Thought Leaders

Merida Capital’s 3 Key Cannabis Investing Criteria

The Three Core Things Merida Looks For In Our Cannabis Investments Guest Post by Mitch Baruchowitz, Managing Partner at Merida Capital Partners Like the internet in 1999, cocktail party...
- August 18th, 2017 at 3:59 pm

How to Measure Cannabis Extraction Efficiency

Extraction: What the Numbers Mean Guest post by Garret Nicodemus, PhD, COO of Xabis The extraction process in the cannabis industry is common, but often misunderstood, especially when it...
- August 10th, 2017 at 12:06 pm

Cannabis Operator PharmaCann Loses Trademark Appeal

Precedential No. 16: TTAB Affirms Refusal of PHARMACANN for Medical Marijuana Services Due to Illegality under CSA Guest post  by John Welch, attorney at Wolf Greenfield USA June 19...
- June 19th, 2017 at 8:29 pm

Why the Cannabis Industry Needs an SRO

Guest post by Andrew Kline, President, National Association of Cannabis Businesses Government agencies typically play the lead role in establishing rules and regulations designed to ensure businesses operate responsibly...
- June 16th, 2017 at 8:06 am

5 Key Trends for Cannabis Brand Builders

Stigma to Sophisticated: Entering the Renaissance of Cannabis Design Guest post by Kate Shay, Creative Director at Noise 13 Working in the cannabis industry right now is like being...
- May 31st, 2017 at 2:18 pm

The Future of Cannabis in California Can Be Craft

Ensuring a Path to Craft Cannabis Guest post by Amanda Reiman,Secretary of the International Cannabis Farmers Association and Head of Community Relations, Flow Kana and Kenny Morrison, CEO, VCC Brands.com...
- April 23rd, 2017 at 2:56 pm

Securing U.S. Patents in the Cannabis Industry

Marijuana Patents: Here’s What You Need to Know Guest Post by Howard Cohn, THC Legal Group As statewide cannabis legalization continues to accelerate across the country (even if in...
- March 1st, 2017 at 3:30 pm

Cannabis Investing Boils Down to Familiar Fundamentals

Guest post by Chris Ganan, Chief Strategy Officer at MedMen The numbers are impressive, and familiar to many who follow the U.S. cannabis industry: Triple digit growth in recreational...
- February 23rd, 2017 at 7:18 am