Colorado won’t stop employers from firing workers for using weed off the clock Colorado legislators decided Wednesday not to advance a bill that aimed to protect employees from being fired for using marijuana in their personal time. The 10 members of the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee... more →

Tax Tips For Tokers: Get Your Money Back! Most people want to get their income taxes done and over with – they don’t see it as an opportunity. The cannabis community is no exception. An accountant may report to the CRA, but if you hire them, they are then also working for you. Regardless, potheads tend to proceed with caution... more →

Majority of German parliament favors recreational cannabis reform, but change neither sure nor imminent One of the German government coalition parties clarified its stance on recreational marijuana last week in favor of decriminalizing possession and allowing pilot programs involving the legal distribution of adult-use... more →

Canopy Rivers Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update Canopy Rivers Inc. (the “Company” or “Canopy Rivers“) (TSX: RIV, OTC: CNPOF), a venture capital firm specializing in cannabis, today released its financial results for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2019 (“Q3... more →

The Cannabis Job Market In United States Is Alive And Well Last year, we noted the increasing interest in the US cannabis market from leading broker-dealers interest in the Canadian cannabis market was declining. During the last quarter, this trend has become more significant and we have seen an increasing number of job cuts in... more →

Top Mexican Senator Says Marijuana Legalization Bill Will Be Approved This Month Sen. Julio Menchaca of the ruling MORENA party, who serves as president of the Justice Committee, said this week that legislation to legalize cannabis has “already circulated to the members” of key panels... more →

1933 Industries Harvests First Commercial Cannabis Crop in California, Expands Canna Hemp™ Distribution and Provides Market Update 1933 Industries Inc. (the “Company” or “1933 Industries”) (CSE: TGIF) (OTCQX: TGIFF), a vertically-integrated and growth-orientated cannabis consumer packaged goods company, is pleased to announce... more →

Why Choosing the Right Cannabis Testing Lab is So Important Consumer safety and product integrity are tied directly to lab testing in the cannabis industry: here is what to look for in a third party testing lab. In California and similar legal cannabis states around the country, the legal cannabis industry is struggling to properly... more →

Volatility in the cannabis sector has opened opportunities for willing investors Jeff Schultz (This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the February issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) New York-based investment firm Navy Capital is bullish on the cannabis industry. Since 2016, the company has invested... more →

Why cannabis sponsors the cleanup of more Colorado highway miles than any other industry Cannabis companies are the leading sponsors of Colorado highways, accounting for cleanup on two-thirds of the roads maintained by Clean Colorado — a program the industry has leveraged as a loophole in the state’s... more →