2016 brought many changes for the cannabis industry. Overnight in November, the total number of states with legal medical or adult-use programs jumped to 35. The first cannabis-connected company was listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and the DEA relaxed rules surrounding cultivation of marijuana for official medical studies.
Here's a look back at 2016's top 10 most-viewed stories on CannabisBusinessTimes.com:
Investors looking for a play in the burgeoning legal U.S. marijuana industry are turning to a company known mainly for its lawn-care products.
After making big bets on pot, Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. has seen its shares soar 31 percent to a record this year as polls indicate California, Massachusetts, Maine, Nevada and Arizona are poised to approve referendums dramatically expanding legal U.S. cannabis use.
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Ohio will license 12 large growers and six smaller cultivators for its new medical marijuana industry and require them to be ready to grow marijuana within nine months of getting their initial licenses, according to cultivator rules unveiled Tuesday.
Licensed cultivators will be required to demonstrate they have adequate capital funding, quality assurance and security plans, and test their product through a qualified laboratory before packaging and distributing the drugs, the rules show.
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Thanks to nearly 75 percent of people in the state of Florida voting 'yes' to medical marijuana, legislators are now stumped with ideas to try and make it accessible throughout the state. Due to the concerns of abuse and commercialization of medical marijuana, the lawmakers have delayed the bill for six months and the amendment would not be approved or added to the Florida Constitution until late 2017 or not until early 2018.
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7. Oregon Marijuana Testing Lab Accreditation Program on ‘Precipice of Collapse’
Imagine going through an extensive application process to become a marijuana business owner. Imagine investing hundreds of thousands of dollars in your dispensary or growing operation. Imagine hiring staff and preparing your business for operation.
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Although “that is the question” is the rest of Willy Shakespeare’s original phrase, a majority of growers large and small would likely follow that line with: “There is no question … you have to flush.”
Flushing is the use of pure water during a time period leading up to harvest to leach nutrients from the root zone. It is commonly held to be an essential last step in the cultivation process, and is associated with coaxing flavor and smokeability from the product.
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Arkansas made history on Tuesday, becoming the first Southern state to pass a comprehensive medical marijuana measure. The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016 was voted into law 53-47 and by a margin of 70,000 votes.
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November 2016 has been a landmark year in the fight to end marijuana prohibition across the United States. On Nov. 8, voters in California, Massachusetts, Maine and Nevada showed their support for legalizing marijuana for recreational use, while voters in Arkansas, Florida, Montana and North Dakota voted in favor of medical marijuana initiatives.
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As the (de)construction crew bangs away behind him, taking down walls with sledgehammers and setting up new ones for his work-in-progress dispensary, Scott Reach looks at his new 54,000-square-foot Denver growing facility and cannot help but feel a sense of surreality.
“Two years ago, this was just a conversation around a table,” remembers Reach, the founder and COO of RD Industries, Rare Dankness’ umbrella company.
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Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton spoke out against legalizing marijuana in a paid speech, hacked emails from her campaign show.
During an on-stage Q & A session with Xerox’s chairman and CEO in March 2014, Clinton used Wall Street terminology to express her opposition to ending cannabis prohibition “in all senses of the word.”
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As the cannabis industry grows up, the base of knowledge shared among large-scale cultivators is growing up, too. Cannabis Business Times interviewed a group of well-known industry players and frequent CBT contributors about their best practices, covering everything from lighting to custom fertilizing to specialized grow techniques, and design innovations, such as rolling aisles and vertical grows. They provide advice for beginner and advanced growers alike.
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Here's a look back at 2016's top 10 most-viewed stories on CannabisBusinessTimes.com:
10. Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. Shares Soar as Company Targets Cannabis
Investors looking for a play in the burgeoning legal U.S. marijuana industry are turning to a company known mainly for its lawn-care products.
After making big bets on pot, Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. has seen its shares soar 31 percent to a record this year as polls indicate California, Massachusetts, Maine, Nevada and Arizona are poised to approve referendums dramatically expanding legal U.S. cannabis use.
Read more
9. Ohio Releases Cultivator Rules for Medical Marijuana Program
Ohio will license 12 large growers and six smaller cultivators for its new medical marijuana industry and require them to be ready to grow marijuana within nine months of getting their initial licenses, according to cultivator rules unveiled Tuesday.
Licensed cultivators will be required to demonstrate they have adequate capital funding, quality assurance and security plans, and test their product through a qualified laboratory before packaging and distributing the drugs, the rules show.
Read more
8. Fla. Legislation Delays Medical Marijuana Amendment
Thanks to nearly 75 percent of people in the state of Florida voting 'yes' to medical marijuana, legislators are now stumped with ideas to try and make it accessible throughout the state. Due to the concerns of abuse and commercialization of medical marijuana, the lawmakers have delayed the bill for six months and the amendment would not be approved or added to the Florida Constitution until late 2017 or not until early 2018.
Read more
7. Oregon Marijuana Testing Lab Accreditation Program on ‘Precipice of Collapse’
Imagine going through an extensive application process to become a marijuana business owner. Imagine investing hundreds of thousands of dollars in your dispensary or growing operation. Imagine hiring staff and preparing your business for operation.Read more
6. To Flush or Not to Flush
Although “that is the question” is the rest of Willy Shakespeare’s original phrase, a majority of growers large and small would likely follow that line with: “There is no question … you have to flush.”
Flushing is the use of pure water during a time period leading up to harvest to leach nutrients from the root zone. It is commonly held to be an essential last step in the cultivation process, and is associated with coaxing flavor and smokeability from the product.
Read more
5. Arkansas Gets Big Win on Medical Cannabis Measure
Arkansas made history on Tuesday, becoming the first Southern state to pass a comprehensive medical marijuana measure. The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016 was voted into law 53-47 and by a margin of 70,000 votes.
Read more
4. 2016 Election Results: The Year for Marijuana Law Reform
November 2016 has been a landmark year in the fight to end marijuana prohibition across the United States. On Nov. 8, voters in California, Massachusetts, Maine and Nevada showed their support for legalizing marijuana for recreational use, while voters in Arkansas, Florida, Montana and North Dakota voted in favor of medical marijuana initiatives.
Read more
3. The House That Dankness Built
As the (de)construction crew bangs away behind him, taking down walls with sledgehammers and setting up new ones for his work-in-progress dispensary, Scott Reach looks at his new 54,000-square-foot Denver growing facility and cannot help but feel a sense of surreality.
“Two years ago, this was just a conversation around a table,” remembers Reach, the founder and COO of RD Industries, Rare Dankness’ umbrella company.
Read more
2. Clinton Gave Thumbs Down to Legal Marijuana
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton spoke out against legalizing marijuana in a paid speech, hacked emails from her campaign show.
During an on-stage Q & A session with Xerox’s chairman and CEO in March 2014, Clinton used Wall Street terminology to express her opposition to ending cannabis prohibition “in all senses of the word.”
Read more
1. 46 Tips for Better Cultivation
As the cannabis industry grows up, the base of knowledge shared among large-scale cultivators is growing up, too. Cannabis Business Times interviewed a group of well-known industry players and frequent CBT contributors about their best practices, covering everything from lighting to custom fertilizing to specialized grow techniques, and design innovations, such as rolling aisles and vertical grows. They provide advice for beginner and advanced growers alike.
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