With wide bipartisan support, a bill that will help the state’s new medical marijuana program get off the ground is on its way to the West Virginia Senate. If enacted, the bill could also serve as an example to other states for opening banking opportunities to cannabis businesses. HB 2538 would allow banking institutions to…
The cannabis industry is blowing up. In the 33 states where the drug is legal for medical or recreational use, at least 10 fires or explosions have occurred in the past five years at facilities that produce concentrates. Nearly all resulted in serious injuries for production-line staff. In response to increased risk, two states bar…
Just in case you’ve been living in a cloud of smoke (which many of you are) you’ll want to know that the U.S. Senate has confirmed William Barr, President Trump’s nominee for attorney general, in a vote of 54-45. Barr replaces Jeff Sessions who was fired by Trump in November. During his confirmation hearings, Barr…
During his state of the state address, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that 360 National Guard troops currently on duty guarding the U.S.-Mexican border would be called upon to “seek and destroy” unlicensed cannabis farms in Northern California, many of which are run by cartels and pose extreme environmental hazards. “There are legitimate concerns. . . they…
The legal cannabis industry could emerge to become one of the biggest threats to the multi-billion-dollar beverage alcohol business, according to a new report. The IWSR, the leading source of data and intelligence on the alcoholic beverage market, in conjunction with and BDS Analytics, says a growing number of consumers, especially millennials, are showing a…
Cannabis-related websites not only cracked GoDaddy Canada’s Top 10 list of industry verticals in 2018, but witnessed a 700 percent increase over the number of websites created with its website builder in 2017. Other industries cracking the Top 10 list include: fashion (retail, clothing design); art and design (tattoos, graphic artists, interior design); fitness and…
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Lora DiCarlo: the G-Spot and the C-Suite Lora Haddock isn’t terribly interested in dredging up the past. Even when it’s a topic as fresh as her company’s recent, highly publicized feud with the Consumer Technology Association, she’d much rather be talking about the future. It’s a fact befitting her role as the founder and CEO…
