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Florida To Award 22 New Cannabis Licenses After 18-Month Wait—Legal Battles Ahead?
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 - 6:32pm | 782Florida's Department of Health announced plans to award 22 new medical cannabis licenses, a decision that could reshape the state's cannabis industry but is likely to face legal challenges. The announcement, posted Tuesday on the agency's website (via Tallahassee Democrat), comes more than 18...
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Ohio's Adult-Use Cannabis Market Takes Its First Major Step
Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 8:30am | 771Ohio's Division of Cannabis Control (DCC) issued its inaugural batch of dual-use certificates on Friday, officially opening the door for four cultivators and six processors to enter the state’s adult-use cannabis market, legalized in a November 2023 ballot vote. Initial Licenses Granted To...
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Are Traditional Cannabis Licensing Models Obsolete? How Reverse Licensing Can Help
Sunday, November 12, 2023 - 9:03pm | 738How can cannabis brands expand to multiple states while maintaining consistent quality and authenticity? Industry experts, including Crystal Millican, SVP of Marketing & Retail at Cookies; Christine Smith, founder and CEO of Grön; Josh Hirschey, president of Timeless Refinery and Kit...
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Connecticut To Begin Accepting Applications For Cannabis Businesses
Thursday, January 6, 2022 - 9:00am | 408The state Department of Consumer Protection will begin accepting the first applications for certain adult-use cannabis establishment license types in early February. This week a panel establishing a framework for the sale of legal marijuana in Connecticut also approved criteria to ensure that Black...
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What's Going On With Cannabis Industry Licensing In The US?
Thursday, December 2, 2021 - 3:43pm | 1569The United States presents a unique perspective on the legality of cannabis. It is not yet legal on a federal level, and yet each state is permitted to legalize its use and production to whatever level they deem appropriate. This leads to a lot of confusion, grey areas, unequal enforcement of laws...
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How To Evaluate U.S. Cannabis License Opportunities
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 - 12:02pm | 1119Submitted by The Cannabis Business Advisors With the U.S. cannabis market expected to reach more than $30 billion by 2025, license opportunities abound for investors and current license holders. There are six states in the midwest and south with new medical cannabis licenses available, four states...
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5 Tips To Successfully Open And Operate A Marijuana Dispensary
Sunday, October 8, 2017 - 5:54pm | 866In a recent article, Tyler Stratford, director of client operations at Canna Advisors, one of the top cannabis consulting firms in North America, shared a few fundamental tips for obtaining a marijuana dispensary license with Benzinga’s readers. Wondering what’s next, we reached...
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How To Get A Marijuana Dispensary License: Expert Shares Fundamental Tips
Tuesday, October 3, 2017 - 12:40pm | 528Canna Advisors is one of the top cannabis consulting firms in North America. A few months ago, while discussing his experience helping businesses procure cannabis cultivation, production or retail licenses, founding partner Jay Czarkowski highlighted four things states usually want to see in...