Category: Business
-
Cannabis Science Conference Returns to Baltimore With Goal To Make Pot Science ‘Accessible’
The sixth annual Cannabis Science Conference (CSC) is slated to return to the Baltimore Convention Center on Sept. 14 and 15 to showcase the latest scientific developments and innovation in the world of medical pot. The event will host more than 120 vendors with the goal of “advancing cannabis science.” Exhibitions will span four sectors…
-
Goodness Growth Holdings Expands Into Maryland’s Cannabis Industry Amid Psychedelics Research Partnership With Johns Hopkins
Goodness Growth Holdings, formerly known as Vireo Health, announced its $8 million purchase of Charm City Medicus dispensary in Baltimore earlier this month marking the acquisition of it’s second dispensary in Maryland. Upon the deal closing, Charm City Medicus will begin operating under the company’s dispensary brand “Green Goods.” The other Green Goods location opened…
-
This Outdated Tax Law Makes Turning a Profit Tough For D.C. Cannabis Businesses
Since 2015, Jen Brunenkant has been running Herbal Alternatives, a medical cannabis dispensary in Dupont Circle, one of D.C.’s most upscale neighborhoods. From a local perspective, her business is totally above board: D.C. legalized medical cannabis over a decade ago, and Brunenkant has a city-issued dispensary license. So when tax season rolls around, Brunenkant does…
-
gLeaf in Richmond Plans Medical Cannabis Drive-Thru for Summer
Medical Cannabis patients in Virginia may soon be able to cruise through a drive-thru to fill their prescriptions. This summer, Green Leaf Medical, AKA gLeaf, plans to open a dispensary in a former KFC/ Long John Silver’s in the Short Pump area of Richmond. GLeaf already has a large dispensary in the city’s Southside, which…
-
Virginia Hemp Business Expands—and Includes Teenaged Cannabis Gamechanger Rylie Maedler
Rylie Maedler and her mother Janie have a hemp farm in Birdsnest, Virginia cultivating 25 acres of hemp. “This month, they oversaw the planting of Rylie’s first full field of hemp,” Salisbury Times’ Julie Rentsch reported. “The 4,884 plants that went in the ground on July 3 were donated by Front Range Biosciences, a Colorado…
-
Unlicensed D.C. cannabis gifting shop raided despite starting transition to the legal market
This article was updated Mar. 8 to correct the spelling of Kaliiva and include comment from DLCP. The unthinkable happened for the D.C. unlicensed shops that chose to transition to the legal market on Wednesday. A placarded business, Kaliiva in Adams Morgan, was raided by D.C. police. Six employees were arrested, and the shop was…