By David Rheins 2018 will be a crucial year for the legal cannabis industry. Five years after the first adult-use marijuana marketplaces opened in Colorado and Washington, our industry has grown large and gone mainstream. Big and getting bigger, with the opening of the California and Nevada markets, Oregon is now part of a contiguous legal Read the full article…
By Mary Lou Burton Congressman Blumenauer said in response to the Sessions announcement that this is a call to action. It’s time for anyone who cares about cannabis to mobilize to defend state marijuana laws. So…what can we do now? Come together with fellow law abiding and tax paying professionals in the Cannabis Industry and unite! CCC Read the full article…
In today’s hyper-competitive legal cannabis industry, excellent branding and marketing is essential. It’s “Differentiate Or Die” says MJBA executive director David Rheins. “It used to be that farmers could rely upon the quality of their crops and their reputation in the local community. With commercialization, the quality and desirability of the product, must be communicated Read the full article…
“Cannabis 101” Series Includes More than 24 Hours of Video on Everything a Businessperson Needs to Know in Order to Run a Successful Cannabis Business OREGON – The Cannabis Collaborative Conference (CCC) today announced the launch of “Cannabis 101,” a series of instructional videos for entrepreneurs who wish to enter the cannabis industry, according to Read the full article…
By David Rheins This week’s column is dedicated to the importance of collaboration, fun and games in the cannabis industry. Now for me, marijuana has always been experiential – a mind expanding, humor producing, cosmic giggling good time. Long before it was medicine or big business, pot was fun. Our cannabis counter-culture has morphed into legal industry, and Read the full article…
OREGON: The 2016 Cannabis Collaborative Conference (CCC), a two-day convention and networking event focused on the business side of the fast-growing cannabis industry, will take place February 3 and 4 at the Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center (Portland Expo Center), according to CCC producer Mary Lou Burton. Featuring more than 80 cannabis industry speakers, including a keynote address from Read the full article…
By Tony Gallo OREGON: On July 1, Oregon became the fourth state to legalize marijuana use, enabling adults to legally possess and grow limited amounts of cannabis for personal use. (Recreational sales begin October 1.) With the legalization, and even before, the industry in Oregon was ramping up to grow, and in the spirit of Read the full article…
CANADA: Canadian Cannabis Clinics (CCC), a new medical clinic focusing on medical marijuana as a treatment option, will open in St. Catharines on September 16, 2014 and will be the first of its kind to operate with zero patient fees. With the recent implementation of the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR), medical marijuana has Read the full article…