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During the month, the 3 largest operators reduced or showed financial difficulties

In less than a month, three of Colorado’s largest cannabis chains have downsized or shown signs of financial struggles, including buyouts, layoffs, supplier lawsuits and closures.

The latest bad news for business came on March 20 when PharmaCann Inc., the Chicago-based corporation that owns LivWell Enlightened Health, announced it would lay off 132 employees as it closes a major growing and processing plant in Denver in May. This came a few weeks after a chain of Colorado dispensaries Native Roots has announced the sale of most of its assetsincluding at least seventeen of the 21 stores — but none of the main grow businesses — of Verdant Capital Partners, an investment firm co-founded by Josh Ginsberg, one of the owners of Native Roots.

LivWell and Native Roots currently have 21 stores each, the most in Colorado, although the future is unclear for Native Roots stores and manufacturing facilities that were not included in the deal. Many employees at the LivWell dispensary also wondered about their employment status.

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Bill 26-1117 proposes a permit system

On Thursday, March 5, an effort to create a licensing system for pop-up cannabis events in the state passed its first legislative hearing.

There are about 700 licenses recreational dispensaries in coloradobut restrictive laws and a lack of proven business models are holding back lounges with cannabiswith only three licensed and operating lounges in the state, all located in Denver, and only a small handful of weed-friendly travel services.

The vast majority of weed-friendly events in Colorado have been private; such events tend to have lower attendance, require invitations or pre-registration, and are often contested by local authorities. Cannabis industry stakeholders, event organizers and pop-up chefs were there call for temporary hospitality permits as a way to support the state’s cannabis culture and help stimulate small businesses, but has struggled to gain traction with lawmakers and licensing officials.

House Bill 26-1117sponsored by state representative Naketa Ricks, proposes a permit system with the Colorado Division of Marijuana Control that would allow event organizers to apply for a cannabis license. The measure was approved by the House Business and Labor Committee on March 5 with amendments that add enforcement and labor regulations, including a requirement that THC warning pamphlets be handed to event attendees upon entry.

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Cannabis Sales Remained Weak in February – New Cannabis Ventures

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Cannabis Sales Remained Weak in February – New Cannabis Ventures

New Cannabis Ventures offers readers this easy-to-read exclusive summary of BDSA’s 15-state monthly cannabis sales data.

In February, the sale of cannabis decreased sequentially by 3.6%. Adjusted for fewer days, sales rose 6.7% sequentially on a daily basis. In this review, we break down the results by state, starting with the western markets and then ending with the eastern markets. Overall, the BDSA estimates sales in 15 markets totaled $1.99 billion in February, up 2.7 percent from a year ago.

Western markets

BDSA provides coverage for Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada and Oregon. In February, the annual growth was negative in 3 states. Growth in each of these states fell in succession.

Eastern markets

BDSA provides coverage for Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Year-over-year growth in February ranged from -1.5% in Missouri to +27.3% in Ohio. Ohio began using adults in August, spurring growth. Note that Florida and Pennsylvania are medical markets only. On a daily basis, sequential gains declined in both markets. Year-over-year growth was negative in both markets and increased sharply in only one country. We warned of a potential slowdown in Florida despite strong dispensary and unit volume growth due to competitive pressure.

For readers interested in a deeper look hemp markets in these fifteen states and more, including segmentation by additional product categories, brand and product details, longer history and segmentation by product attributes, learn how BDSA Solutions can give you access to actionable data and analytics.

Alan Brochstein, CFA

Based in Houston, Alan leverages his experience as an online community founder 420 Investorthe first and still the largest due diligence platform focused on publicly traded stocks in the cannabis industry. With his extensive network in the cannabis community, Alan continues to find new ways to connect the industry and facilitate its sustainable growth. time New Cannabis Ventureshe is responsible for content development and strategic alliances. Before turning his attention to the cannabis industry in early 2013, Alan, who began his career on Wall Street in 1986, worked as an independent research analyst with more than two decades of research and portfolio management experience. A prolific writer, with over 650 articles published since 2007 Looking for Alphawhere he has 70,000 followers, Alan is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and frequent source Media including the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Fox Business and Bloomberg TV. Contact Alan. Twitter: |: Facebook |: LinkedIn: |: El

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