For some people, November is a month to celebrate with friends and family over homemade casseroles and pies. For others, it’s the time to open up heavy wallets and grab all the great deals. While most of the country prepares for Black Friday, cannabis purchasers know that “Green Wednesday” is really when the huge cannabis sales are happening. “Green Wednesday” …
Read Part 1 here. Since the early days of legalization in states like California, Colorado, and Washington, the landscape of the cannabis industry has changed dramatically. In fact, the United States cannabis market of today hardly resembles what it did just 8 short years ago. In the central United States, recreational and medical legalization efforts may be expanding to include states …
This article was originally published with Cannabis Business Executive. Read the original article here. Cannabis legalization is spreading through the United States rapidly, with states initiating medical marijuana programs or expanding to allow adult-use cannabis. This year alone, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut all voted to legalize recreational cannabis. Now, most states have some form of established cannabis program, …
Water theft is the illegal tapping of a water supply or source and has become an organized, criminal enterprise that jeopardizes municipal, residential, and agricultural water reserves and the environment. This has long been a problem on the West Coast due to the area’s severe heat and droughts. An estimated 12 billion gallons of water have been stolen in California in the past …
The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission announced on November 9th that it will begin accepting applications next month. The initial deadline set by the state was not realized in September, but now it appears that the program roll out is back on track. Applications for Class 1 Cultivator Licenses, Class 2 Manufacturer Licenses, and Testing Laboratory Licenses will be accepted starting …
This year, the first in-person MJBizCon since 2019 was a success with 35,000 people in attendance. The conference, which took place from October 19-22 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, hosted over 1,300 exhibitors covering every aspect of the cannabis industry. Retailers could find packaging and payment solutions, cultivators could find new ways to increase their yields, and processors could access advanced methods …
How Can Sapphire Risk Help? Tony Gallo and the team at Sapphire Risk Advisory Group are prepared to help with ensuring installed security is compliant and cost-efficient. Follow us on social media to stay up to date with cannabis industry updates! Author If you are a current operator (or want to be) Tyler Stratford can help! When Tyler got out of …
