Former High Times Staffers Launch New Cannabis Media Brand, Northeast Leaf
NEW YORK | PRNewswire Four former senior staffers at High Times Magazine have partnered with Northwest Leaf Magazine to launch Northeast Leaf, a free monthly print magazine focused on the growing Cannabis communities and businesses in the eight states of the region. With distribution set for September 2020, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine will be represented. Northwest Leaf is a ten-year media brand currently publishing in five markets covering California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Maryland. Making the move from High Times are Former Senior Cultivation Editor Dan Vinkovetsky (previously known as Danny Danko), Editor-In-Chief Michael Gianakos, Director of
Competition Crowds the Cannabis Space and Retailers are Charging For Shelf Space
Known as slotting fees, the practice requires brands to pay anywhere from $500 to $15,000 a month for premium space on cannabis retailers' shelves. As more brands enter the marijuana products marketplace, competition for retail shelf space in key adult-use markets such as Colorado and Washington state is intensifying. While the number of new brands – and, consequently, the amount of new products – continues to rise, growth in the number of retail stores has not kept pace, according to the 2020
Sweet Flower Dispensary Opens Los Angeles Storefront In Westwood
LOS ANGELES | PRNewswire Sweet Flower, the largest independent Southern California cannabis retail chain is opening its newest Los Angeles retail location on July 3rd, Sweet Flower Westwood, in Westwood, Los Angeles. Sweet Flower Westwood joins Sweet Flower's other Los Angeles stores in the DTLA Arts District, Studio City and on Melrose. Sweet Flower's vision is to transform the modern cannabis shopping experience. Best known for its beautiful, open and inviting spaces and outstanding customer experience, Sweet Flower's stores and delivery service aim to deliver an elevated, engaging and informative wellness experience for
The SEC Has Stopped The High Times IPO
The Cannabis Law report has confirmed from HighTimes Holding Corp. lawyer Stephen Weiss and Megan Penick of L.A. based Michelman Robinson LLP that the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) has halted sales of shares in the company. The story as reported by Teri Buhl states that the reason the sales were stopped is the company hasn’t filed its annual report. The last time the company filed official annual earnings was June 2019. High Times had told investors it would get updated financial information on
Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury’s “Growing Concern” Over Cannabis Planning Program
Four years after recreational cannabis was legalized in California, the Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury has a released report entitled "A Growing Concern." The report focuses on the Planning and Building Department's record keeping and cash handling procedures for the cannabis industry. "There is a notable lack of in-depth reporting of revenues and expenditures that would accurately show the citizens of Humboldt County the effectiveness and the operational and fiscal efficiency of the Cannabis Planning program," the report states. Part of the
Bipartisan defense spending bill contains key provision for troops who used cannabis
Late last Thursday, the House Armed Services Committee passed a $740.5 billion defense spending bill with a key provision that allows for leniency for troops who admit to smoking cannabis. According to a statement released by Rep. Ruben Gallego, a Democrat from Arizona, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 will grant a one-time waiver, allowing those troops who have used marijuana to re-enlist in the armed services. The military’s current policy bars anyone who admits
Vogue Fashion Guru Turned Cannabis Farmer Battles Santa Barbara Prohibitionists
Sara Rotman founded the largest commercial outdoor cannabis farm in California. Now, prohibitionists through endless legal government appeals are attempting to shut it down. Sara Rotman is a powerful advocate for independent cannabis farmers across the country. The Vogue-proclaimed "fashion branding guru" co-founded the agency MODCo in New York City. Her career flourished as a graphic designer, creating iconic design mainstays such as the Tori Burch logo. Then a life-threatening illness changed Rotman's path, and she decided to leave her fashion company to find healing in
May Cannabis Sales Soar in California Plus 5 Other Western States
During May, the ninth month after the onset of the vaping crisis and the third month of the pandemic impacting the market, sales across the five markets totaled $735.4 million, up 14% from April’s $644.9 million. March had spiked to $666.0 million from $579.9 million in February as customers purchased cannabis ahead of store closures and concerns about limitations on access. Overall sales growth from a year ago among the five Western markets ranged from-6% in Nevada to as high
Bay Area Success Centers Fill Dispensary Jobs with Focus on Social Equity
The California-based organization connects employers with qualified job seekers and has helped cannabis companies find candidates under San Francisco’s Equity Program. California-based Success Centers launched roughly 40 years ago to assist youth released from detention centers with life skills and employment. Now, the organization has expanded to the cannabis industry, where it helps connect employers with qualified job seekers in the Bay Area with a focus on social equity. Success Centers assists job seekers in multiple industries, from construction to the arts, and hosts
Cannabis in hotels? Desert Hot Springs looks at cannatourism & tax changes
The next chapter of desert tourism could see travelers ordering a joint at their hotel as if it were a cocktail in the lobby bar. Desert Hot Springs officials are moving toward developing "cannatourism" as they take a hard look at the future of the cannabis industry that's become an anchor in their local economy. That includes considering the allowance of cannabis sales and use in hotels and entertainment facilities like bowling alleys. They're also carefully eying their tax rate on cannabis cultivators in an attempt to ensure