Cannabiz Media Blog

Sustainability — both economic and environmental — has been a major consideration in the cannabis industry for years, and as more states approve medical and recreational cannabis, the use and overuse of resources becomes a bigger concern.

The news has been filled lately with stories about cannabis cultivation across the country and in Canada, Europe, and South America, and competition is rampant. A 2019 study from Farm Journal found that even conventional farmers are eyeing the cannabis industry ...

The marijuana cultivation landscape continues to evolve in the arid western United States. Many Western states have legalized adult-use marijuana (Alaska, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington), and as a result, ...

As we move closer to the end of the first quarter of 2019, the cannabis industry continues to evolve. Cannabis manufacturers are growing, and mergers are dominating the news, particularly mergers and strategic acquisitions ...

Marijuana testing labs will be worth $1.4 billion by 2021 based on High Times’ estimation, which represents an annual growth rate greater than 10%. Sounds good, right? Unfortunately, there’s a problem.

The Cannabis Conference 2019, produced by Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary, will be held at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, April 1-3. Discounted pricing for Cannabis Conference 2019 will expire on February 28, ...

As the cannabis industry grows, it’s not surprising that more colleges are adding cannabis courses and complete degree programs to their catalogs. In fact, colleges are starting to realize that not offering cannabis-related courses and programs is a significant missed opportunity.

Cannabiz Media has been tracking marijuana and hemp licenses for five years. When we first launched our database to the public in 2016, there were a number of states that provided varying amounts of information related to cannabis licenses.

NCIA is holding the third annual Seed to Sale Show at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts on February 12-13, 2019. As a partner of NCIA, Cannabiz Media is an event sponsor and will also be exhibiting at Booth #710.

The fourth quarter of 2018 was notable as states like Connecticut doubled their dispensaries from nine to 18 while Oklahoma went on a spree issuing 162 caregiver, 805 dispensary, 1,302 grower, and 341 processor licenses by year end.

For most of the twentieth century, hemp and its derivatives have been illegal to produce, with a small break during World War II. Then in the 2014 Farm Bill, the Federal government permitted states to establish research pilot programs ...

The marijuana industry in California is facing significant problems with minimal plans in place to solve them. Legal adult-use marijuana sales began in January 2018, but at the end of the year, the illegal market was still thriving while legally licensed businesses were struggling.