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Emerald Intel Acquires Cannabiz Media: Uniting Two Leaders in Cannabis Market Intelligence
Emerald Intel has acquired Cannabiz Media, uniting two of the cannabis industry’s leading data and intelligence providers. This acquisition brings together Emerald Intel’s global license, compliance, and sales data with Cannabiz Media’s robust database of licensed businesses and key decision-makers. The result is the most comprehensive, reliable, and actionable view of the licensed cannabis market—empowering sales, marketing, finance, and compliance teams to make smarter, data-driven decisions.
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State News
Marijuana License Lottery – The Surprising Solution to a Big Problem
What happens when too many retailers want to get marijuana licenses? That’s what occurred in Washington State back in 2014 when more than 2,000 retailers submitted applications for the 334 marijuana licenses that were available.
State News
3 Unique Factors that Affect Marijuana License Values
What’s the value of a marijuana license? I’ve tackled that question on the Cannabiz Media blog before when I shared some of the top marijuana valuation factors, but as more states legalize marijuana for recreational use and laws continue to change, ...
Industry News
The Budding Relationship between Marijuana and Venture Capital
In many states, the costs to obtain and maintain a business-related marijuana license are very high. For example, in Connecticut, a marijuana grower has to pay a $25,000 application fee, a $75,000 registration fee, and a $75,000 annual renewal fee.
Industry News
The Massive Medical Marijuana Market Opportunity
According to a new study by HelloMD, 84% of medical marijuana patients strongly agree that medical marijuana relieves pain and symptoms from a variety of ailments with few to no negative side effects. Furthermore, 94% of patients with medical ...
State News
Colorado Medical Marijuana License Fines are on the Rise
Every January since 2012, a report has been submitted from the Colorado Revenue Department to the chief clerk of the state’s House of Representatives and with the Secretary of the Senate. These reports include information about medical ...
State News
Industry News
Finance
Marijuana Dispensary Goes Public with Big Growth Expectations
Under a merger agreement, marijuana-focused agriculture company Terra Tech Corp. will acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of retail medical marijuana dispensary Blum Oakland, which is located in Oakland, California.
State News
5 States Where the People’s Voices Really Do Impact Marijuana Laws
In many states where marijuana has been legalized in some manner, the people’s voices really do matter, and those voices are playing a significant role in marijuana regulations. In fact, some states aren’t just talking the talk when ...
Industry News
The Marijuana Industry Opens Doors to Business Opportunities
When you think of the marijuana economy, the first types of businesses that you’d expect to link with the industry are the primary players—growers, producers, dispensaries, and even testing labs. But the marijuana industry ...