Micron Waste Opens Waste Treatment Innovation Centre
VANCOUVER, April 16, 2019 /CNW/ – Micron Waste Technologies Inc. (“Micron” or the “Company”) (CSE: MWM, OTC: MICWF, Frankfurt: 7FM2), a leading developer of waste treatment systems for food and cannabis waste, officially opened its waste treatment innovation centre in Metro-Vancouver yesterday. The new Delta facility will be the operational headquarters for... Read more
Why Women, the Fastest Growing Consumers of Cannabis, are the Demographic to Watch
Ryan Allway April 16th, 2019 Exclusive, News, Top Story Although women control around $30 trillion in annual spending, the majority of companies often ignore this powerhouse of a demographic. Millennial women in particular tend to enjoy an above-average household income, and have been estimated to represent a $170 billion... Read more
Helix Sees Triple-Digit Growth as It Looks to Expand in California
Ryan Allway April 16th, 2019 Exclusive, News, Top News The global cannabis industry is projected to surpass $146.4 billion in revenue by 2025, according to Grand View Research, with the U.S. fueling much of that growth. While many investors are focused on cultivation and extraction, these businesses involve a... Read more
National Access Cannabis Generates $16.2 million in Revenue in Q2 2019. Retail Cannabis Stores Generate $15.9 million in Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA[1] of $1.8 million
The Company has generated over $27 million in cumulative recreational cannabis sales since legalization on October 17, 2018, with an average gross margin of over 31%. Q2-2019 total revenue of $16.2 million represents a 328% increase versus prior quarter total revenue. 23 retail cannabis stores open at the end... Read more
Aurora Cannabis to Acquire Remaining Interest in Hempco Food and Fiber Inc.
Ryan Allway April 16th, 2019 EDMONTON, April 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Aurora Cannabis Inc. (“Aurora”) (NYSE:  ACB) (TSX: ACB) (Frankfurt: 21P; WKN: A1C4WM) and Hempco Food and Fiber Inc. (“Hempco”) (TSX-V: HEMP) today announced that the companies have entered into a binding letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) in regard to the basic terms and conditions upon which Aurora will acquire all... Read more
Hemp companies left looking for banking alternatives
The stability that the 2018 Farm Bill was supposed to bring to the hemp industry remains elusive, particularly on the banking front, where a risk-averse industry has been pulling its previously dipped toes out of the water. U.S. Bank’s payments processing subsidiary Elavon recently opted to pull out of... Read more

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Beyond Massachusetts, states struggle to limit marijuana behemoths
Massachusetts is not the only state struggling to limit the dominance of large marijuana companies.  Maryland bars companies from owning more than one store, but several companies have publicly said they have multiple outlets there. In what seems like an open defiance of the spirit of rules designed to... Read more
Mass. marijuana industry is mostly corporate and white. Inside one Boston battle to change that
Second in a series As dozens of black residents packed the Mildred Avenue Community Center one night in January, it looked like an ordinary — if conspicuously well-attended — neighborhood forum.  Except there was nothing ordinary about it. In attendance were three businessmen, each vying for the right to... Read more
Real Estate: The Key to Entering the California Cannabis Market
By Laurie Holcomb A lot has been written about the massive California cannabis industry and the challenges of entering what has been described as the largest market in the world. From locating a property within the designated cannabis zone, to working with various municipalities, to licensing, there are many hurdles... Read more
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