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Bud Bar Displays president and founder Will Smith had an epiphany the first time he visited a cannabis dispensary. It was shortly after California had legalized medical marijuana, and Smith, [...]

For nearly a decade now, the editorial staff at Marijuana Venture has compiled an annual list of young leaders, influencers and innovators from the world of legal cannabis. Each year, [...]

* GROWTH TRENDS // 26 * MINOR CANNABINOIDS // 30 * HARD CANDIES // 32 * SOLVENTLESS EXTRACTS // 34 * NEEDING CONSISTENCY // 36 * FOOD SAFETY // 38 [...]

M+ Trimming System One of the leading brands in cannabis processing technology recently unveiled the latest changes to its flagship trimming machine. The new GreenBroz M+ Trimming System features a [...]

Christine SMITH CEO | Gron What started out as a side hustle for Christine Smith has turned into one of the fastest growing companies in the United States and one [...]

When cannabis reforms happen at the federal level--whether they're sweeping, major pieces of legislation that affect tens of millions of people, or minor tweaks to laws only noticed by the [...]

Jim McMahon isn't the type of former athlete who sits around and reminisces about the good old days in the National Football League or the Super Bowl glory that brought [...]

Unlike most other major elections of the past decade, the 2022 midterms were not a resounding success for the legalization of cannabis, though two states--both widely projected to pass their [...]

As the cannabis industry matures, it's becoming more and more common for cannabis companies to need the services of a professional architect, rather than taking the do-it-yourself approach of retrofitting [...]

When TILT Holdings and the Shinnecock Indian Nation finalized a partnership that would establish an adult-use cannabis enterprise on tribal territory on the eastern end of Long Island, New York, [...]

When Green Qween co-founders Andres Rigal and Taylor Bazley were awarded the only social equity license out of 40 applicants for a cannabis dispensary in Downtown Los Angeles, they wanted [...]

Jesce Horton is not only committed to building a company that caters to cannabis enthusiasts like himself, he's also intent on doing his part to build an industry that can [...]

Jones Soda, the iconoclastic craft soda brand that is known for its wild and unusual flavors and fun marketing ploys, has made its first play in the adult-use cannabis space, [...]

We spend a lot of time talking about the past in this issue. It's entirely fitting as we look back on the first decade of legal, adult-use cannabis and all [...]

When looking at the myriad methods for extracting botanical oils out of the cannabis plant--including supercritical C02, hydrocarbons like propane and butane, ethanol, mechanical techniques based on heat and pressure, [...]

Olympic Reef owner Mike Lucero has staked his claim in Washington's pre-roll market and is setting his sights on a multi-state expansion of the Juicy Joints brand in 2024. Lucero [...]

While most of the attention around the Empire State's transition to allow adult-use cannabis is focused on opportunity for new growth and restorative justice in a market worth nearly $4 [...]

The end of 2021 provided the first glimpse of what New York's adult-use marijuana industry will look like, as 701 of the Empire State's 1,530 cities, towns and villages opted [...]

Once considered completely out of bounds for scientific research, there's a renewed sense of hope surrounding cannabis with the DEA finally granting new licenses for several companies to produce marijuana [...]

Zentrela's research and technology offers a new look at how cannabis products actually affect consumers Everybody knows the cliche in cannabis that indicas produce a sedative effect and sativas produce [...]

In the leadup to legalization in New York, dozens of individual activists and organized groups were instrumental in not only getting an adult-use bill through the Legislature, but also shaping [...]

Eleven cannabis-related companies were named to the 2023 Inc. 5000, a list of the fastest growing private companies in the United States--a significant drop from last year when 22 cannabis-related [...]

When Planet 13 opened in Las Vegas in 2018, few people besides co-CEOs Bob Groesbeck and Larry Scheffler believed that a 40,000-square-foot cannabis retail store could be successful. It's simply [...]

Tony Barragan was in Chicago when he got a text message from his lawyer telling him the Mississippi Supreme Court had announced its verdict in a challenge to the state's [...]

When David Ellison decided to open a cannabis retail store in Toronto, he had only a vague notion of what he wanted it to look like. As a longtime Grateful [...]

