Trends in Dispensary Operations and What Owners Watch For

December 26, 2017
David Hodes
Retail
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As the cannabis industry matures in different ways in different states, how does a cannabis store operator figure out what to do in the midst a dynamic customer-centric part of this industry? How do they work with the variables of…

DripDripDrip – What is AG Jeff Sessions Up To Now?

December 20, 2017
David Hodes
Compliance and Regulations, Policy & Legal
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What is U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions working on today that affects the cannabis industry, and who is he working on it with? If the most recent meeting held just two weeks ago is any indication, he’s digging in deeper…

The Uneven Dispensary Experience – One Consumer, Three Cities

December 18, 2017
David Hodes
Retail
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There aren’t any opportunities to visit a recreational dispensary where I live – Washington, D.C. None exist so far. You have to be a medical patient with a card and go to one of the five medical dispensaries in the…

More Attention to Energy Usage as California’s Recreational Cannabis Program Gets Set to Launch

December 13, 2017
David Hodes
California, Policy & Legal, Science and Technology
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If Colorado’s experience is any indication, energy use is expected to spike with the recent legalization of recreational marijuana in California, much as it did when data centers sprang up throughout the state. For example, just two years after Colorado…

Another Shot in the Arm for Legalization? New Laws Expanding Hemp Production Stepping Up the Discussion

December 13, 2017
David Hodes
Compliance and Regulations, Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Policy & Legal
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What’s that? Hemp making a comeback? An illegal Substance 1 drug? Has the Drug Enforcement Administration gone soft on cannabis crime? No, that’s not likely. But when it comes to hemp, and medicinal CBD derived from hemp, all of which…

Are We Getting Closer to a ‘Supreme’ Moment in the Cannabis Industry?

For years, thought leaders in the cannabis business have spoken about the possibility that the issue of cannabis prohibition would some day find its way into the Supreme Court. That day was just pushed a little closer to reality by…

Questionable Licensing Issues Now Cropping Up In Ohio – ‘The Process Is Severely Broken’

As the regulatory process plays out across various states in the country – most importantly, in California where regulations and rules are coming right down to the wire (and maybe a little beyond) for the January 1, 2018 start of…

D.C. Policy Summit – Researchers Working on First-Ever Federally-Approved Medical Marijuana Study Fighting to Overcome Significant DEA, NIDA Obstacles

The 10th Annual DuPont Summit on Science, Technology and Environment Policy held in Washington, D.C. on December 1 is usually reserved for issues like equitable access to broadband technology or building sustainability in policy or cybersecurity risk management. This year,…

Tax Code Tips – How to Work With 280E

One of the most important issues in the industry for cannabusiess owners to address and understand is 280E, part of a dense IRS code that states “no deduction or credit shall be allowed for any amount paid or incurred during…

Seven 2017 Cannabis Legalization Bills in Play and What That Means for the Industry

There is now a wide assortment of bills in Congress related to cannabis (and hemp) legalization and use. And while most of these bills have not seen movement in 2017, the sheer number of them introduced in 2017 are creating…

Tiptoeing Tentatively Toward December 8th Showdown

One of the most anticipated presentations at the 2017 Marijuana Business Conference in Las Vegas earlier this month happened on the last day, Friday, November 17. This was a federal policy update, scheduled to feature Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), co-chair…

‘Investors Are Going to Love This Industry’ – MedMen’s Chris Leavy

November 27, 2017
David Hodes
Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Cannabis Investments
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The cannabis industry is in a moment in time that is like nothing anyone in the industry has ever seen, according to investment guru Chris Leavy, and cannabis business owners are in the driver’s seat. Leavy, who worked as the…

Ranking Member of House Committee About Delays in Legalizing Marijuana: ‘I’m Sick of This Crap. I Am Going to Burn All My Political Capital On This Issue.’

On November 3 inside the Cannon Office building on Capitol Hill, members of the American Legion along with a bipartisan group of congressmen - two representing the House Committee on Veterans Affairs - held a press conference to talk about…

Harvard Medical School Professor: Lack of Marijuana Addiction Data Draws Parallel to Rise of Opioid Epidemic

November 7, 2017
David Hodes
Compliance and Regulations, Science and Technology
0 Comments

Sometimes it’s hard to believe the chasm that exists between what is true and what is unsubstantiated supposition in this industry. Sure, this industry is still dealing with a stigma that began in the late ‘30s when it was a…

Housing and Urban Development a New Target for Protesting Federal Policies About Cannabis

As this industry evolves, there are many issues that have gone beyond the work of activists and advocates and transitioned into legislation that advanced the industry. Stories of what advocacy organizations have been able to do – and some like…

Trends in Dispensary Operations and What Owners Watch For

DripDripDrip – What is AG Jeff Sessions Up To Now?

The Uneven Dispensary Experience – One Consumer, Three Cities

More Attention to Energy Usage as California’s Recreational Cannabis Program Gets Set to Launch

Another Shot in the Arm for Legalization? New Laws Expanding Hemp Production Stepping Up the Discussion

Are We Getting Closer to a ‘Supreme’ Moment in the Cannabis Industry?

Questionable Licensing Issues Now Cropping Up In Ohio – ‘The Process Is Severely Broken’

D.C. Policy Summit – Researchers Working on First-Ever Federally-Approved Medical Marijuana Study Fighting to Overcome Significant DEA, NIDA Obstacles

Tax Code Tips – How to Work With 280E

Seven 2017 Cannabis Legalization Bills in Play and What That Means for the Industry

Tiptoeing Tentatively Toward December 8th Showdown

‘Investors Are Going to Love This Industry’ – MedMen’s Chris Leavy

Ranking Member of House Committee About Delays in Legalizing Marijuana: ‘I’m Sick of This Crap. I Am Going to Burn All My Political Capital On This Issue.’

Harvard Medical School Professor: Lack of Marijuana Addiction Data Draws Parallel to Rise of Opioid Epidemic

Housing and Urban Development a New Target for Protesting Federal Policies About Cannabis

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