Growing a cannabis business beyond the borders of a state can be a daunting proposition. For one, marijuana is still illegal at the federal level, and no one really knows how the federal government will treat a national cannabis brand. Beyond […]

The 2014 mid-term elections brought big changes to the legal cannabis marketplace in America. Laws allowing adult-use marijuana passed in Oregon, Alaska, and Washington, D.C., and medical marijuana nearly cleared the 60% threshold required for adoption in Florida. While D.C.’s […]

Officials from the Colorado Department of Health and Environment made waves on Monday after suggesting a ban on all edible products except for tinctures and hard candy. CDPHE’s proposal was quickly met with pushback from industry representatives and regulators alike. […]

Last night in Colorado in one of the most contested Senate races in the country, both Sen. Mark Udall and Rep. Cory Gardner agreed that the Federal Government should get out of the state’s way and allow the state to […]

Earlier this week, police mistakenly raided a Georgia man’s garden mistaking his okra plants for cannabis. Police flying in helicopters looking for marijuana plants last week tracked down a man who they believed was illegally growing cannabis. Yet they soon […]

As someone who is an expert on Colorado’s regulatory structure, it goes without saying that when Jordan Wellington talks about the future of cannabis regulation, people listen. An attorney and the Director of Compliance at Vicente Sederberg, Wellington helps his […]

While efforts are underway to give legitimate cannabis businesses access to banking, many are simply denied essential banking services and have to deal exclusively in cash. This can make it very difficult for small business owners to handle typically routine […]