Cannabis and Hemp Industry Investment News

The push for legal, recreational marijuana is sweeping across America. Delaware just became the 22nd state to legalize recreational cannabis — and fou...

By Madeline Scanlan Budtenders play a unique role in the retail environment. As both salespeople and educators, they have a much larger influence on t...

Former president and now Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has joined former House speaker Pantaleon Alvarez in endorsing the use or legal...

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) has dropped his opposition to legalizing marijuana in the state, putting forward a pathway for a legalization bill...

After successfully advocating for a hemp display at the U.S. Botanic Garden, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, the Democratic representative for D....

A jury has awarded $4.9 million to the owners of a cannabis business in a lawsuit filed against Portland-based Emerge Law Group. Tidewater Investments...

By Jihee Ahn, Attorney at Harris Bricken In a precedential decision, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) affirmed an examining attorney’s re...

The New Hampshire Senate again voted to reject legalizing marijuana in the state Thursday, keeping New Hampshire the lone New England state where recr...

When Austin voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure in 2022 that eliminated local enforcement of low-level marijuana offenses, they couldn’t h...

What I thought would be an interview with Würk COO Deborah Saneman a little over a week ago turned out to be something quite different, an interview w...

In its Q1 2023 earnings report announced on May 10, multi-state operator Verano Holdings presented an image of a company that has been navigating diff...

Calls to legalize cannabis are mounting across Europe, as a growing number of countries seek to replicate progressive moves by Canada and parts of the...

By Erik Ott In Part 2 of the Brand Market Expansion Series, we considered initial engagement with prospective partners and provided a roadmap for maki...

2023 has so far been a productive year for the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC), the government body tasked with overseeing the state’s...

Tensions are rising among New York’s recently licensed cannabis entrepreneurs. A group of Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) licensees ha...

New Jersey’s nascent legalized cannabis industry is set to see some much-needed tax relief.  Under a law signed May 8 by Gov. Phil Murphy, the state’s...

Cannabis advocates ask for changes in state law to provide protections for patients, business owners and motorists - Cannabis Business Executive - Can...

Seven years after its legalization, the medical marijuana industry in Pennsylvania is booming. According to data from the Pennsylvania Department of H...

This past 4/20, Gbemi Maiyegun was surprised to see just how many mainstream brands were celebrating with cannabis-friendly ads, partnerships and mark...

A conversation with Grasshopper Farms founder and owner Will Bowden is not quite what one might expect to have with a former SWAT officer, but that is...