Day: August 31, 2018 (Page 2)

Investors are flocking to a U.S.-listed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks nearly 40 Canadian and American cannabis firms. The $436 million ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF – which trades on the NYSE Arca under the ticker symbol MJ – has taken in around $22 million in August, putting it in a position toContinue Reading

Approximately one in five medical marijuana dispensaries in Illinois had to temporarily close Thursday because of a problem with the state’s seed-to-sale tracking system, which is a software developed by BioTrackTHC. BioTrackTHC, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, reported 16 of roughly 80 dispensaries in Illinois were affected. BioTrackTHC system issues disruptContinue Reading

In recent years, Hmong growers — immigrants from the Southeast Asian nations of Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and China who speak Hmong-Mien languages — have established themselves in the Emerald Triangle’s cannabis cultivation scene. Now, as California rolls out its regulatory system, many of the Hmong cannabis farmers are finding itContinue Reading