Sector News Marijuana Compliance Software Firm Akerna Looks to Raise $12M in Public Offering by Sophia Vida October 30, 2020 Cannabis software firm Akerna, which trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "KERN," is seeking to raise $12 million in a public offering. The Denver-based company is planning to raise the money by selling 5 million shares...
Sector News Recreational Marijuana Sales Have Started in Grand Rapids Michigan by Sophia Vida October 28, 2020 It was this past Friday that retail recreational cannabis sales began in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Fluresh LLC opened its doors to become the first dispensary in the city to sell adult use products. The store is located at 1213 P...
Sector News Missouri to Start Testing Medicinal Cannabis by Sophia Vida October 17, 2020 EKG Labs, the very first licensed testing facility in the state of Missouri, has been testing cannabis for BeLeaf Medical. BeLeaf Medical is Missouri's first licensed cultivator according to St. Louis Public Radio and with this...
Sector News First Latina Owned Cannabis Dispensary Opens in San Francisco by Sophia Vida October 14, 2020 It was a proud day for the Latino community this past Friday in San Francisco. The city's first Latina-owned cannabis dispensary opened in Union Square. Cindy De La Vega's pot shop STIIIZY, is located on 180 O'Farrell Street at...
Sector News New Jersey Pro-Marijuana Legislation Group Launches its First Ad by Sophia Vida September 29, 2020 A group of New Jersey organizations that are campaigning for voter approval of a November 3 referendum to legalize adult-use marijuana in the state have just launched their first ad. The 30-second video is aimed to educate the ...
Sector News Berner Owned Cookies Cannabis Store Gets Florida License by Sophia Vida September 26, 2020 Cookies, a California-based cannabis company known for its celebrity partnerships will be popping up in Florida. The company, owned by Bay-area Mexican rapper Gilbert Anthony Milan Jr., or “Berner,” has acquired one of Flor...
Sector News WeedMD Secures Amendment to Expand Health Canada License to Sell All Cannabis Formats From Flagship Cultivation Site by Sophia Vida September 23, 2020 WeedMD, a federally-licensed producer and distributor of medical and adult-use cannabis, has secured an amendment to its Health Canada licences allowing the Company to produce, package, sell and distribute all cannabis formats dir...
Sector News Proposed Federal Workplace Drug Testing Could Discriminate Against Minorities by Sophia Vida September 19, 2020 The Department of Health and Human Services’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has proposed to allow federal agencies and certain regulated businesses to drug test workers’ hair. "Hair testing poten...
Sector News Green Life Business Sells 5 Marijuana Businesses in 30 Days by Sophia Vida September 14, 2020 It's not every company that can sell five businesses in a month but that's what Green Life Business has done, by selling five cannabis businesses in just 30 days. In the last 30 days, Green Life Business sold five businesses th...
Sector News Grand Rapids Michigan Needs a Cannabis Manager by Sophia Vida September 11, 2020 The city of Grand Rapids in Michigan is searching for a "cannabis manager." The position was created recently through a budget amendment and will administer and enforce the city’s codes and policies around recreational and me...
