Oregon is attempting to lump cannabis-related real estate transactions with all other real estate transactions, provided the transactions are in compliance with Oregon’s cannabis regulations. Sponsored by Oregon State Representatives David Brock Smith and Gary [...]
Sometimes, it seems like the cannabis industry is just one gigantic liability. There's property, income, worker's comp, and more. The most significant is product liability. These cases can be incredibly damaging to a business - [...]
Managing risk is a critical strategy for all business owners. Careful risk management is crucial for cannabis business owners, even those with investors aplenty and deep pockets. Take California, for example. What started off as [...]
There's now validation to all of us who have sworn, time and time again, that using cannabis doesn't increase work injuries. It's all there in black and white, in data recently published in the journal [...]
Growing cannabis, especially outdoor cannabis, can be risky on many levels. Did you know that outdoor cannabis crops aren't covered by standard crop insurance? Growers, farm owners, and investors are looking to mitigate risk on [...]
Some investors have soured over their cannabis investments in the U.S. and Canada and are filing lawsuits when businesses fail to meet expectations, which as a result is increasing the cost of insurance for the [...]
The protests, and coinciding civil unrest and vandalism, that spread across the U.S. in recent weeks didn’t skip cannabis businesses. In fact, both medical and recreational adult-use cannabis dispensaries experienced looting. Some victims say the [...]
Some progress is better than no progress at all. While marijuana advocates, industry stakeholders, and lawmakers have been actively promoting the inclusion of cannabis businesses into COVID-19 related legislation, some forward motion has been made. [...]
The cannabis industry has been hit hard by COVID-19, as has every other industry, and will continue to feel its impact in the years to come. Although a brief surge in sales at the beginning [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every country as stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines are issued in an attempt to reduce the rate of infection, and the cannabis industry is one of many industries that [...]
