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The cannabis industry is rapidly evolving. What used to be a mere thought is gradually becoming a reality with the vending machines, and Miami is at the forefront of this innovative design. Yes, we still need our budtenders for a more personalized experience, but with the vending machines CBD, buyers can get access to products …

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Vaping is an exciting way of enjoying cannabis, and users are ensuring that the vape market explodes through the increasing consumption of CBD oil. In cannabis-friendly states like Washington and Colorado and countries like Canada, the use of CBD oils is becoming a norm, and it has positively affected the vape battery market. As the demand …

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CANNABIS CULTURE – How a broken neck hatched a CBD empire.  “I discovered CBD because I was looking for a list of alternatives to taking pain meds as a spinal cord injury survivor,” says Matthew Gagne, founder of Flock Goods. Gagne had his life changed after a car accident in Dubai left him with a …

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Buying a cannabis business does not occur in a matter of days, and transactions fall apart for a variety of reasons, as we discussed in Part 1 of this blog series focused on the buy-side of a cannabis M&A transaction. In Part 2, we focused on the regulatory environment, discussing concepts that first-time buyers and their attorneys should …

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The Bill, spearheaded by three democrats and a republican, essentially limits the daily amount of medical cannabis a medical patient can buy in any given day. However, the bill also establishes a council to conduct research on cannabis concentrates which will then be used to fuel a public education campaign.

To grow and make your own medicine… that is the stuff that dreams are made of, am I right?! We like to use our organic homegrown cannabis in a variety of ways, but making topical cannabis salve is on the top of the list. Cannabis salve can help to reduce inflammation, soothe skin irritation, joint …

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As medical and recreational cannabis becomes a legitimate $92 billion a year industry, a discussion around social equity programs has emerged. Why? Because certain communities have suffered long-term multigenerational impacts from now obsolete laws about marijuana. And now it’s all mostly legal. Understanding the History To understand the present, we must understand the past. The …

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Lately, in my review of certain cannabis transactional agreements like cannabis intellectual property (IP) licensing agreements, manufacturing agreements, and distribution agreements, I’m seeing a really high number of statements of work (SOWs) attached. I’m not opposed to SOWs when they make sense. In cannabis though, nine times out of ten, a SOW model isn’t necessary, …

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Except, you’re in Alabama, and here cannabis is considered as dangerous as heroin. So the next thing you know, you’re busted by the State Trooper, and what’s worse – your kid is taken into child protective services because the fact that you had weed on you, you somehow “endangered your child” simply because of proximity …

The Sad Story of the Procks and Losing Your Toddler Over Having Cannabis Locked in Your Trunk Read More »

So unlike the grocery store standard, there are currently no “Organic” shelves in dispensaries. Packaging with preserving the products is also a challenge because packaging and presentation are a vital part of the organic process. If there are new cannabis enterprises considering taking the organic route, they will need to break through the challenge of …

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