Bob Eschino & Derek Cumings: Building a Cannabis Edibles Empire
Thu / Jan 21st
Bob Eschino and Derek Cumings are co-founders of Medically Correct, a Colorado-based cannabis edibles firm founded in 2010.
Colorado was one of the first states to legalize recreational marijuana use for adults. Today, Colorado is home to a thriving cannabis industry that has brought massive revenue to the state via taxes and tourism. Read Colorado cannabis business news and insights in these articles:
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Thu / Jan 21st
Bob Eschino and Derek Cumings are co-founders of Medically Correct, a Colorado-based cannabis edibles firm founded in 2010.
Mon / Jan 11th
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has requested $5 million to help boost the state’s cannabis entrepreneurs and social equity businesses.
Mon / Dec 28th
A condo association in Aspen, Colorado is asking their landlord to evict a cannabis dispensary from one of its commercial units.
Wed / Dec 9th
Denver cannabis regulators announced new proposals that would allow for cannabis delivery and additional social use venues, as well as new provisions that would prioritize those licenses for entrepreneurs who qualify under the state’s social equity requirements.
Mon / Nov 23rd
Colorado CBD firm Folium Biosciences is being sued for allegedly dumping hemp waste including ethanol into the grounds surrounding its facility.
Wed / Oct 28th
Jay-Z’s new cannabis brand Monogram has launched a billboard advertising campaign at the borders between states with disparate cannabis laws.
Thu / Oct 22nd
The IRS has been cleared to audit cannabis companies under a recent ruling in the U.S. 10th Circuit of Appeals.
Mon / Oct 12th
Colorado officials have released new rules that will require cannabis manufacturers to test the emissions of vaporized cannabis products starting on January 1, 2021.
Wed / Oct 7th
Colorado cannabis security firm Helix must pay overtime wages after its case was declined by the Supreme Court. The firm had argued that, because cannabis was federally illegal, industry workers were not protected by federal law.
Thu / Oct 1st
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order this morning issuing pardons to 2,732 Coloradans with convictions for possessing one ounce or less of cannabis.
Fri / Aug 28th
Cannabis taxes have helped to fund $5.7 million in state grants to help pay for school improvements such as roof repair and other renovations in Colorado’s Thompson School District.
Tue / Aug 18th
Medicine Man Denver announced it was terminating its deal with Schwazze and will look for new partners; it’s the second failed deal in as many months for Schwazze.
Thu / Aug 13th
Colorado’s cannabis industry set a new monthly sales record in June at over $158 million, six years after the state’s first adult-use sale.
Thu / Aug 6th
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver has ruled that a drug conviction is not necessarily automatic grounds for deporting an immigrant who is in the U.S. on a green card.
Wed / Jul 29th
Killer Mike and El-P, the rappers known collectively as Run the Jewels, have partnered with cannabis companies Cookies and Lemonnade to provide their first branded cannabis strain, Ooh Lala.
Thu / Jul 2nd
Pueblo County, Colorado is set to provide $2.3 million in scholarship funding to local students using cannabis-derived taxes.
Wed / Jul 1st
Colorado’s governor has signed legislation addressing social equity concerns in the cannabis industry — the new law allows for additional low-level cannabis possession pardons and sets aside business licenses for social equity applicants.
Wed / Jul 1st
The Dixie Elixirs brand in Colorado — one of the cannabis industry’s most established edibles brands — announced it would change its name to drop the historically racist term “Dixie.”
Thu / Jun 18th
A Colorado DOT study found that cannabis consumers consider stoned driving to be less dangerous than drunk driving and are generally skeptical of state laws related to cannabis and driving.
Wed / Jun 17th
Colorado lawmakers have approved legislation for social equity cannabis licensing and which gives the governor power to expunge low-level cannabis convictions from before the state legalized in 2012.
Tue / Jun 9th
Tylor Couch is the founder of PolyCanna, a Colorado company focused on creative recycling and upcycling strategies to improve sustainable packaging options for the cannabis industry.
Tue / Jun 9th
Denver-based Schwazze is set to acquire 14 Star Buds locations throughout Colorado including 13 dispensaries and one cultivation site.
Mon / May 4th
Cannabis business event and media firm Jage Media is set to debut an exclusive 3D Virtual Summit series this month… Read More
Tue / Apr 28th
Denver – April 23, 2020 – Simplifya, the leading provider of regulatory and operational compliance software for the cannabis industry, announced today that it… Read More
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