Editor’s note: This story was last updated March 25 to reflect new orders in several states. As COVID-19 continues permeating all aspects of daily life, a growing number of municipalities in the U.S. are opting to impose quarantine mandates and shut down all non-essential businesses to slow the virus... Read more

Editor’s note: This story was last updated March 25 to reflect new orders in several states. As COVID-19 continues permeating all aspects of daily life, a growing number of municipalities in the U.S. are opting to impose quarantine mandates and shut down all non-essential businesses to slow the virus... Read more

With crisis comes the need for insurance coverage. It’s not top of mind right now, nor should anyone expect it to be, but business models and short-term outlooks are changing dramatically each day, and now may be a good moment to ensure that management teams are prepared. Mike Sampson,... Read more

As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to shutter businesses and confine people to their homes, many employers are faced with difficult decisions about keeping sick employees at home, providing paid sick leave and, in some cases, layoffs. As the global coronavirus epidemic continues to evolve and federal and state laws... Read more

TILT Holdings’ Blackbird technology powers cannabis delivery services in California and Nevada, where the states’ governors have deemed the industry “essential” and open for business—with some caveats. Certain dispensaries may now only permit medical cannabis patients in the store, for instance. Much of the market, then, has quickly flipped... Read more

The+Source announced March 19 that the company’s two Las Vegas dispensary locations will voluntarily transition to medical-only cannabis sales as an additional safety measure for its patients amid the COVID-19 outbreak. All adult-use sales will be halted until further notice, and the dispensary is also reducing its business hours.... Read more

The Alberta Cannabis Council (ACC), a not-for-profit industry trade group serving the province’s cannabis industry stakeholders, shared a letter with the Canadian government calling for it to grant the same access to economic relief programs to the country’s cannabis industry. The letter, signed by 74 industry members, calls for... Read more

The Colombian government issued a new regulation that establishes the regulatory framework to commercialize master cannabis preparations for Colombian medicinal cannabis, a market estimated to comprise some 5 million patients. On March 2, the Ministry of Health issued Resolution 315, which not only opens up the Colombian market for... Read more

The Iditarod is an annual sled-dog race held in Alaska that spans an approximately 1,000-mile stretch. Racers and their teams of 14 dogs depart with their team in Anchorage, in the state’s southeast, heading to Nome, to the northwest. It is a challenging and dangerous trek that puts to... Read more

Across the country, state legislature and gubernatorial offices are taking a hard look at their state workforces, productivity measures, and the rapidly climbing statistics associated with the COVID-19 outbreak. Naturally, each respective state has different needs and protocols depending on its population distribution, prevalence of travel/interaction, and its infrastructure.... Read more