Cannabis Ancillary Businesses

Ascend, NuProject Launch ROOTS Program to Prepare Cannabis Businesses for Corporate Supply Chains

Applications for the Readying Opportunities for Operational and Trade Sustainability program are open through May 11, 2026.

ScottsMiracle-Gro Transfers Cannabis Subsidiary to Independent, Unnamed Partner

The lawn and garden company separated its cannabis holdings, Hawthorne Collective, to drive greater growth in its core business.

ASI LLC Joins Kiwa Group to Expand Food, Feed, Farm Certifications in US

ASI offers safety and quality services to the cannabis, food and beverage, and dietary supplements industries.

4/20 Celebrations, Dispensary Traffic Expected to Be Widespread as U.S. Cannabis Acceptance Grows

Brightfield Group has compiled a new report outlining how consumers plan to spend this 4/20. The analytics company’s Brian MacIver breaks down the report and related data and trends.

Cannabis Employment Soars

With more than 428,000 full-time equivalent jobs in the U.S. cannabis market in 2021, the industry continued its hiring boom of five consecutives years with at least 27% growth.

Vicente Sederberg Launches Environment, Health, and Safety Practice

The new practice will focus on helping marijuana and hemp companies maintain compliance with environmental regulations that carry serious penalties.

Trym Releases New Touchless Cannabis Harvesting Technology

The technology allows cultivators to scan, weigh, and record plant tags while harvesting cannabis plants via a mobile device.

First Cannabis Safety & Quality Certificates Issued to Curaleaf and One Plant

The global cannabis safety and quality auditing standard certification is now available to cultivators, manufacturers and extractors.

Intrinsic Capital Partners Raises $102M for Cannabis and Hemp-Related Investment

The Pennsylvania-based firm has already committed $65 million to ancillary businesses such as Treez and Hound Labs.

Hemp Grower Appoints Stephen Langel as Editor

Langel, who has more than two decades of journalism experience, will aid in HG’s transition to a monthly print magazine.

Colorado State University Announces New Degree in Cannabis Science

Undergraduate degree program at Colorado State University-Pueblo will help to cultivate a new crop of cannabis experts and motivate research interest and efforts.

3 Tips for Supply Chain Risk Management Amid Vaping-Related Lung Illnesses in the U.S.

Dickinson Wright attorneys lay out some of the legal implications of this latest public health narrative.

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