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This Week In … April 3, Episode 71

This Week In... - April 03, 2020 20:47 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended April 3, 2020, with host Kira Broer. Headlines include: Responding to coronavirus, marijuana firms shift to virtual 4/20 celebrations with online concerts, giveaways New York adult-use marijuana legalization appears stalled Colorado ...

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This Week In … March 27, Episode 70

This Week In... - March 27, 2020 18:42 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended March 27, 2020, with host Nick Thomas. Headlines include: Adult-use cannabis sales plunge after briefly hitting new heights on coronavirus concerns More states say medical cannabis shops can stay open amid COVID-19 States that have a...

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This Week In … March 20, Episode 69

This Week In... - March 20, 2020 20:30 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended March 20, 2020, with host David Braswell. Headlines include: MJBizDaily.com's ongoing coronavirus coverage Tell us your business information needs as you battle the coronavirus Adult-use cannabis retailers take stock of inventory, en...

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This Week In … March 13, Episode 68

This Week In... - March 13, 2020 20:43 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended March 13, 2020, with host Nick Thomas. Headlines include: How coronavirus exposed fragility in the marijuana vape supply chain Marijuana firm TGOD books loss of CA$145 million, has seven weeks of funds left Harvest Health confirms $8...

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This Week In … March 6, Episode 67

This Week In... - March 06, 2020 19:45 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended March 6, 2020, with host Maggie Cowee. Headlines include: Some global cannabis trade events, key for business marketing and growth, feel coronavirus sting Concerns looming over coronavirus impact on cannabis industry, but some US fir...

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This Week In … Feb. 28, Episode 66

This Week In... - February 28, 2020 13:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Feb. 28, 2020, with host Nick Thomas. Headlines include: California cannabis delivery giant Eaze raises $35 million Losses widen for Green Growth Brands as it plans sale of CBD business Multistate cannabis operator MedMen reports $96...

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This Week In … Feb. 21, Episode 65

This Week In... - February 21, 2020 21:04 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Feb. 21, 2020, with host Maggie Cowee. Headlines include: MJBizDaily launches annual marijuana industry survey seeking business data California Marijuana Notebook: How illicit market competition, industry divisiveness hound the state’...

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This Week In … Feb. 14, Episode 64

This Week In... - February 14, 2020 19:43 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Feb. 14, 2020, with host Nick Thomas. Headlines include: New Mexico plan to legalize recreational cannabis sales is derailed Weedmaps cracking down on illicit Michigan marijuana ads President Trump requests additional funds to regula...

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This Week In… Feb. 7, Episode 63

This Week In... - February 07, 2020 19:37 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Feb. 7, 2020, with host Maggie Cowee. Headlines include: Terry Booth resigns as Aurora Cannabis’ chief executive Take the Marijuana Industry Survey! Some struggling US cannabis companies may look to Canada for possible bankruptcy p...

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News & Views Episode 32: Live from MJBizCon – How to work on your cannabis business, not just in it

MJBiz News & Views - February 05, 2020 22:30 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Cannabis is a difficult space. It requires daily hard work in the business, leaving little time for work on the business – including raising capital. In this special episode of News & Views – recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas – Diane Czarkowski, CEO of Canna Advisors, spoke with Marijuana Busi...

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News & Views Episode 31: Live from MJBizCon - How Portugal plans to develop its cannabis industry

MJBiz News & Views - January 31, 2020 21:09 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Portugal legalized medical cannabis in 2018, and the country wants to become a leading exporter of marijuana for the region. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Joao Taborda da Gama, an attorney based in Lisbon, Portugal, who has been involved in devel...

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This Week In… Jan. 31, Episode 62

This Week In... - January 31, 2020 19:17 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Jan. 31, 2020, with host Nick Thomas. Headlines include: Long lines, high demand cause Illinois adult-use marijuana stores to ration flower, require customer appointments About 20% of licensed marijuana companies in California’s capita...

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News & Views Episode 30: Live from MJBizCon - Social media's role in marketing CBD products

MJBiz News & Views - January 30, 2020 18:25 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Beauty products manufacturers are increasingly looking at ways to include CBD in their product offerings, but hurdles remain around broad availability and acceptance of these products. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Daniela Ciocan, CEO of Unfilter...

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This Week In… Jan. 24, Episode 61

This Week In... - January 24, 2020 21:49 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Jan. 24, 2020, with host Maggie Cowee. Headlines include: Two years in, California’s legal marijuana businesses struggle with financial woes as they battle illicit market US federal cannabis reform outlook: Progress expected in 2020, b...

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News & Views Episode 29: Live from MJBizCon - Novel cannabinoids move toward center stage

MJBiz News & Views - January 24, 2020 11:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
While CBD has kept hold of the headlines, several in the hemp industry are already turning their eyes to other molecules in the cannabis plant. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Michael Townsend, president of Hemptown USA, spoke with Hemp Industry Da...

