Exploring a California marijuana company’s unique business model

Exploring a California marijuana company’s unique business model

(This is an abridged version of a column that appears in the May-June issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Frustrated by all the hoops you and your partners have been jumping through in hopes of getting the myriad licenses required to open a cannabis business – no matter which state you’re in? Then you need ..

Green Market Report: Charlotte’s Web Strain Battle Heats Up

Green Market Report: Charlotte’s Web Strain Battle Heats Up

GMR write by way of introduction..The Stanley Brothers in Colorado made their name by targeting a strain called Charlotte’s Web that had greater amounts of CBD than THC in order to treat a young girl with a rare form of epilepsy. The girl, Charlotte Figi, suffered from Dravet Syndrome that caused her to have multiple seizures in ..

Screwpop Hit Kit – Marijuana Venture

Screwpop Hit Kit – Marijuana Venture

Screwpop’s new, patent-pending Hit Kit is an innovative, all-in-one pipe, stash and standard Bic lighter holder. The Hit Kit was designed to be a well-organized, easy-to-use item that keeps all your stuff in one place. Simply preload the bowl, snap in the lighter and the Hit Kit is ready to go. The Hit Kit features ..

Navajo Nation Justice Department sues tribal member, businesses over hemp production sites

Navajo Nation Justice Department sues tribal member, businesses over hemp production sites

The Farmington Daily Times reportsThe Navajo Nation Department of Justice is suing Shiprock resident Dineh Benally and two businesses, alleging they are growing and marketing industrial hemp on the Navajo Nation.The lawsuit was announced in a press release from the department, stating it was filed on June 11 in the Shiprock Judicial District court.According to ..

Nevada Governor Introduces Measure To Pardon Tens Of Thousands With Marijuana Convictions

Nevada Governor Introduces Measure To Pardon Tens Of Thousands With Marijuana Convictions

Half of likely Colorado voters would support a statewide measure to decriminalize possession of psilocybin mushrooms and establish a system of legal cultivation and sales of the psychedelic fungus, according to a recent poll that was shared with Marijuana Moment. And with that finding, activists are feeling emboldened to mount a campaign to put the ..

Lawsuit: Tilray execs misled investors over ABG cannabis deal says MJ Biz

Lawsuit: Tilray execs misled investors over ABG cannabis deal says MJ Biz

A new lawsuit alleges the top brass of Canada-based cannabis company Tilray misled shareholders and engaged in insider stock sales during 2019 and early 2020.The so-called verified stockholder derivative suit was filed by Tilray shareholder Lee Morgan on June 5 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The complaint was filed on ..

Colorado Governor Issues Proclamation Declaring Official ‘Hemp Week’

Colorado Governor Issues Proclamation Declaring Official ‘Hemp Week’

Half of likely Colorado voters would support a statewide measure to decriminalize possession of psilocybin mushrooms and establish a system of legal cultivation and sales of the psychedelic fungus, according to a recent poll that was shared with Marijuana Moment. And with that finding, activists are feeling emboldened to mount a campaign to put the ..

Eversheds advises on medical cannabis private equity fund established in Ireland

Eversheds advises on medical cannabis private equity fund established in Ireland

Ireland’s first ever private equity medical cannabis fund has been established.The new venture has been set up by Crossroads Capital Management Limited (CCM) and Óskare Capital SAS.The alternative investment fund is now to be marketed to qualifying investors around the world.Óskare Capital is a French investment advisor that specialises in private equity, venture capital, cannabis, and ..

Lawmakers push fellow Dems on legal cannabis amid policing debate (Newsletter: June 12, 2020)

Lawmakers push fellow Dems on legal cannabis amid policing debate (Newsletter: June 12, 2020)

NV gov pushes mass marijuana pardons; Fed Reserve analyzes legalization; CO gov declares Hemp Week; Study: Concentrates don’t get people higher Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… There ..

Report:  Charles S. Gascon / As More States Legalize Marijuana, Economics Comes into Play

Report:  Charles S. Gascon / As More States Legalize Marijuana, Economics Comes into Play

The topic of marijuana (cannabis) legalization moved into headlines following Colorado’s and Washington’s decisions to permit recreational use of the drug in 2012. Yet, these changes reflect nearly 50 years of evolution in drug policy.1The relaxation of state laws on the possession and use of marijuana can be traced back to 1973, when Oregon became ..