The weeks fly by and here we are again! Welcome to the ninth edition of our update focused exclusively on the impact that COVID-19 has had on the marijuana and hemp industry. We generally remain positive about the essential business designation for medical cannabis, but...
Those of a certain age remember that Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti day. But in this new topsy-turvy world we welcome you back to corona-cannabis update day! As usual we have a mixed bag of news in the last week concerning the impact of COVID-19 on...
Groundhog Year grinds on for most of the US as we continue to wake each day to stay-at-home orders. New York has begun to talk about how to reopen, but not yet when. Many questions remain about what will happen as we emerge from our Hunger...
As the nation's coronavirus news takes a teeny look around the apex corner (maybe), we bring you the latest update on the pandemic's impact on the marijuana and hemp industries. As medical marijuana remains an "essential" business throughout the US, industry participants remain mostly locked...
Salutations and happy corona-April Fool's Day (a seemingly serious post that New York was about to ban liquor sales made the rounds and scared a few). We continue to think positively about the world and our cannabis industry in this challenging time. Here is today's...
We are starting our second week of official stay at home directives here in New York as the infection and death tolls rise worldwide. Let's keep focused on those positive aspects of our lives, including the declaration of the cannabis business as essential and continuing...
We continue to cut through the blather and bring you just coronavirus-related updates concerning the cannabis industry. Now finally ensconced outside NYC, we will seek to provide these alerts and commentary as often as possible. Here's today's quick update: Pitching in. Dispensaries and producers in a...
I continue to hope you are all staying safe and social distancing amid all this craziness. Here is today’s quick update on information about our industry, its response to the coronavirus crisis and your humble blogger's thoughts on the same. "Essential" business. Most states, especially...
I hope you are all staying safe and social distancing amid all this craziness. Here is today's quick update on information about our industry and its response to the coronavirus crisis. Canadian sales are up. Call it hoarding. Call it search for calm. Or escape. Or...
It is about all anyone is talking about, understandably. Mostly the fear of the unknown and the inconsistent messaging from some officials are driving the intense focus on the coronavirus, which has now been labeled a global pandemic. What we know for sure is how...