Submitting a winning cannabis retail license application is no small feat. 

Why You Need Financial Projections to Get a Cannabis License

A business plan and financial projections are necessary financial documents in applying for and securing a cannabis license. These documents are not only essential in applying for your license, but will also serve as the roadmap...

Delta-8 THC is a controversial product stirring up a lot of news -- and earning bans in a growing number of adult-use and medical cannabis states. A lot of confusion swirls around Delta-8 (and to a lesser extent Delta-10) as consumers, operators and regulators seek clarity on what this...

Every business is a talent business. 

It is no secret that the cannabis industry is growing quickly and strengthening the economies of states and territories with legal adult-use and medical programs. After a banner year in 2020, when the cannabis industry pumped an estimated $17.5 billion into the US economy, an analysis from ...

Florida-based cannabis multi-state operator (MSO) Trulieve has announced a $2.1 billion acquisition deal of Harvest Health & Recreation. If this all-stock transaction is approved, it would result in the largest cannabis industry M&A deal to date, and could be the beginning of a new era of...

The strong control environments utilized by public companies in the cannabis industry provide a powerful blueprint for best practices that private cannabis companies can learn from and build on. These controls can: provide greater accountability within the organization, lower the risk of...

In late April, a U.S. appeals court rejected an attempt to end Section 280E of the IRS tax code by California-based cannabis company Harborside Inc.

In comparison to mainstream industries, cannabis businesses have considerably greater odds of being audited by the IRS. Why the IRS prioritizes auditing the cannabis industry may come as no surprise to the majority of cannabis business owners across the US. However, we weren't aware of how...

Corporate Structures for Cannabis Cultivation Businesses

The cannabis industry is booming in the US, and it's only going to go up from here.