When Andrew Lange got his start in cannabis nearly a decade ago building production facilities in the high-margin, halcyon days of medical marijuana, he knew those prices would be feeting [...]

Brands can live or die by their packaging. All the master growers, rare genetics, THC percentages, charitable donations, social media influencers and celebrity endorsements won't save a brand without shelf [...]

There's been a buzz about the CBD industry ever since the 2018 Farm Bill was signed into law, effectively legalizing hemp throughout the United States. Despite numerous regulatory hurdles and [...]

Of all the ways to evaluate the quality of cannabis--from lab analyses that measure cannabinoid content and terpene profiles to the time-honored ritual of smelling and visually examining buds for [...]

For six years, Marijuana Venture's editors have compiled an annual list of some of the brightest young leaders and influencers shaping the cannabis industry. Every year, we select 40 outstanding [...]

Vince Sanders wasn't the first person in the country to start a CBD business. And American Shaman certainly wasn't the first company to start selling CBD products in brick-and-mortar retail [...]

To keep up with Maryland's rapidly growing medical cannabis market, SunMed Growers recently completed a massive greenhouse expansion, tripling the cultivation space for what was already one of the state's [...]

Security measures are a critical component of any business, but they're even more important for cannabis companies, which rely heavily on surveillance systems and other essentials not just to protect [...]

For decades, farmers have been breeding heirloom varieties of fruits and vegetables, seeking to balance desirable heirloom qualities, like taste, with commercial viability. Produce breeders focused on ease of production [...]

Longtime cannabis journalist Ellen Holland's first book, 'Weed: A Connoisseur's Guide to Cannabis,' recently hit the shelves of bookstores and online retailers across the country, providing cannabis enthusiasts with the [...]

After nearly three years of planning, building and laying the groundwork, Reginald Stanfield and his JustinCredible Cultivations team have finally reached the end of the startup stage and are ready [...]

With six stores now open in Ontario, ShinyBud has set the stage for an ambitious expansion plan that could make the family owned business one of the top cannabis retail [...]

Through her recently published memoir, 'A Knock at Midnight,' Brittany K. Barnett takes readers inside the U.S. criminal justice system and shows the devastating effects of the War on Drugs, [...]

For many cannabis executives, the pull of becoming a multi-state operator and developing a national brand is a prospect too enticing to pass up. At Copperstate Farms, one of Arizona's [...]

At a glance, the hemp industry in the United States appears to be booming. In just a few short years, the country went from having fewer than 10,000 acres licensed [...]

Women all across North America continue to push the cannabis industry forward, leading the way with new insights, new ideas and new companies, helping the market reach new heights. This [...]

Backing every strong industry, there are individuals and organizations working behind the scenes to advocate for better rules and regulations and ensuring a business environment that allows its participants to [...]

Although the art and science of cannabis extraction is really still in its infancy, the underlying technology has been extensively researched, developed and commercialized for decades in countless other industries. [...]

One of the most common questions asked of any equipment manufacturer or extraction consultant is: What method is best? But for the most part, there isn't really a straightforward answer. [...]

In the early part of 2019, it was an open secret in Seattle's cannabis industry that the Diego Pellicer store was on the verge of some sort of major shakeup. [...]

One trait that links successful cannabis businesses--the legal, the illegal and the somewhere-in-between--is their ability to be adaptable. For years, they've had to move quickly to survive massive regulatory changes, [...]

As part of our second annual CBD Issue, Marijuana Venture presents the 2020 CBD Awards for excellence in branding, packaging and product development. The Branding & Packaging Awards were determined [...]

After more than 20 years of working in traditional retail, Summer Ransom thought she knew almost everything about the science of selling. But since joining Skymint, one of the leading [...]

There have been times that Shanel Lindsay has been 'green with envy' seeing other cannabis-focused companies raise millions of dollars in venture capital. The founder and president of Ardent Cannabis [...]

When the Zell family started their cannabis retail business in Alaska's Matanuska Valley, they initially thought maybe a dozen or so people would come through the Wasilla shop's doors each [...]