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8 Tips for a Winning Your License Application
Whether it is a mature cannabis market like California or expanding markets like New Jersey and New York, the prudent time to take advantage of the “green wave” is always sooner than later. To be directly involved in a cannabis business, one must first face a lengthy...
Ready To Do Your Homework? Industry Leaders Talk About Investing in the Cannabis Market After 2020 Elections
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Following the recent 2020 election results, cannabis stocks are growing exponentially. On election night, the United States saw a “Green Wave” when four states – Arizona, New Jersey, Montana and South Dakota – voted to legalize...
‘A tipping point’: Psychedelics, cannabis win big across the country on election night
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As the nation awaits a final result from the presidential election, a clear winner emerged Tuesday: drugs. Measures to legalize cannabis and decriminalize other drugs won major victories this week as five states — Arizona, New...
Canopy Growth to move U.S. listing to Nasdaq as it eyes lower costs
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] (Reuters) - Canadian pot producer Canopy Growth Corp WEED.TOCGC.N said on Tuesday it would move its U.S. stock listing to the Nasdaq, following rival Aphria Inc APHA.TOAPHA.O in favoring the exchange's "cost-effectiveness". Canopy’s...
Mexico, plagued by cartel wars, on cusp of legal cannabis ‘green rush’
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] To start with, big Canadian companies are likely to see Mexico as a place to export their cannabis products, while U.S. players, hamstrung by federal laws that prohibit marijuana exports, may franchise their brands in Mexico, said...
Marijuana regulations slow down time from legalization to first sale
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] California-based consultant Avis Bulbulyan said Nevada “killed it” in terms of time to market. “Nevada from the beginning decided, ‘We’re getting into the business of cannabis,’” he said. “They just embraced the idea.” Bulbulyan...
Denied marijuana dispensary applicants will have chance to amend applications
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Avis Bulbulyan, CEO of marijuana consultant group SIVA Enterprises, worked with a Black-owned business that received a social equity designation when applying for a license. He and Hatchett said they are still concerned that firms...
Congress Delays Vote On MORE Act
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Cannabis reform activists, industry representatives, and lawmakers were quick to react to the postponement of the vote on the MORE Act. Maritza Perez, director of the office of national affairs at the Drug Policy Alliance, said in a...
Cannabis industry readies for M&A after COVID-19 boosts weed demand
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Since its peak in August 2018 in the run-up to Canada’s legalization of recreational weed, cannabis stocks tracker MJ ETF has dropped 70%. M&A fell 80% and capital raising slumped 70% to $2.71 billion through July 31, according...
House adds amendment shielding state-legal marijuana businesses from DOJ
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Those in the marijuana industry supported the inclusion of the Blumenauer amendment but noted that it doesn't change the fact that marijuana is still illegal at the federal level. "Any inclusion that addresses protections for the...
Insurance Premiums for Cannabis Executives Spike as Lawsuits Rise
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Entry-level insurance premiums for cannabis industry directors and officers of public companies has more than doubled as lawsuits by investors claiming fraud and misinformation are on the rise, Reuters reports. The insurance can now...
Insurance Costs to Protect Leaders as
Investors Sue
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] TORONTO — Canadian and U.S. cannabis companies are facing a spike in already high costs of insurance to protect top executives from personal liability, following a slew of lawsuits by disgruntled investors alleging fraud and...
Award-Winning Cannabis Consulting Firm SIVA Enterprises Begins Re-Opening Process: Letter from the CEO
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- SIVA Enterprises (“SIVA”), a national full-service cannabis consulting and business development firm with over a decade of experience, announced today the...
SIVA CEO Avis Bulbulyan Speaks with Fox News On The Economic Impact on Cannabis Businesses
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Avis Bulbulyan, the CEO of SIVA Enterprises, a consulting group that helps cannabis businesses apply for commercial licenses, told Fox News that cannabis businesses may even be harder hit than some other companies. "Because the cost...
CNBC Speaks with SIVA CEO Avis Bulbulyan About ‘Cannabis Craze’ in 2020
Business news reporter Jane Wells visits SIVA headquarters to learn about the 'secondary' cannabis licensing market sweeping the nation in this special report. View the video segment below: VIEW VIDEO WE DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT – IT WAS COPIED FROM CNBC....
Armed Guards, Secret Location: Inside an Illegal Marijuana Bazaar Publicized on Instagram
The address was posted on a Friday night and visible only to a select group of people: the followers of a private Instagram account. It was a darkened street in downtown Los Angeles. Not long after an NBC News producer arrived, he noticed a figure rushing toward him,...
New Survey Says Lung Disease Not Discouraging Vapers
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] People who vape marijuana are still confident their products are safe despite the deaths of more than four dozen people from lung disease attributed to the practice, a survey by the Brightfield Group, a CBD and cannabis-focused...
