When Cy Scott, Scott Vickers and Brian Wansolich co-founded the strain and dispensary listings website Leafly in 2010, a developed marijuana consumer market already existed. The legal cannabis industry, however, was still getting started. Leafly thrive…
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(This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the November-December issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) As the hemp industry grows, an increasing number of farmers are finding themselves in need of help combating weeds and pests. Hemp farm…
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MassRoots founder and former CEO Isaac Dietrich on Monday filed the necessary paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to call for a new shareholder vote, an attempt to force his way back into the company and dethrone the other board membe…
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Saskatchewan doesn’t want to be in the business of owning retail marijuana outlets, according to its justice minister, suggesting more opportunities could be in store for entrepreneurs in the province. Justice Minister Don Morgan said Saskatchewan is l…
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Marijuana regulators in Oakland, California, have received 255 business license applications for cannabis cultivation, sales, distribution and transportation, another indicator of the huge interest the Golden State’s impending market is generatin…
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Marijuana Business Daily has launched its annual survey of executives and major investors in the cannabis space, which will help the company provide key market, financial and operational data for businesses and entrepreneurs. Executives with dispensari…
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Newfoundland and Labrador might allow privately owned stores to sell recreational marijuana, a move that would open up significant retail opportunities for entrepreneurs in the province. If the plan is approved, Newfoundland would become the first prov…
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Barely a month after being ousted as head of the cannabis social network he launched in 2013, MassRoots founder Isaac Dietrich is now being sued by his former company, which alleges he stole more than $250,000 from the business. In a civil suit, filed …
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Malta’s government has proposed allowing all doctors in the country to prescribe medical marijuana. The government published draft legislation Monday that would loosen an existing regulation with so many restrictions that not a single Maltese has…
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Aurora Cannabis said Monday it is proceeding with a hostile takeover attempt for CanniMed Therapeutics this week after the rival medical marijuana producer rebuffed its initial friendly bid for 544 million Canadian dollars ($425 million) in stock. The …
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