The cannabis market continues to buck trends seen across many other industries with its impressive growth projections. According to Forbes, the US marijuana market will nearly double in value between now and 2026 from [...]
Though the legal cannabis industry in the US continues to grow as more and more states legalize marijuana sales, it still has to contend with a thriving illicit market. As a valuable and lightweight product, [...]
Cybercrime is a threat to businesses in many industries, but the risks are especially acute for marijuana businesses as evidenced by a data breach of multiple cannabis retailers at the end of 2019. The cyberattack [...]
Every company has its security risks, but these are perhaps even more pronounced for cannabis businesses as a result of federal marijuana prohibition. This pushes many marijuana businesses to operate on a cash-only basis, thus [...]
Wildfires are increasing in both intensity and frequency in parts of the US, often in areas best suited for growing marijuana outdoors. A wildfire could spell financial ruin for marijuana farms in particular since so [...]
The legal cannabis industry requires a massive investment in infrastructure. That includes security systems, alarms, cameras, controlled access points, and more. You would think that with all of the regulatory-related security required, cannabis businesses were [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The protests and demonstrations following the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police have been developing all across the country, and at least 50 cannabis dispensaries have been targeted for burglary in the midst of [...]
Downtown Los Angeles was the scene of a hash oil explosion in May that injured firefighters and started a fire that spread to nearby structures, and authorities suspect foul play. The Los Angeles Police Department [...]