Hemp Likely to Become Major Crop in U.S. Agriculture
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] New data released this month shows that hemp is poised to become a major crop in U.S. agriculture, while warning that current limitations on supply chain infrastructure threaten to slow early growth of the industry. In a report...
Will Senate Decriminalize Pot? Partisan Divide Weighs On Issue
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Though the House Judiciary Committee has approved a bill to decriminalize marijuana and tax it in states where it is legal, there’s little likelihood the measure will become law, industry experts said Friday. The panel voted 24-10 to...
Cannabis Social Equity Programs Are Fundamentally Flawed
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Avis Bulbulyan (November 13, 2019, 4:54 PM EST) In 2016, Californians voted on and passed adult-use cannabis regulations effectively creating what will be a robust licensed supply chain and industry. Running parallel to the 2016...
Innovative Technology Development for Cannabis Safety
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Following the relaxation of cannabis laws safety in the workplace and on the roads is of major concern. Currently, the medical cannabis segment accounts for the majority of the overall industry, largely because of the growing...
Social Equity Plays role in Aurora’s Marijuana Discussion
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A young man stood at the podium and declared he would be applying for one of the recreational marijuana licenses in Aurora, as soon as they become available. His comments were not necessarily unusual for the evening. Several of the...
SIVA Enterprises Expands Service Capabilities and Provides Recap of Summer Operational Highlights
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Award-winning cannabis consulting firm congratulates Pennsylvania client on research license LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- SIVA Enterprises (“SIVA”), a national full-service...
SIVA Enterprises Expands Service Capabilities and Provides Recap of Summer Operational Highlights
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Award-winning cannabis consulting firm congratulates Pennsylvania client on research license LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- SIVA Enterprises (“SIVA”), a national full-service...
California Marijuana Notebook: How Weedmaps’ major change in course may impact the cannabis industry
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] (California Marijuana Notebook is a regular column that delves into the complicated issues surrounding the state’s immense cannabis market from the vantage point of Marijuana Business Daily Senior Reporter John Schroyer. Based in...
Are pot businesses finally getting access to banking services?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In what would be a crucial milestone for the cannabis industry, the U.S. House passed a bill that would change the cash-only nature of the business. UPDATE, 5:20 p.m.: The SAFE bill passed the House of Representatives this afternoon...
Massachusetts governor bans sale of all vaping products, becoming first state to target vaporizers
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] (This story has been updated to note that the projected 40% drop in retailer sales would represent overall sales.) Massachusetts has become the first state to ban the sale of cannabis and tobacco vaping products, dealing a...
Check out Ep.5 – The Political and Business Landscape of Cannabis with Avis Bulbulyan
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Political and Business Landscape of Cannabis with Avis Bulbulyan from pot.live pot.live is one of the fastest scaling businesses in the expanding Cannabis industry. We believe that the Cannabis plant is a source of beneficial...
Charlotte’s Web Stock Trading Lower Despite Being Granted US Patent
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]CEO Avis Bulbulyan quoted in Pot Stock News article. According to Bulbulyan, several hemp brands have catchy logos but generic products. “There’s nothing proprietary about it,” he explained. However, when a company has a patent, that...
Weedmaps Unlikely to Receive Fines for Illicit Cannabis Firms’ Ads
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]CEO Avis Bulbulyan quoted in Marijuana Business Daily article regarding WeedMaps' cannabis firm advertising. If the state agencies were smart about it and they really wanted to shut down Weedmaps, they wouldn’t use the BCC. They’d...
9 Tips for Creating a Winning Cannabis Business Licensing Application..
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Director of Licensing Derek Sigman quoted in Cannabis Business Times article on Creating a Winning Cannabis Business Licensing Application in New Markets. Part of this process is making sure that you guys have a well-rounded team,...
This Is the First Hemp Strain to Be Awarded a US Patent
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]CEO Avis Bulbulyan quoted in Leafly article regarding the first hemp strain to be awarded a US patent. It’s huge. It’s something tangible...A lot of brands out there have catchy logos and catchy names, but the product inside is...
The Legal Landscape For Medical Marijuana: Interview With SIVA CEO
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]CEO Avis Bulbulyan comments on the legal landscape for medical marijuana. The future of cannabis in the US is very bright. Several states are going through their state licensing process and a handful are coming up in the 2nd half of...
Infuzes: Experts’ Thoughts on Investing in Cannabis
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]CEO Avis Bulbulyan interviewed by the Infuzes team regarding his expert opinion on cannabis investment. “There’s a lot of investment activity in the brand development sector, real estate for the industry has always had healthy...
Medical Cannabis Program May Keep Local Growers From Flourishing
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]CEO Avis Bulbulyan quoted on Utah Public Radio in regards to medical cannabis licences in the state of Utah. “Almost every single state has triggered lawsuits from losing applicants, practically none have been successful. It does...
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