Cannabis Regulator

Cannabis is big business in Washington State. Six years after the state first legalized recreational pot, the industry has grown to $361 million in annual revenue. This requires constant crop harvests to keep up. Thankfully, the state also boasts some of the...

Proposals to tweak Washington State’s cannabis laws foreshadow issues that the burgeoning industry will face for years to come. Named “Cannabis 2.0,” these proposals were discussed this week by Rick Garza, Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board Director, with the Associated...

Innovation X Marketing has entered into a strategic brand development agreement with Vertical Wellness, a vertically-integrated consortium of hemp-based CBD operators and brand companies with more than 2,500 acres of hemp contracted in 2019. Under this agreement, IXM will...

The cannabis movement picked up major steam last week. Illinois this week became the 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana, and the second to do it (following Vermont) via the legislative process. Setting precedent, Illinois becomes the first state...

When Canada legalized recreational cannabis last year, it set precedent by becoming the first first-world country to do so. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got to keep his campaign promise of passing pro-pot legislation as the country made global news. In Canada’s much-publicized celebrations, more than one...