In response to White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s recent comments on federal marijuana policy, Oregon lawmakers are making moves to protect the the private information of recreational marijuana consumers.
Tag Archives: Information
Institutional Cannabis: The Convergence of Data and Analysis
Institutions need information in order to make decisions. A big part of the information they need to measure and predict outcomes is in the data, but real information is the convergence of that data with sound analysis.
Green Bits and Leafly Partner to Help Cannabis Business Owners Provide Better Information to Patients and Consumers
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 5, 2016 /Weed Wire/ — Green Bits, the painless point-of-sale (POS) for cannabis retailers and dispensaries, has partnered with Leafly, the world’s largest cannabis information resource, to provide legal cannabis business owners an easier way to provide patients and consumers up-to-date menu information to help them choose the right product.
Colorado Launches Survey to Capture Data on Retail Cannabis Use
On July 20, 2016, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced that it had launched the Cannabis Users Survey on Health, also known as the CUSH Survey, to gather information on marijuana use patterns in the state.
Health Department Launches Survey on Retail Cannabis Use
DENVER, July 20, 2016 /Weed Wire/ — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment today launched the Cannabis Users Survey on Health (CUSH). The purpose of the survey is to monitor marijuana use patterns in Colorado, as required by state statute.
New Registration Guidance for Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Program
On March 28, 2016, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health posted new guidance for patients registering for the state’s Medical Use of Marijuana Program.
Public Company Presidents and Chief Executive Optimists
CEOs run companies, nominally at least, but if you are an investor, especially one who has cannabis shares on the OTC market, it would be wise to remember that the acronym can also mean chief executive optimist.
Blinded by Science
You shouldn’t have to comprehend every minute detail of a scientific process or memorize the molecular chain of the latest product before you invest. You also shouldn’t need a medical dictionary just to read the latest press.
CLS Holdings USA Provides Updated Investor Information on its Website
BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 21, 2015 /Weed Wire/ — CLS Holdings USA, Inc. (CLSH), a diversified cannabis company, has posted updated investor information on its website, http://www.clsholdingsinc.com.
CWCBExpo in LA — Cannabis Means Business
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — What: Cannabis World Congress & Business Exposition in Los Angeles (CWCBExpo). When: September 16, 2015-Pre Conference Workshops. September 17&18, 2015–Keynotes, Exhibits, and Seminars.
The OTC Hit Parade
If a company finds the need to constantly remind you about its one hit, instead of offering any new ones, then maybe it is a one-hit wonder.
Deceptive OTC Press: Creative Writing 101
Objective updates about progress should not be platforms for creative writing. Language can be revealing if you take time to think about what is actually being said so watch for signs.
Cannabis Training Institute Offers Online Education
The Cannabis Training Institute helps educate and guide dispensaries, caregivers and professionals in the marijuana business through online education. Started by a former Citibank executive, the company was established with the goal of becoming the industry’s go-to place for online education.
Pushcart Promises: Coiffures? Cruises? Cannabis?
Entrepreneurs help create and define an industry and can start at surprisingly humble levels, like a garage. Some are storefront businesses, and some may even start on wheels like the pushcarts so ubiquitous on Manhattan’s streets.
MJIC Media Acquires Pot-Stocks.com and Rebrands Website as Cannabis Trader
CHICAGO, JULY 28, 2015 /Weed Wire/ — MJIC Media LLC, a marijuana media conglomerate, today announced that it has acquired Pot-Stocks.com, an online source for cannabis investment education and stock information, and is rebranding the website as Cannabis Trader.
Streamlining the Jukebox
The notion of streamlining has existed since the late 19th century, originally used as a term to describe resistance of airflow or water fluid dynamics over and around a surface.
Digging Up the Metaphors
If you are trying to create a picture of a cannabis company, you will definitely need perspective. You might consider these art-related metaphors when compiling your files for the companies you research. What you first learn is only a sketch and needs more detail.
The Beginner Experts
Sometimes the most difficult plight of new investors in the cannabis sector is to know where to start learning and what information to trust.
Companies Dotting the i’s and Crossing the t’s
Professional proofreaders, especially for advertising firms, consult style manuals known as brand bibles for their client companies so they can maintain consistency in their corporate visual imagery.
New Registry to Collect Information on Quebec’s Medical Cannabis Users
In what’s being hailed as a world first, two groups, including the research wing of the McGill University Health Centre, have launched a registry of medical cannabis users.
New Frontier’s Data Delivers Actionable Intelligence
“We’re way past ‘back of the envelope,’ now,” said Giadha Aguirre DeCarcer, Founder and CEO of New Frontier Financials.
Friday the 13th: Don’t Hide in the Shadows
Cannabis stocks were mostly lower today, not too surprising given the day of the week. Unfortunately, the earlier enthusiasm around the potentially game changing CARERS Act has quickly waned.
New Frontier Financials Wants to Fill the Cannabis Data Void
In early February New Frontier Financials closed a successful $250,000 round of seed financing using CannaFundr.com and just kicked off its Series A venture capital funding round.
Friday: Quality Information is Gold
U.S. payrolls witnessed the largest gain in three years, while oil continues to slide. Equity markets reflected that mixed news in the early part of the day, but then raised on the optimism around the relative strength of the U.S. economy.