cannabis industry

Branding

How to Start a Cannabis-Focused Branding and Design Business

Two industry experts give their tips for breaking into this green-hot industry.

Pivots

Whatever Business You're In, You Can Pivot to the Cannabis Business

Want to get into weed? Look no further than your résumé. These entrepreneurs took their skills to the cannabis industry and are killing it.

Peter Page and Patrick Carone | 15 min read

Marketing to Seniors

Recent Research Bolsters the Case That Cannabis Benefits Seniors

Marijuana prohibition has long barred research on the plant's many benefits but that's changing.

Maryam Mirnateghi | 4 min read

Investing

Amateur Investors are Bullish About Cannabis. That Has the Pros a Little Worried.

The cannabis industry is certain to grow. That company you own shares in is not.

Peter Page | 4 min read

Growth Strategies

This Entrepreneur Wants to Cure the Sick with High-Quality Cannabis

Richard Zwicky, founder of Plena Global, seeks to standardize production of medicinal cannabis and is investing in Colombia and Peru to achieve it.

Martha Elena Violante | 7 min read

Legal Marijuana

Sluggish Bureaucracy Is Blamed for Disappointing Marijuana Tax Revenues in Massachusetts

The painfully slow pace of dispensary approvals is costing Massachusetts a lot of unrealized revenue.

dispensaries.com | 3 min read

Cannabis

Gary Vaynerchuk Is Very (Long-Term) Bullish on Cannabis

Gary V sees cannabis as a sensational business, but only if you're in it for the long term.

Chuck Warner | 8 min read

Legal Marijuana

3 Compliance Risks Cannabis Dispensary Owners Can Eliminate Right Now

Compliance with cannabis regulations, regardless of what state, is a job all of its own.

William Sumner | 5 min read

cannabis industry

6 Hottest Cannabis Products in 2019

Sales for these cannabis products are growing faster than ever.

Scott McGovern | 5 min read

week in weed

This Week in Weed: High End Hemp!

Barney's is Bud and Bougie, California claps back, and an industry Giant "stubs its pinky toe"

Conrad Martin | 2 min read

cannabis industry

Get the Recognition You've Earned: Nominate Your Cannabis Company for the Green 100

The first-ever Green 100 will showcase the leaders of the world's most exciting and newest industry.

Peter Page | 2 min read

week in weed

This Week in Weed: There's No Cannabis in Football!

No weed ads during the big game, interesting findings out of Michigan, and High Times goes global. It's the week in Weed!

Conrad Martin | 2 min read

Legal Marijuana

Denver's Marijuana Czar Reflects on Running America's First Legal, Adult-Use Weed Market

Ashley Kilroy isn't in the cannabis business but she knows as much about it as just about anybody who is.

Bart Schaneman | 5 min read

hemp

What Does the New Farm Bill Mean For Legal Cannabis?

By legalizing hemp, the Farm Bill has created a legal source of CBD.

dispensaries.com | 4 min read

California

What I Learned From Visiting 50 California Dispensaries

The first leg of my journey up the coast has taught we where Cali thrives and where it nose dives.

Kyle Sherman | 4 min read