Tag: legal cannabis
Ten Years of Tenacity and Innovation
This article is part of a series of historical perspectives about the legal cannabis industry.
As I reflect on the past ten years in legal...
Michigan Cannabis Provisioner Pure Options Becomes First Retailer to Offer Legal Cannabis Clones
As the battle rages to protect the rights of consumers to grow their own cannabis at home, Michigan’s premier cannabis provisioner, Pure Options (www.pureoptions.com),...
New Harris Poll Shows Consumers Want Safe, Legal Cannabis Products
Consumers Want Safe, Legal Cannabis Products: Majority Support Regulation to Help Monitor Products Sold. A new nationwide study commissioned by SICPA North America, a leading provider...
How Secure Is the Cannabis Industry?
On March 31, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation that legalized the adult use of cannabis, making his state the fifteenth in the...
House Set to Vote on Federal Marijuana Decriminalization
WASHINGTON D.C. – The U.S. House this September will vote on the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019, or MORE Act, which...
How to Reach New Cannabis Consumers
With legalization sweeping across the country, the cannabis category is evolving just like any other successful mainstream market—with scale and diversity. Consumer insights company...
Colorado Bill Would Protect Employees from Termination due to Cannabis Use
DENVER, Colo. – Representative Jovan Melton (D-Aurora) has introduced House Bill 20-1089 which, if approved by voters, would protect Colorado’s employees from termination due...
First Week of Illinois Legal Cannabis Sales Yields $11M
CHICAGO – In the first five days of legal recreational cannabis sales in Illinois, media reports said cannabis vendors raked in nearly $11 million....
California Cannabis Bureau Uses QR Codes to Help Consumers Get #WeedWise
SACRAMENTO – The California Bureau of Cannabis Control last Thursday introduced a new resource to help identify licensed, legitimate retailers in the state. Consumers...
Akerna and Solo Sciences Partner for Seed-to-Sale Authentication Platform
DENVER – Regulatory compliance technology provider Akerna Corporation has announced a partnership with solo sciences, “developer of the world’s first cryptographically-secure cannabis product authentication...
