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Who better to include in our International Women’s Day profiles than the uber-motivated, women in weed champion Amy Margolis? Amy is an entrepreneur, an attorney, founder of the Oregon Cannabis Association, and creator of The Initiative, an accelerator program, business bootcamp and funding resource for female founded cannabis businesses. In [...]

Erin Gore is all about one word: JOY. Named one of the most powerful and innovative women in cannabis by Forbes, Erin is founder and CEO of Garden Society, a cannabis company for women in search of new, more holistic ways to rejuvenate from the chaos of their daily lives. [...]

Andrea Brooks, founder and CEO of Sava In celebration and anticipation of International Women's Day on March 8th, we wanted to shine a light on some of the women in cannabis who inspire us most. These powerful and bold female leaders and pioneers are some of the most [...]

VCs smoke last year's record for cannabis funding Venture capitalists seem to love the growing legal cannabis market and the lucrative opportunities that come with it. Last year set a colossal record of $1.2 billion of VC investment in the US toward cannabis startups, and 2019 has already [...]

When it comes to challenges in legal cannabis, regulatory hurdles are only one issue facing young THC and CBD brands. New entrants to the category must also contend with product quality and efficacy, reliable sourcing, and establishing strong business connections within the CPG industry. Read Full [...]

“We believe that a primary understanding of the product is essential, and so 420 in our office is R&D time,” says Joyce Cenali wryly — almost scientifically. A decade ago we’d likely never hear a venture capital partner utter such a phrase — at least not in public. But [...]

When you’re knee, dare I say, brow, -deep in the cannabis culture, industry, and market, there are certain terms used and laws referenced internally that just don’t simply translate to those not here in the day to day. The regulations at all levels change so quickly even us in the [...]

Here’s what’s catching our eye in cannabis news this week: This week California senator Scott Wiener will introduce a bill designed to ease tax burdens for charities that provide medicinal cannabis to patients at no cost. The senator identifies these charitable groups as unintended casualties of Prop 64 saying, “Applying [...]

The legislative landscape for cannabis is ever changing; more so than most professionals in this industry have ever previously encountered. At a minimum, California operators must comply with state and local regulations, but in large urban areas such as San Francisco or Los Angeles,  operators need to understand the laws for the [...]