A decade ago, most banks wouldn’t touch a cannabis business. Whenever banking access came up, the discussion stopped almost immediately. People said it was too risky, too unclear, or that…

Below are excerpts from the conversation at the White House press conference where President Trump signed an Executive Order to move marijuana from a Schedule 1 controlled drug to Schedule…

The moment many in the cannabis industry have been waiting for has finally arrived. Operators, investors, and advocates are cautiously celebrating President Trump’s executive order directing the Department of Justice…

81% of consumers need to trust a brand before they’ll even consider buying from it. But what happens when your industry is built on a shaky foundation—one full of stigma,…

In cannabis cultivation today, many decisions are made in response to market pressures such as speed, yield, and potency. But after two decades in both cannabis cultivation and commercial horticulture,…

Minnesota has one of the most progressive markets in the US to normalize cannabis. Liquor stores can sell certain hemp-derived THC products, and restaurants are serving THC drinks on tap…

Cutting cultivation costs was one of the loudest themes at this year’s MJBizCon. Michigan cultivator Kevin Kuethe, Chief Cultivation Officer at Lume, shared his strategy for combating price compression through…

As the industry clings to the hope of rescheduling, legal chaos continues to intensify after Congress moved to close the hemp loophole. The new language, set to take effect next…

The path cannabis is on isn’t new. The craft beer world walked it first, turning small, hands-on operations into efficient producers without losing their character. The lesson then, as now,…