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News & Views Episode 28: Live from MJBizCon – Public sentiment on cannabis driving legalization

MJBiz News & Views - January 22, 2020 21:49 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
As marijuana legalization marches state by state across the United States, expectations are high for adoption even in conservative areas such as South Dakota. In this special episode of News & Views – recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas – Kyle Detweiler, CEO of Clever Leaves, and Tom Daschle, fo...

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This Week In… Jan. 17, Episode 60

This Week In... - January 17, 2020 13:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Jan. 17, 2020, with host Nick Thomas. Headlines include: US House panel calls for stepped-up marijuana research, which could prove critical to federal reform European Commission proposes unified EU vote on WHO cannabis scheduling recom...

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News & Views Episode 27: Live from MJBizCon - Mexico sets the stage for legal cannabis

MJBiz News & Views - January 14, 2020 23:49 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Mexico's Supreme Court ruled that the government has until April 30 to legalize all forms of cannabis, which would create the world’s largest adult-use market by population. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Guillermo Nieto, president of the Nationa...

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This Week In… Jan. 10, Episode 59

This Week In... - January 10, 2020 20:58 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Jan. 10, 2020, with host Maggie Cowee. Headlines include: Some Illinois adult-use marijuana shops close due to product shortages, high demand that totaled $11M in sales in first week Michigan recreational cannabis sales near $6.5 milli...

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News & Views Episode 26: Live from MJBizCon - Technology to take extraction to the next level

MJBiz News & Views - January 07, 2020 21:24 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Extractors in the cannabis industry are always looking for ways to be bigger, better and more efficient. Enter: artificial intelligence. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Andy Joseph, CEO of Apeks Supercritical, sat down with Hemp Industry Daily's ed...

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News & Views Episode 25: Live from MJBizCon - What's up next for Florida's cannabis market

MJBiz News & Views - January 02, 2020 22:05 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Florida is one of the hottest markets for cannabis in the United States, and companies are investing big money to get their pieces of the pie. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Sally Peebles, a partner in Vicente Sederberg's Jacksonville, Florida, of...

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This Year In … Dec. 27, Episode 58

This Week In... - December 27, 2019 13:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
This Week In … looks at the year in marijuana business news for 2019 with hosts Jill Reddish and Kevin “Moose” Huhn. Headlines include: World Health Organization recommends rescheduling cannabis, provides clarity on CBD USDA hemp rules are out, and they account for some THC variance USDA ...

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News & Views Episode 24: Live from MJBizCon - Industry leaders join forces to tackle marketing challenges

MJBiz News & Views - December 26, 2019 20:32 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Advertising and marketing opportunities for the cannabis industry have been severely limited by a mishmash of market-specific rules. But a new association, informally known as the Cannabis Marketing Group, is looking to overcome those challenges. In this special episode of News & Views - rec...

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News & Views Episode 23: Live from MJBizCon - How to succeed with hemp

MJBiz News & Views - December 26, 2019 15:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
A year after the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp in the United States, the industry is still trying to figure out what the path to success looks like. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Marysia Morawska, who oversees hemp projects with the University of...

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News & Views Episode 22: Live from MJBizCon - The role of science in solving the vape crisis

MJBiz News & Views - December 24, 2019 16:23 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Vaping has been a popular method for ingesting cannabis and tobacco for quite a while, so the health crisis that unfolded earlier this year caught many in the marijuana industry off guard. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Wes Burk, president of Emer...

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News & Views Episode 21: Live from MJBizCon - How federal legislation falls short on cannabis reform

MJBiz News & Views - December 23, 2019 21:42 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Several pieces of legislation - including the SAFE and STATES acts - have stalled in the U.S. Congress. While there is still some optimism that something will eventually pass, most experts believe that there's still room for improvement. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJ...

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News & Views Episode 20: Live from MJBizCon - Build better business benchmarks with data

MJBiz News & Views - December 23, 2019 19:58 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Good market data is still hard to come by in the cannabis industry, but Seattle-based Headset is working to change that. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Headset CEO Cy Scott sat down with Marijuana Business Daily's vice president of external relati...

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News & Views Episode 19: Live from MJBizCon - Colombia is open for cannabis business

MJBiz News & Views - December 20, 2019 21:55 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Colombia is ready for cannabis, but it still needs global markets to open their doors to the product. That's the message from Mario Pinzon, cannabis division director for Colombia-based Siacomex. In this special episode of News & Views - recorded at MJBizCon in Las Vegas - Pinzon sat down wi...

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This Week In … Dec. 20, Episode 57

This Week In... - December 20, 2019 20:20 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Dec. 20, 2019, with host Nick Thomas. Headlines include: New Jersey lawmakers vote to put adult-use cannabis on 2020 ballot Cannabis firm Cresco Labs inks $50 million sale-leaseback deal Chicago mayor floats recreational marijuana id...

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News & Views Episode 18: Live from MJBizCon - What's next for cannabis? Chris Walsh shares his thoughts

MJBiz News & Views - December 18, 2019 21:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
The marijuana industry is changing rapidly, and Marijuana Business Daily is changing alongside it. Earlier this year, the organization announced that Founding Editor Chris Walsh would be stepping into the role of CEO at the beginning of 2020. In this special episode of News & Views - recorde...