Cannabis and alcohol company Tilray Brands has made a widely followed list of the largest craft brewers in the United States, an apparent first for the nation’s multibillion-dollar craft brewing industry. Tilray’s beer division ranked No. 9 on the Brewers Association’s annual report of the nation’s top craft companies based on beer sales volume in […]

Lawmakers in Louisiana’s Republican-led House quashed an effort to legalize marijuana possession for those 21 and older and establish an adult-use retail market. According to the Lafayette Daily Advertiser, the House Criminal Justice Committee voted 9-4 to oppose House Bill 24 introduced by Democratic Rep. Candace Newell. ADVERTISEMENT The bill was opposed by Louisiana sheriffs, […]

Lawmakers in Louisiana’s Republican-led House quashed an effort to legalize marijuana possession for those 21 and older and establish an adult-use retail market. According to the Lafayette Daily Advertiser, the House Criminal Justice Committee voted 9-4 to oppose House Bill 24 introduced by Democratic Rep. Candace Newell. ADVERTISEMENT The bill was opposed by Louisiana sheriffs, […]

Colorado-based cannabis multistate operator Schwazze is deepening its presence in New Mexico with the planned acquisition of certain assets belonging to Sucellus. The acquisition of not-for-profit Everest Apothecary is valued at approximately $38 million, according to a news release. ADVERTISEMENT The transaction involves 14 dispensaries, a cultivation facility and a manufacturing plant. Schwazze will pay […]

Colorado-based cannabis multistate operator Schwazze is deepening its presence in New Mexico with the planned acquisition of certain assets belonging to Sucellus. The acquisition of not-for-profit Everest Apothecary is valued at approximately $38 million, according to a news release. ADVERTISEMENT The transaction involves 14 dispensaries, a cultivation facility and a manufacturing plant. Schwazze will pay […]

I’ve been vaping for the past 10 years and I’ve seen a lot of incarnations of the industry but the last few years I’ve noticed a particular group of vapers making their own coils. I get the allure, manufactured coils are terrible and often burn out within a day or two, but is the taste […]

What are the advantages of using disposable vapes over refillable pod devices? They seem to be a waste of money given they only last a day or two and pods last forever given you just refill them and much more cost effective. Maybe I’m missing something here. What are the advantages of using disposable vapes […]

On April 13th, I moderated a webinar about cannabis taxes called “IRS Enforcement of Cannabis Operators is Here – What Do We Do Now?“. Cannabis taxes should scare anyone in the industry, but federal incomes taxes under I.R.C. 280E probably take the cake when it comes to general anxiety. Our webinar featured Ani Gaylan and […]

Singapore officials executed a man today—by hanging—who was found guilty of drug trafficking a kilogram of cannabis into the country. NDTV in India reports that Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, was executed at dawn on Wednesday, rejecting a growing chorus of anti-death penalty campaigners to end the country’s cruel use of capital punishment. British billionaire Sir Richard […]

Colorado Governor Jared Polis on Monday announced the launch of a new state-funded loan program for cannabis social equity businesses.  The new program is designed to provide financing to licensed social equity cannabis businesses, which typically face difficulties raising the capital needed to launch and grow their enterprises. The initiative will be administered by the […]