Legal Marijuana

Cost Cutting

Here's How to Reduce the Cost of Cannabis for Consumers

Consumers could be saving money while cultivators extract higher profits.

jordan zoot | 6 min read

Legal Marijuana

New Study: Adult-Use Cannabis Availability Reduces Opioid Deaths

A study found that opioid deaths were reduced by more than 20% in areas with legal cannabis.

Natan Ponieman | 2 min read

cannabis retail

How to Staff a Cannabis Retail Operation

Here's an in-depth look at 5 of the key roles a cannabis retailer should fill.

Anne Forkutza | 3 min read

Legal Marijuana

Which State Will Be Next to Legalize Cannabis?

You might be surprised.

Jordan French | 5 min read

Legal Marijuana

New York Governor Signs Bill Decriminalizing Cannabis Possession

The decriminalization of small amounts of cannabis is significant progress for social justice initiatives.

William Sumner | 3 min read

Celebrity Entrepreneurs

Post Malone Launches Shaboink Hemp Pre-Rolls and Announces Partnership With Icon Farms and Sherbinskis

Post Malone, singer and founder of hemp and cannabis brand Shaboink, announced a new product: American-grown hemp pre-rolls.

PR Newswire | 3 min read

Cannabis

Research: Most U.S. Cannabis Cultivators Choose to Compete on Quality Rather Than Cost (Chart)

Many wholesale growers are focusing on cannabis quality, though market forces tend to favor those who reliably supply low-cost cannabis.

Eli McVey | 2 min read

Investing

There Is a Lot to Learn Before Investing in Cannabis

Cannabis investment opportunities are vast, and mostly brand new to even veteran investors.

Tomas Garibaldi | 7 min read

Cannabis

Jim Belushi Is Launching a Blues Brothers Cannabis Brand in Illinois

He's an Illinois native who has been growing pot in Oregon. Not that Illinois legalized he's bringing what he's learned back home.

dispensaries.com | 4 min read

Movies

The 7 Best Cannabis Documentaries to Watch Right Now

Cannabis is a new legal industry but a longstanding presence in our popular culture.

Alex Moersen | 6 min read

Cannabis

New Study Finds Genetics Is Why Some People Feel 'Paranoid' When They Get High

Cannabis is enjoyable for most people but decidedly not for some. Science seems to now know why.

dispensaries.com | 3 min read

Entrepreneurs

While Many Look for an Exit, Island Cannabis CEO Plans to Keep Company Private

Ray Landgraf launched his 'for benefit' company to sell good pre-rolls, not the company itself.

Javier Hasse and Eric Terbush | 5 min read

Medical Marijuana

NFL's Calvin Johnson and Rob Sims Talk Cannabis: It's 'A God-Given Gift'

Two battered former players who never had an alternative to opioids for pain have launched an cannabis business so others will.

Javier Hasse | 5 min read

Legal Marijuana

New Findings Raise Doubts Whether Legal Weed Reduces Opioid Deaths

Fluctuations in total overdose deaths appear unrelated to legal cannabis access.

Andrew Ward | 3 min read

Legal Marijuana

Teen Marijuana Use Is Dropping In States With Legal Recreational Marijuana

Letting parents purchase legal week just for fun is somehow accomplishing what the DARE program never managed to do.

dispensaries.com | 3 min read