In an industry subject to ever-changing regulations, product offerings, consumer preferences, and predictions about the future, dispensary owners constantly seek ways to adapt their retail stores to the landscape while being smart about how they spend their hard-earned, heavily taxed revenues and where they can invest to get the best returns. When considering improvements at the retail level, technology options...

DENVER (June 29, 2016)—As Good Chemistry—the leader in cultivating consistent, high-quality cannabis—expands production capabilities in Colorado and Nevada, the company debuts its Craft of Cannabis initiative with a new advertising campaign and website. Built on exquisite original photography, the ads showcase the people and plants behind the finest flower grown in Colorado. “The Power is in the Flower” “Our mission has always been...

A candid conversation with Hustler  Larry Flynt We recently visited Hustler founder and publisher Larry Flynt at his Wilshire Boulevard penthouse offices to get his take on subjects as sundry as cannabis and the presidential election. As usual, the sage and often acerbic observer of American mores and politics did not disappoint. What is your general attitude about cannabis? You know, thirty...

Green Flower Media continued its series of informative cannabis webinars yesterday. Green Flower Live: How Cannabis Works in The Body was broadcasted to thousands of viewers online while members of mg were fortunate enough to attend the presentation in person. Host Max Simon and his teammates from Green Flower Media provided a wide range of topics (plus many more) that are...

SIVA Enterprises CEO Avis Bulbulyan on start-up costs, navigating state laws, and the importance of strategic partnerships. You were an expert grower most of your life. You became a consultant in 2014. Why? It was a combination of opportunity and just a natural progression from what I was doing. I started off in the cultivation sector, branched out into dispensing and manufacturing. Then...

With a stellar reputation for flower and spa-like decor, Perennial Holistic Wellness Center offers something distinctive in Los Angeles—an open grow room behind storefront glass so patients can watch the progress of their medicine.   “In the one and one-half years since I took over daily operations, Perennial has seen a 300-percent increase in revenues.” — Brett Vapnek. In the 1990s, Brett...

The 2016 Democratic Platform now includes marijuana reform as one of its priorities. While no candidates, including likely nominee for President of The United States, Hilary Clinton, are required to support the clauses in the Democratic platform, the move still seems significant. Candidates running for office in November may feel inclined to follow the parameters set by heads of the...

Democratic Senators continued their call for the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to reschedule marijuana. The call comes as marijuana advocates suffered several recent setbacks in Congress by House Republicans. Earlier this week, 3 marijuana bills failed in the house. Currently, marijuana is a Schedule I substance. In the eyes of the Federal Government, marijuana is just as dangerous as heroin or...

The CWCB Expo was held in New York City at the Jacob Javits Convention Center during the week of June 21st.  Mg was on the scene and we enjoyed meeting so many of the friendly faces from the cannabis industry.

Old and new industry friends celebrated at O.Pen vape's Craft Reserve launch party in Oakland on June 24. Check out all of the photos, below. Photo credit: Mike Rosati