California initiates insurance program for marijuana businesses
California rolled out an insurance program for licensed cannabis companies that’s designed to deliver much-needed coverage to many marijuana businesses that have had a hard time obtaining it. The program, called the Cannabis Business Owners Policy...
Momentum building in banking industry for support of federal marijuana reform
Banking trade groups are stepping up their support for proposed legislation and seeking better clarity from the federal government about how financial institutions might serve cannabis-related businesses in states where marijuana is legal. The groups...
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Are you in the cannabis industry and ready to sell? Are you ready to stake your claim on the Green Frontier? Are you looking for expert advice about getting into–or out of–the marijuana business? If you are thinking of selling your marijuana or cannabis...
California Commodity Brokers – A call to action
If California’s Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation is up to the task of promoting and enforcing legal compliance throughout the state’s billion-dollar marijuana industry, it should start at the Mount Olympus of chokepoints: the...
A Great Cannabis Agent Can Save You A lot Of Grief, and Money
We Provide Commercial Real Estate Opportunities for the Cannabis Industry Our services will help anyone looking to buy, sell, or invest in cannabis for real estate purposes. We know that navigating through this industry can be time-consuming and...
Cannabis Brokers Are Essential To Find Properties Zoned For Marijuana Use
Finding a property for the purpose of selling, growing or manufacturing marijuana or marijuana goods is not like finding a space for your average retail location, according to Klein. A number of factors play a role when finding a location, including zoning...
Marijuana Business: Licenses, Permits, and Planning
California began issuing licenses for "commercial cannabis activity" on January 1, 2018. In 2017, California's legislature passed the Medical and Adult Use Regulation and Safety Act, which combined the state's medicinal and adult use cannabis laws into a...
How to sell your marijuana business: proper valuation is the key
Valuating a cannabis business requires coming up with creative comparisons to established industries, such as tulips and wine. That’s the space Justin Costello operates in. The CEO of Seattle-based GRN Funds, he brings years of experience making deals in...
Marijuana Edibles Make the List of Top 10 Food Trends This Year
Cannabis edibles cracked the list of top 10 food trends predicted for this year by a panel of experts writing for the Specialty Food Association. Marijuana edibles sits at eight on the list, amid other predicted trends such as: Plant-based food, including...
Preparing to Sell your Marijuana Business
What can you do to ensure you attract a serious buyer – as opposed to a flood of suitors who are unlikely to pan out? Target your sellers. That’s one thing a lot of these people aren’t doing. They’re trying to send out press releases and they’re not doing their due...
Marketing Your Cannabis Business with a Unionized Workforce
Cannabis business owners increasingly must confront a workplace reality that mainstream companies have faced for generations: organized labor. Front and center is the United Food and Commercial Workers union, which is aggressively seeking to convince cannabis workers...
Selling Your Marijuana Business
Selling a cannabis business isn’t as simple as sending out a news release announcing your intentions. The marijuana industry operates differently than other sectors because it has lots of legal and regulatory baggage. So executives who are thinking about cashing in on...
Trends Taking Shape in the Booming Cannabis Industry
Although it may appear that no aspect of the cannabiz will be left behind in the wake of state and then federal legalization, the landscape of the cannabis industry in Nevada and America at large is nuanced and can verge on the treacherous. As the industry...
Almost One Whole Month Into The Recreational Revolution
California bill seeks to legalize banking for cannabis businesses
California’s fast-rising cannabis industry, which has been forced by federal law to conduct almost all its business in cash, got a boost Thursday when legislation was introduced to allow banks to open accounts for people involved in the field. State Sen....
Cannabis 2018 Cultivation Conference Coming Soon | March 12-14, 2018 Oakland Marriott City Center
Cannabis 2018 serves the cannabis cultivation market. Produced by Cannabis Business Times, the event reflects the same high standards of quality the magazine has brought to the marketplace. Cannabis 2018 has been developed by cultivators, for cultivators. It is THE...
California Growers Association Files Lawsuit to Close Loophole in Cultivation Regulations
Sacramento - The California Growers Association, a California Non-Profit Mutual Benefit Corporation and the largest cannabis trade association in the state, filed a lawsuit challenging the California Department of Food and Agriculture's decision to allow unlimited...
Washington state cannabis oversupply spurs calls for change
Washington state’s cannabis supply continues to swell, flooding the market and causing both wholesale and retail prices to sink. After the October 2017 outdoor harvest – the state’s largest to date – Jim MacRae, owner of cannabis-focused business...