Because of its geopolitical value at the silk road gateway of Iran, Central Asia and India, the region of modern Afghanistan has...

I have teenagers and I’m often asked if I would encourage them to pursue a career in cannabis. Initially, the question gave me pause but...

The impacts of the July Phase II testing requirements have been devastating, leaving whole swaths of dispensary shelves empty and...

With the looming implementation of Phase II requirements, we are seeing a massive shift in dispensary and distributor purchasing criteria...

The black and gray markets are the biggest winners in California’s newly regulated cannabis industry. There are many factors suffocating...

If you’ve been around this thing for a minute, you know the California cannabis marketplace is severely fractured and regional. We're...

"To a hammer, everything's a nail," goes the saying. The problem with deep focus on a subject is that everything starts to filter through...

Coming immediately around the bend at California's cannabis operators is a massive onslaught of regulatory detail that will require...

The reason I seize on processes is because above all else, thinking about processes will force you to think in a way that regulators...

Most cannabis entrepreneurs share three core desires: (a) to further compassionate care & patient marijuana access, (b) to pursue social...

With our industry roaring forward into 2016 under the new Medical Marijuana Regulation & Safety Act (the "Safety Act"), there is a...