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Canna 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...

The legal cannabis industry is growing at an unprecedented pace, and jobs continue to pop up like crazy, creating opportunities of all kinds. This is an industry that loves the Wall Street executive as much as it loves the underdog or unlikely success candidate. However, many applicants are going...

Even though legal cannabis has been around for more than two decades in the U.S., this is still news to many: Smoking is not the only way to consume weed. As the industry evolves, so do intake methods. You probably know about vaping and edibles, but have you ever heard about concentrates? The list...

Dr. Randy Nordyke is the chairman and co-founder of InSpirit LLC. Inspirit produces two non-psychoactive — THC-free, 100 percent legal, over-the-counter pain relief crèmes made from organic hemp oil: Inspirit Hemp Crème and Inmotion Hemp Pain Crème. Over his life, Nordyke...

As the cannabis industry matures, cultivators face new challenges. One of the biggest issues right now is that of shrinking margins. In such a context, establishing low cost production facilities has become a priority. The thing is, neither the U.S. nor Canada offer the option to create low cost...

Marketing legal cannabis and cannabis-derived products is not an easy task. There are all sorts of rules and regulations regarding advertising and promotion of almost every kind. So, how do retailers drive traffic, either to their stores or websites? Some rely on customer engagement platforms that...

Benzinga recently analyzed if MassRoots Inc (OTC: MSRT)'s acquisition of CannaRegs, Inc. for $12 million made sense. On one side of the spectrum was Alan Brochstein, author of the 420 Investor, who argued that the price tag was too high and that this could be seen as a proxy of MassRoots...

It was the year 2000. "The Montel Williams Show," one of the longest running talk shows in television history, was at its prime, making millions for CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS). Montel was on a plane flying to Utah to record a guest part for "Touched by an Angel," when he felt...

By now, Americans have become accustomed to seeing marijuana news on mainstream and financial media. However, few reporters and journalists covering the industry are actually specialized, thus treating cannabis as a novelty act, a passing fad, or an alternative investment strategy, at the most....

Until recently, the cannabis industry was one of small productions, high prices and wide margins. However, as an increasing number of states in the United States and countries around the world continue to legalize marijuana, wholesale prices are inevitably tumbling, forcing growers to evolve toward...

Despite being one of the most notable companies in the cannabis industry, MassRoots Inc (OTC: MSRT) has not always been great at creating value for shareholders. As Alan Brochstein, author of the 420 Investor, told Benzinga late last year, the company “endured a perfect storm of sorts ......

Cannabis is a hyper-local business in the United States, mainly because marijuana isn't allowed to cross state lines. However, this isn't the case for other countries, where weed is federally legal for either recreational or medical purposes. In this context, Canadian companies are racing...

Shares of Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ZYNE) have lost almost 60 percent of their value in the last month, after the phase 2 STAR 1 clinical trial for its CBD gel, ZYN002, aimed at the treatment of adult patients suffering from epilepsy with focal seizures, failed to meet its primary...

As cannabis legalization continues to spread, competition in the media space is becoming fierce. However, just a handful of outlets are driving most of the traffic. Leading this bunch are High Times, which is set to start trading on the Nasdaq in October with a $250 million valuation through a...

FRIDAY NIGHT INC COM NPV (OTC: VPGDF) (CNSX: TGIF), a Nevada-based marijuana company, recently announced it had entered into a non-binding letter of intent with SuicideGirls Cannabis. As per the LOI, Friday Night will sell SuicideGirls’ products in Nevada, which started with adult-use...