purported intent of the...
Feds Will Pay Scientists To Study Marijuana’s Effects On COVID-19
Earlier this week, Canadian doctors announced their interest in researching whether properties found in the cannabis plant, including cannabinoids and terpenes, could cure COVID-19 symptoms. Now, the American government also wants scientists to study the...
Best Stoner Movies And Shows To Watch High On Netflix
Saturday is April 4, 2020. Or put another way, this Saturday is 4/4/2020. Not since April 20, 420 ― 10 years after the Visgoths ransacked Rome ― has the calendar offered a double “420,” if you will. Today is also April Fools’ Day and the world continues to be under...
Social Media Expert: Pandemic Not Time To Cut Advertising, Marketing
Melih Oztalay, CEO of Smart Finds Marketing in Birmingham, MI., says cutting your marketing and advertising spend during the pandemic is not a good idea. You want customers to know you will be there for them when social distancing ends, he said....
Hash Bash Goes Virtual During COVID-19 Pandemic
The Hash Bash marijuana rally that was supposed to happen this Saturday in Ann Arbor is postponed until fall, but organizers are still planning a virtual version. Instead of tens of thousands of cannabis enthusiasts gathering on the University of Michigan Diag to...
People Are Still Using Cannabis During The Pandemic. How Are They Getting It?
What better way to deal with a global, economy-shattering, life-altering, seemingly endless pandemic than tucking in at home (as the government has asked you to do for a few weeks now), watching something soothing (may I recommend Tiger King?), and rolling a joint,...
The Best Weed Reads To Build Your Cannabis Library
As we mentally prepare for a full month of COVID-19 quarantine ahead, cannabis and books are two go-to saviors (best enjoyed together) from social media screen time and the barrage of bad news. Whether you’re an industry insider reeling from conference cancellations,...
Harvest Health Completes $25 Million Franklin Labs Purchase
Multistate marijuana operator Harvest Health & Recreation announced on Friday it closed on its previously announced $25.5 million purchase of Pennsylvania medical cannabis company Franklin Labs. The closing comes a day after Harvest revealed that it...
Coronavirus Could Accelerate US Cannabis Legalization
As the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic piles up, U.S. cities and states are set to face significant lost revenue given the loss of business activity. But, as DataTrek Research’s Jessica Rabe writes in a note, “there’s a...
