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It's a mind-expanding investment, man. With the recent purchase of a minority stake in a Canadian marijuana company, Constellation Brands – whose major beer division is based in Chicago and is best known for selling Corona beer, wine and spirits – is lighting up one of the year's most...

On Sept. 11, the owners of Montana Advanced Caregivers received a letter saying their business license renewal had been rejected. The company didn't apply for a renewal, and the license for the Billings medical marijuana business was months from expiring. The letter was intended as a...

In a special meeting on Monday night, the City Council approved the final language for Ordinance 806, which allows, and regulates, cannabis businesses within city limits. The approved language also includes a chapter regulating residential cultivation of marijuana for personal use. The...

Due to the changes in state laws, the City of Patterson has been investigating the possibility of allowing cannabis-based businesses to operate within city limits, and is now working on a pilot program to manage such businesses. In June, the City Council voted to obtain proposals from...

MJ Freeway, a seed-to-sale tracking software platform for the cannabis industry, has struggled in recent months with hacks and outages, forcing some dispensaries to record sales by hand. The company – which was offered a $10.4 million contract from the Pennsylvania government in April –...

The term "marijuana millionaire" was coined amid the emergence of the legalized cannabis industry as new business owners spoke about their piles of cash. It was a tantalizing picture. The reality is that running a cannabis business doesn't always mean the owners are actually getting to keep...

Not everyone who enters the cannabis industry has time to work harvests, process flower and study the plant on a scientific level. Most new business owners are pulling themselves up by their bootstraps and don't have the resources to have a cost-efficiency consultant on retainer. Enter Mary J...

Serial entrepreneur Wanda James, the first black owner of a marijuana dispensary in Colorado, does more than just sell cannabis. She is on the frontlines of the marijuana movement, working to expand the legalization and decriminalization of both medical and recreational use beyond her...

When the federal crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries in 2011 began to scare off would-be entrepreneurs, Cassandra Farrington, CEO and co-founder of a brand new marijuana trade newsletter didn't blink. She and her business partner "kept the lights on" in their small Denver publishing...

Voters in Fairbanks and the Fairbanks North Star Borough embraced the Interior's cannabis industry Oct. 3, when they decisively shut down propositions A and 1. Now some of the entrepreneurs feel they can finally move full steam ahead. At Pakalolo Supply Company, where Alaska's first legal...

Hello, Breaking News for your Cannabis business! Michigan’s Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) is implementing a two-step application process for a cannabis license. The first step is a pre-qualification process and the second step is the licensing application process. This will allow...

With a giant wall-sized black-and-white photo mural of Bixby Bridge, polished concrete floors, dark wood paneling and leather furniture, the waiting room at Big Sur Canna+Botanicals looks more like a trendy wine bar or chic art gallery. Several ethereal contemporary artworks by a local artist...

Malibu's 99 High Tide Collective this week celebrated being recognized as a cannabis business by Los Angeles County government, which has long been opposed to marijuana dispensaries in areas it oversees. In June, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors extended its 2011 ban on marijuana...

It’s a “one-stop-shop” for marijuana (and cannabis) production, manufacturing, and retail and it’s going up parallel to US 101 where the Eel River Sawmill used to be. The Rio Dell Planning Commission has approved the construction of the 50,000 acre Humboldt- Rio Dell Business Park. “This is a...

From outdoor cultivation to research and dispensaries, the city of Davis is ready to open the door to the cannabis industry now after the City Council approved one last policy at its meeting Tuesday night. The council voted 4-0 to require businesses to pay $8,300 to $42,300 in fees to recover...

It's a waiting game for those hoping to get into the medical marijuana business, as the Medical Marijuana Commission is busy grading the hundreds of applications. This business could impact those hopeful business owners and patients, but the general public will be affected by this drug, too...

The state is opening up the medical marijuana business to big-time grow operations, according to an advisory released Thursday. When the Legislature passed medical marijuana bills last year, it created three classes of licenses for growers: Class A - up to 500 plants; Class B - up to 1,000...

Prospective cannabis businesses are circling Davis, which is set to be a hot market for recreational and medical marijuana sales when the city begins issuing permits for dispensaries and delivery services. At least eight dispensaries are hoping to open up shop in Davis. Only four of those...

A new website launched Tuesday aims to be the cannabis industry's preeminent source for in-depth financial reporting. The Green Market Report will publish news briefs on all facets of the cannabis business, including banking issues, investment, cultivation and extraction, as well as...

An effort to loosen city restrictions on where marijuana businesses can locate in Kenai – which critics say has pushed businesses from the town's commercial center to outlying areas where they can conflict with residential neighbors – was voted down by Kenai's seven-member city council on...