By Patrick Wagner In the old days, a snarling junkyard dog was a security mainstay for business owners looking to deter thieves and prowlers. But…
Where were you a year ago when the thought of selling legal marijuana out of a retail store seemed like just a dream? It was…
By Jennifer Faus The cannabis business is a very competitive, but also “high-touch” business. Your customers want to have a relationship with you. They want…
By Jeremy Elkins Why would states mandate consumer safety regulations on production facilities? That is a question producers are now starting to ask. The answer…
By Greg James When you have a minute, pull up a map of the U.S. that shows which states allow same-sex marriages. Then pull up…
By Debora D. Peters I have represented a number of clients being audited for federal employment tax issues. This type of audit is extremely intrusive…
By David Kerr When a new industry starts from the ground up, like the marijuana industry in Washington and Colorado, a sort of “gold rush…
Anthony Johnson, the chief petitioner of Measure 91 in Oregon and director of the International Cannabis Business Conference, recently spoke with Marijuana Venture about the…
By Doug Banfelder True or False? Cannabis businesses attract crime and have an adverse impact on the community. False: The presence of such enterprises has…
By Steven Fuhr The history of cannabis extracts like hashish predate 100 A.D. However, more modern extraction methods like BHO, which uses a butane solvent,…