The 3rd Annual Marijuana Business Conference & Expo sold out early this morning. The industry convention is being held in Las Vegas this year and was originally planned to host 1,500 participants. That number increased to 2,000 when registration...
Now that the midterm elections now over and the smoke has cleared, it is becoming increasingly apparent that marijuana is mainstream. While many parts of the U.S. voted more Republican this year, three out of the four states with...
With cannabis legal in two states and more states to follow, there is growing concern that increased access will lead to increased instances of driving while impaired. Cannabix Technologies Inc. recently developed a the world’s first cannabis breathalyzer. The...
Mount Calvary Christian Center is suing Seattle’s second retail marijuana store Uncle Ike’s Pot Shop after being opened less than a month. The Seattle church says they should be considered a recreation center or facility, and that Uncle Ike’s...
Last week, the city of Seattle wrote a letter to 330 major medical marijuana operations outlining the City’s compliancy expectations. The letter drew concern from many Seattle medical marijuana businesses and patients. While Seattle Officials point to Washington and...
Director of CCG Karl Keich was recently interviewed by King 5 News in Seattle about the City of Seattle’s “warning letters” which were sent to all “major” medical marijuana operations. Karl is also the owner of Seattle Medical Marijuana...
Interest in both retail and medical marijuana has increased ten-fold over the last two years. While this is not surprising with the recent shift in public opinion to pro-cannabis, mostly due to the anticipated tax revenue, it’s entrepreneurs who...
It is no secret that the first few retail marijuana facilities to open in Washington opened with product shortages that left many folks paying upwards of $40 per gram. It appears that these month long shortages have turned into...
Taxes have been a primary motive for legislators to consider the legalization of retail marijuana sales. With Colorado collecting $2.5 million in cannabis-related excise taxes during the first two months of sales and $30 million in sales, the apparent...
In Washington, the numbers indicate that monthly recreational marijuana sales more than doubled to hit nearly $7 million in August vs. $3.2 million in July. (Note: The July number is lower than a previously reported figure of $3.8 million....
