The Texas Senate on Tuesday night approved a watered-down medical cannabis reform bill that would raise the THC cap from 0.5% to 1% and add all types of cancer and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as qualifying conditions. The Texas House must approve the amended bill before it is sent to Gov. Greg Abbott. The measure, …
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Power REIT announced an agreement to acquire for $18.5 million a Michigan property that the real estate investment trust describes as the state’s “largest greenhouse cannabis cultivation and processing facility.” The unidentified property is approximately 66 acres in size, with a 522,530-square-foot “high-tech greenhouse and processing space” and plans are in place to add 330,236 …
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Cannabis legalization is a standard conversation topic for state governments looking for new revenue streams, representing a monumental shift in how our society feels about cannabis. But as states forge ahead, federal action has been absent. We must now turn our attention to answering how to regulate legalized cannabis at the federal level. It’s time for …
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In prior posts, we discussed some of the common due diligence and compliance issues for ketamine clinics (see here and here). In this post, we discuss a healthcare compliance plan and the importance of having one in place for ketamine clinics. The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) (which houses, among other agencies, the …
Cannabis is prone to weeds, which can overrun a field, reduce crop quality and yield and spread thousands of seeds that will be a nuisance for years. Five integrated weed management strategies for cannabis producers is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
There are two main reasons why weed gets dry: either it’s overdried after harvest, or it hasn’t been stored correctly. If you are cutting down your weed to get ready to dry it, the stems will soon lose its stiffness. The best way to tell if it’s dried properly is if you’re able to snap …
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Antibiotics are drugs created to prevent and cure bacterial infections, thus saving people from dying when the infection spreads without a cure. But antibiotics are also under severe threat because of the availability of different types of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. These bacteria, which overcomes the effects of even the most potent antibiotic, are a problem that has …
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By “growth” we’re not referring to plants. We’re talking about wholesale cannabis prices and from March 2020 to March 2021 – there has been a 99% increase YoY (year-over-year). For brands, they saw an average increase in sales of about 37% and the average purchase per retailer grew 42% YoY.
A growing number of mainstream retailers are ending requirements that customers wear a face mask after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that Americans who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus no longer need to wear masks. Walmart, Sam’s Club, Costco, Starbucks, Target, CVS, Trader Joe’s and Publix are among the mainstream retailers …
Poll: What COVID-19 safety measures does your cannabis store have? Read More »
State legislators in Arizona declined an opportunity to place more marketing restrictions on cannabis businesses by turning down a bill that would have banned billboard ads by marijuana companies in certain circumstances. According to Capitol Media Services, the bill would have prohibited marijuana businesses from advertising on billboards that are within 1,000 feet of any …
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