Sector News This is Now the Biggest Cannabis Company in the World by Sophia Vida August 06, 2020 Massachusetts-based Curaleaf Holdings, which grows, processes, and sells cannabis through dispensaries in 18 states, is now the biggest cannabis company in the world. It was not long ago that Curaleaf bought the Chicago cannabi...
Sector News German Cannabis Imports Continue to Grow by Sophia Vida July 31, 2020 Germany may not be the largest importer of medical cannabis anymore but that doesn't mean the country hasn't been seeing tremendous amounts of imports coming in. The country lost its first place title to Israel earlier this mon...
Sector News Federal Science Agency Launches Cannabis Testing Program For This Reason by Sophia Vida July 24, 2020 Feds have launched a cannabis testing program to help consumers know what they are buying. The program was announced this week by a federal science agency who wants the program to help ensure that the products people purchase from...
Sector News The U.S Marijuana Industry Could Become a $130 Billion Business by 2024 by Sophia Vida July 23, 2020 According to estimates recently published in the Marijuana Business Factbook, the US cannabis industry’s economic impact could hit $130 billion by 2024. This would be an increase from $38 billion-$46 billion in 2019 to $106 b...
Sector News Michigan’s Cannabis Industry is Licensed to Grow Over 500,000 Plants by Sophia Vida July 17, 2020 As of July 13th, Michigan’s marijuana industry which includes medical and recreational businesses, was licensed to grow 511,500 plants. According to the Marijuana Regulatory Agency monthly reporting, there was almost 8,600 po...
Sector News Canada’s Marijuana Inventory Has Hit a New High by Sophia Vida July 10, 2020 According to new figures from Canada, federally licensed producers in the country are stockpiling more cannabis than ever. As of April, Canadian cultivators and processors had stockpiled about 620,144 kilograms (1.4 million pou...
Sector News Cannabis Company is Included in Amazon’s AWS Data Marketplace for First Time by Sophia Vida July 08, 2020 Enlighten Dispensary Solutions has become the very first cannabis company to be included in Amazon's AWS Data Exchange, a marketplace for data. Enlighten Dispensary Solutions is a cannabis tech company that offers marketing sol...
Sector News Organigram Announces Cuts Jobs Amid Coronavirus by Sophia Vida July 08, 2020 Canadian marijuana producer Organigram has announced that it has cut its workforce by about 25% and said production levels will be below capacity “for the foreseeable future.” According to the company's news release, the cu...
Sector News Doane University Will Expand its Cannabis Studies Program by Sophia Vida July 01, 2020 Students at Doane University in Nebraska may be happy to learn that the university is expanding its cannabis studies program this fall. The school was an innovator with its curriculum by adding a self paced online course that c...
Sector News National Cannabis Industry Association Offers Complimentary Membership to All Social Equity Business Program Applicants and Licensees by Sophia Vida June 25, 2020 In an effort to increase opportunities and representation for people of color, the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) is launching the Social Equity Scholarship Program. The program will provide any social equity app...